What is .monster?
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 .monster names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .monster on September 14, 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 September 11, 2015.
XYZ.COM LLC operates a large portfolio of 35 TLDs, including .audio, .auto, .autos, .baby and .beauty.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .monster, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .monster haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.monster).
Same registry, other endings
34 other TLDs share this operator.
.monster FAQ
What country is .monster?
None. .monster is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .monster domain extension?
XYZ.COM LLC operates .monster as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .monster created?
.monster was delegated to the DNS root zone on September 14, 2016.
Is .monster a valid domain?
Yes. .monster is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .monster addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .monster domain?
No. .monster is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for XYZ.COM LLC.
Is .monster DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .monster.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 12, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
