What is .bmw?
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 .bmw names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .bmw on June 21, 2014. 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 9, 2014.
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft also runs one other TLD, including .mini.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .bmw, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .bmw haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.bmw).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.bmw FAQ
What country is .bmw?
None. .bmw is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .bmw domain extension?
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft operates .bmw as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .bmw created?
.bmw was delegated to the DNS root zone on June 21, 2014.
Is .bmw a valid domain?
Yes. .bmw is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .bmw addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .bmw domain?
No. .bmw is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft.
Is .bmw DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .bmw.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed November 6, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
