What is .man?
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 .man names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .man on July 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 December 4, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .man, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .man haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.man).
.man FAQ
What country is .man?
None. .man is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .man domain extension?
MAN Truck & Bus SE operates .man as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .man created?
.man was delegated to the DNS root zone on July 26, 2015.
Is .man a valid domain?
Yes. .man is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .man addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .man domain?
No. .man is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for MAN Truck & Bus SE.
Is .man DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .man.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed December 18, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
