What is .barefoot?
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 .barefoot names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .barefoot 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 11, 2015.
Gallo Vineyards, Inc. also runs one other TLD, including .gallo.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .barefoot, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .barefoot haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.barefoot).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.barefoot FAQ
What country is .barefoot?
None. .barefoot is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .barefoot domain extension?
Gallo Vineyards, Inc. operates .barefoot as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .barefoot created?
.barefoot was delegated to the DNS root zone on March 24, 2016.
Is .barefoot a valid domain?
Yes. .barefoot is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .barefoot addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .barefoot domain?
No. .barefoot is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Gallo Vineyards, Inc.
Is .barefoot DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .barefoot.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 15, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
