What is .hyundai?
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 .hyundai names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .hyundai on September 26, 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 July 9, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .hyundai, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .hyundai haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.hyundai).
.hyundai FAQ
What country is .hyundai?
None. .hyundai is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .hyundai domain extension?
Hyundai Motor Company operates .hyundai as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .hyundai created?
.hyundai was delegated to the DNS root zone on September 26, 2015.
Is .hyundai a valid domain?
Yes. .hyundai is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .hyundai addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .hyundai domain?
No. .hyundai is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Hyundai Motor Company.
Is .hyundai DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .hyundai.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed June 20, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
