# Shortest URLs on the Internet

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**Created:** [13 September 2022 23:25 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/shortest-urls-on-the-internet/73414 "2022-09-13T23:25:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [13 September 2022 23:25 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/shortest-urls-on-the-internet/73414/1 "2022-09-13T23:25:23Z")

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> Shortest URLs on the Internet.  
> What’s the shortest URL for which content is served on the internet? There are quite a few single-letter second-level domains that are used in very short URLs, such as Google’s [http://g.co](http://g.co) or Facebook’s [https://m.me](https://m.me).  
> But we can go shorter than this: there’s nothing stopping TLD registry operators serving A records at the apexes of their TLD zones. For example, if Verisign (the operator of the com TLD registry) wished, they could add an A record at the apex of the com TLD zone – com would then resolve to that IP, and your browser would connect to that IP when you visited [https://com](https://com).

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> **[Shortest URLs on the Internet](https://jameswillia.ms/posts/shortest-urls.html)**
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> What’s the shortest URL for which content is served on the internet? There are quite a few single-letter second-level domains that are used in very short URLs, such as Google’s http://g.co or Facebook’s https://m.me.
> But we can go shorter than this:...

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