What is .bridgestone?
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 .bridgestone names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .bridgestone on May 1, 2015. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on December 18, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .bridgestone, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .bridgestone haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.bridgestone).
.bridgestone FAQ
What country is .bridgestone?
None. .bridgestone is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .bridgestone domain extension?
Bridgestone Corporation operates .bridgestone as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .bridgestone created?
.bridgestone was delegated to the DNS root zone on May 1, 2015.
Is .bridgestone a valid domain?
Yes. .bridgestone is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .bridgestone addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .bridgestone domain?
No. .bridgestone is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Bridgestone Corporation.
Is .bridgestone DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .bridgestone.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed June 22, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
