What is .hughes?
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 .hughes names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .hughes on August 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 30, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .hughes, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .hughes haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.hughes).
.hughes FAQ
What country is .hughes?
None. .hughes is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .hughes domain extension?
Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation operates .hughes as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .hughes created?
.hughes was delegated to the DNS root zone on August 10, 2016.
Is .hughes a valid domain?
Yes. .hughes is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .hughes addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .hughes domain?
No. .hughes is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation.
Is .hughes DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .hughes.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 11, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
