What is .dupont?
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 .dupont names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .dupont on June 10, 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.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .dupont, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .dupont haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP.
.dupont FAQ
What country is .dupont?
None. .dupont is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .dupont domain extension?
DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC operates .dupont as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .dupont created?
.dupont was delegated to the DNS root zone on June 10, 2016.
Is .dupont a valid domain?
Yes. .dupont is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .dupont addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .dupont domain?
No. .dupont is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC.
Is .dupont DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .dupont.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed June 4, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
