What is .datsun?
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 .datsun names for sale at any registrar.
.datsun entered the DNS root zone on March 4, 2015, 11 years ago. It came out of ICANN's New gTLD Program, the 2012 application round that grew the root from 22 generic TLDs to well over a thousand.
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. also runs 2 other TLDs, including .infiniti and .nissan.
On the technical side, .datsun is served by 4 authoritative name servers, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .datsun, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.gmo).
Same registry, other endings
2 other TLDs share this operator.
.datsun FAQ
What country is .datsun?
None. .datsun is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .datsun domain extension?
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. operates .datsun as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .datsun created?
.datsun was delegated to the DNS root zone on March 4, 2015.
Is .datsun a valid domain?
Yes. .datsun is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .datsun addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .datsun domain?
No. .datsun is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Is .datsun DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .datsun.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 20, 2019. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
