What is .honda?
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 .honda names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .honda on April 30, 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 December 18, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .honda, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .honda haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.honda).
.honda FAQ
What country is .honda?
None. .honda is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .honda domain extension?
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. operates .honda as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .honda created?
.honda was delegated to the DNS root zone on April 30, 2015.
Is .honda a valid domain?
Yes. .honda is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .honda addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .honda domain?
No. .honda is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Is .honda DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .honda.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed June 20, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
