What is .mtn?
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 .mtn names for sale at any registrar.
.mtn entered the DNS root zone on March 25, 2015, 11 years ago. It came out of ICANN's New gTLD Program, the 2012 application round that grew the root from 22 generic TLDs to well over a thousand.
On the technical side, .mtn is served by 8 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .mtn, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP.
.mtn FAQ
What country is .mtn?
None. .mtn is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .mtn domain extension?
MTN Dubai Limited operates .mtn as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .mtn created?
.mtn was delegated to the DNS root zone on March 25, 2015.
Is .mtn a valid domain?
Yes. .mtn is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .mtn addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .mtn domain?
No. .mtn is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for MTN Dubai Limited.
Is .mtn DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .mtn.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed January 28, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
