What is .lotte?
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 .lotte names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .lotte on January 14, 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 November 7, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .lotte, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .lotte haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.lotte).
.lotte FAQ
What country is .lotte?
None. .lotte is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .lotte domain extension?
Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. operates .lotte as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .lotte created?
.lotte was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 14, 2015.
Is .lotte a valid domain?
Yes. .lotte is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .lotte addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .lotte domain?
No. .lotte is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.
Is .lotte DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .lotte.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 20, 2019. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
