What is .obi?
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 .obi names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .obi on September 23, 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 September 25, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .obi, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .obi haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.obi).
.obi FAQ
What country is .obi?
None. .obi is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .obi domain extension?
OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA operates .obi as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .obi created?
.obi was delegated to the DNS root zone on September 23, 2015.
Is .obi a valid domain?
Yes. .obi is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .obi addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .obi domain?
No. .obi is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA.
Is .obi DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .obi.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 11, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.