What is .edeka?
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 .edeka names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .edeka on January 21, 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 December 18, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .edeka, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .edeka haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.edeka).
.edeka FAQ
What country is .edeka?
None. .edeka is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .edeka domain extension?
EDEKA Verband kaufmännischer Genossenschaften e.V. operates .edeka as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .edeka created?
.edeka was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 21, 2016.
Is .edeka a valid domain?
Yes. .edeka is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .edeka addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .edeka domain?
No. .edeka is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for EDEKA Verband kaufmännischer Genossenschaften e.V.
Is .edeka DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .edeka.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed June 17, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
