What is .ninja?
ICANN's records put the delegation of .ninja on December 28, 2013. 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, 2013.
Dog Beach, LLC operates a large portfolio of 48 TLDs, including .actor, .airforce, .army, .attorney and .auction.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .ninja, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .ninja haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
47 other TLDs share this operator.
.ninja FAQ
What does .ninja mean?
.ninja is a generic top-level domain named for the word "ninja". It doesn't belong to any country.
What country is .ninja?
None. .ninja is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .ninja domain extension?
Dog Beach, LLC operates .ninja as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .ninja created?
.ninja was delegated to the DNS root zone on December 28, 2013.
Is .ninja a valid domain?
Yes. .ninja is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2013, so .ninja addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .ninja domain?
.ninja names are sold through ICANN-accredited registrars. Some gTLDs restrict who can register, so read Dog Beach, LLC's policy if you're unsure.
Is .ninja DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .ninja.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 7, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
