{"id":2457,"date":"2025-04-17T13:13:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2025-10-29T07:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:25:14","slug":"country-specific-google-domains-are-going-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/country-specific-google-domains-are-going-away-2457\/","title":{"rendered":"Country-Specific Google Domains Are Going Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google is ending the use of its country-specific domains like google.co.uk or google.fr, and instead, sending everyone to google.com, regardless of where they are.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The change<\/a> is rolling out globally, and while it may appear dramatic, the company states that the way Google Search works will remain unchanged.<\/p>\n

Local results will still appear. Users in France will continue to see French content, and users in Japan will continue to see Japanese content. The difference is that instead of using a local domain (like google.fr), users will see google.com in their browser.<\/p>\n

So why make the change? And how does this affect the way websites use hreflang tags, which tell Google what version of a site to show users in different languages or countries?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Country-Specific<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a closer look at what\u2019s behind the move, what SEO professionals need to know, and what to do next.<\/p>\n

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