What is .alipay?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .alipay names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .alipay on January 16, 2016. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on January 15, 2015.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited also runs 3 other TLDs, including .alibaba, .taobao and .tmall.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .alipay, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .alipay haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.alipay).
Same registry, other endings
3 other TLDs share this operator.
.alipay FAQ
What country is .alipay?
None. .alipay is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .alipay domain extension?
Alibaba Group Holding Limited operates .alipay as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .alipay created?
.alipay was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 16, 2016.
Is .alipay a valid domain?
Yes. .alipay is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .alipay addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .alipay domain?
No. .alipay is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
Is .alipay DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .alipay.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 15, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
