What is .godaddy?
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 .godaddy names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .godaddy on July 7, 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 July 23, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .godaddy, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .godaddy haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.godaddy).
.godaddy FAQ
What country is .godaddy?
None. .godaddy is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .godaddy domain extension?
Go Daddy East, LLC operates .godaddy as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .godaddy created?
.godaddy was delegated to the DNS root zone on July 7, 2016.
Is .godaddy a valid domain?
Yes. .godaddy is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .godaddy addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .godaddy domain?
No. .godaddy is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Go Daddy East, LLC.
Is .godaddy DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .godaddy.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 14, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
