![How a Tiny Island Country Cashed in By Using Its Internet Domain Name | by Daniel Ganninger | Knowledge Stew | Jan, 2023 | Medium | Knowledge Stew How a Tiny Island Country Cashed in By Using Its Internet Domain Name | by Daniel Ganninger | Knowledge Stew | Jan, 2023 | Medium | Knowledge Stew](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*3ZvWo4OprARhyYnXSSzkOQ.jpeg)
How a Tiny Island Country Cashed in By Using Its Internet Domain Name | by Daniel Ganninger | Knowledge Stew | Jan, 2023 | Medium | Knowledge Stew
The South Pacific nation of Tuvalu is booming because of its domain name | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site
![Tuvalu is a tiny island nation of 11,000 people. It's cashing in thanks to Twitch. - The Washington Post Tuvalu is a tiny island nation of 11,000 people. It's cashing in thanks to Twitch. - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/Q2AFVKAEXRD6LK3VU6X7OWBZAE.jpg)
Tuvalu is a tiny island nation of 11,000 people. It's cashing in thanks to Twitch. - The Washington Post
![TIL that the .tv domain name is actually the country code for Tuvalu, and is the source of a large amount of their GDP (which is the lowest of any country) : TIL that the .tv domain name is actually the country code for Tuvalu, and is the source of a large amount of their GDP (which is the lowest of any country) :](https://external-preview.redd.it/S4Z9f1SvGaF2eNQ3c3lIE-sLM8mByAhq5LystpCr-jM.jpg?auto=webp&s=c50118288ab2bdf40eff845efb7a2a03376a37a5)
TIL that the .tv domain name is actually the country code for Tuvalu, and is the source of a large amount of their GDP (which is the lowest of any country) :
![Tuvalu cashes in on its coveted internet domain name amid rise in online streaming | The World from PRX Tuvalu cashes in on its coveted internet domain name amid rise in online streaming | The World from PRX](https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/open_graph/public/images/2022/01/2022-1-24-tuvalu-twitch-money-domain-3.jpg?itok=7ZS0dZb-)
Tuvalu cashes in on its coveted internet domain name amid rise in online streaming | The World from PRX
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How a Tiny Island Country Cashed in By Using Its Internet Domain Name | by Daniel Ganninger | Knowledge Stew | Jan, 2023 | Medium | Knowledge Stew
![How a Tiny Island Country Cashed in By Using Its Internet Domain Name | by Daniel Ganninger | Knowledge Stew | Jan, 2023 | Medium | Knowledge Stew How a Tiny Island Country Cashed in By Using Its Internet Domain Name | by Daniel Ganninger | Knowledge Stew | Jan, 2023 | Medium | Knowledge Stew](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1000/1*D7CcfC-qZ8RGswmapo0C2Q.jpeg)