What is .audible?
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 .audible names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .audible on June 7, 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 25, 2015.
Amazon Registry Services, Inc. operates a large portfolio of 51 TLDs, including .amazon, .author, .book, .bot and .buy.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 8 name servers for .audible, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .audible haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
50 other TLDs share this operator.
.audible FAQ
What country is .audible?
None. .audible is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .audible domain extension?
Amazon Registry Services, Inc. operates .audible as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .audible created?
.audible was delegated to the DNS root zone on June 7, 2016.
Is .audible a valid domain?
Yes. .audible is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .audible addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .audible domain?
No. .audible is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
Is .audible DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .audible.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed February 14, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
