What is .jio?
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 .jio names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .jio on November 15, 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 April 2, 2015.
Reliance Industries Limited also runs 2 other TLDs, including .reliance and .ril.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .jio, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .jio haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.jio).
Same registry, other endings
2 other TLDs share this operator.
.jio FAQ
What country is .jio?
None. .jio is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .jio domain extension?
Reliance Industries Limited operates .jio as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .jio created?
.jio was delegated to the DNS root zone on November 15, 2016.
Is .jio a valid domain?
Yes. .jio is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .jio addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .jio domain?
No. .jio is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Reliance Industries Limited.
Is .jio DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .jio.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed April 23, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
