What is .final?
ICANN's records put the delegation of .final on September 26, 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 October 16, 2014.
Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR - NIC.br also runs one other TLD, including .bom.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .final, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .final haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.final FAQ
What does .final mean?
.final is a generic top-level domain named for the word "final". It doesn't belong to any country.
What country is .final?
None. .final is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .final domain extension?
Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR - NIC.br operates .final as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .final created?
.final was delegated to the DNS root zone on September 26, 2015.
Is .final a valid domain?
Yes. .final is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .final addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .final domain?
.final names are sold through ICANN-accredited registrars. Some gTLDs restrict who can register, so read Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR - NIC.br's policy if you're unsure.
Is .final DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .final.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 14, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
