I count 5 stories in the top 120 on HN as of this writing, which are on github.io [6]-[8] or other .io domains [1]-[5].  Why are so many sites on .io domains?<p>I&#x27;m particularly interested in comments from people who&#x27;ve chosen (or strongly considered) .io domains for personal or company websites -- why did you choose .io?<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11085078<p>[2] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11081711<p>[3] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11082633<p>[4] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11082359<p>[5] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11077222<p>[6] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11083520<p>[7] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11082661<p>[8] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11084580
Ask HN: Why are so many .io domains popping up lately?