.st

.st is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for São Tomé and Príncipe. The code is marketed worldwide as an abbreviation for various entities.

The domain also has become controversial since 2023 for hosting KiwiFarms and BreachForums.

Second-level domains
Registrations are taken directly at the second level, but some names have been reserved for use in specialized third-level registrations (though not all of these are actually in use at present):


 * nic.st: Official ST domain registry (older: registry.st)
 * gov.st: Government of São Tomé and Príncipe
 * saotome.st: Island of São Tomé
 * principe.st: Island of Príncipe
 * consulado.st: São Tomé and Príncipe consulates
 * embaixada.st: São Tomé and Príncipe embassies
 * org.st: non-profit organisations
 * edu.st: educational institutions
 * net.st: network providers/operators, ISPs
 * com.st: commercial entities
 * store.st
 * mil.st: Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe
 * co.st

Other uses
The .st domain is being marketed as a general-use domain, with a number of meanings suggested, including the abbreviation of "street", "state", short for "Star Trek" and more. The .st domain is also commonly used to create domain names that spell words ending in st, such as bur.st or ho.st. It is used for URL shortening domains like The Washington Post's wapo.st, and PlayStation's play.st.

Smalltalk
The Smalltalk programming language uses the .st extension, and several websites about it use the .st domain.

Styria
The state of Styria, in Austria, has ST as its official abbreviation on Austrian vehicle registration plates. Therefore, the .st extension is used by some small businesses located in Styria.

South Tyrol
Also some registrations in South Tyrol, an autonomous, chiefly German-speaking Italian province, use the .st extension to abbreviate Südtirol, its German name.

Stockholm
There is limited usage of .st in Stockholm, Sweden, by smaller businesses and private people. Falck Emergency in Stockholm uses .st for all their employees in the ambulance service of the Swedish capital Stockholm. Since 2018 the city has its own top level domain, .stockholm.

Telstra
Australia's Telstra, uses tel.st as a shortcut to its main website. The shortcut is occasionally used for marketing purposes.

Australia Post
Australia Post uses mypo.st as a shortcut to its site when sending SMS alerts.

Washington Post
The U.S. newspaper The Washington Post uses wapo.st (along with wapo.com) as a shortcut redirect to their main URL washingtonpost.com

Meta Quest
Meta leverages the domain metaque.st as a shortcut to their online store, which features their "Quest" line of virtual reality products.