What is .leclerc?
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 .leclerc names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .leclerc on March 3, 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 August 7, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 3 name servers for .leclerc, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .leclerc haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.leclerc).
.leclerc FAQ
What country is .leclerc?
None. .leclerc is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .leclerc domain extension?
A.C.D. LEC Association des Centres Distributeurs Edouard Leclerc operates .leclerc as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .leclerc created?
.leclerc was delegated to the DNS root zone on March 3, 2015.
Is .leclerc a valid domain?
Yes. .leclerc is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .leclerc addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .leclerc domain?
No. .leclerc is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for A.C.D. LEC Association des Centres Distributeurs Edouard Leclerc.
Is .leclerc DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .leclerc.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 21, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
