What is .goodyear?
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 .goodyear names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .goodyear 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 July 2, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .goodyear, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .goodyear haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.goodyear).
.goodyear FAQ
What country is .goodyear?
None. .goodyear is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .goodyear domain extension?
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company operates .goodyear as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .goodyear created?
.goodyear was delegated to the DNS root zone on June 10, 2016.
Is .goodyear a valid domain?
Yes. .goodyear is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .goodyear addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .goodyear domain?
No. .goodyear is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Is .goodyear DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .goodyear.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 11, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
