What is .ally?
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 .ally names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .ally on March 24, 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 June 18, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .ally, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .ally haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.ally).
.ally FAQ
What country is .ally?
None. .ally is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .ally domain extension?
Ally Financial Inc. operates .ally as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .ally created?
.ally was delegated to the DNS root zone on March 24, 2016.
Is .ally a valid domain?
Yes. .ally is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .ally addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .ally domain?
No. .ally is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Ally Financial Inc.
Is .ally DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .ally.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed July 18, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
