What is .hkt?
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 .hkt names for sale at any registrar.
.hkt entered the DNS root zone on May 12, 2016, 10 years ago. It came out of ICANN's New gTLD Program, the 2012 application round that grew the root from 22 generic TLDs to well over a thousand.
On the technical side, .hkt is served by 4 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .hkt, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.hkt).
.hkt FAQ
What country is .hkt?
None. .hkt is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .hkt domain extension?
PCCW-HKT DataCom Services Limited operates .hkt as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .hkt created?
.hkt was delegated to the DNS root zone on May 12, 2016.
Is .hkt a valid domain?
Yes. .hkt is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .hkt addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .hkt domain?
No. .hkt is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for PCCW-HKT DataCom Services Limited.
Is .hkt DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .hkt.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed January 16, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.