What is .orange?
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 .orange names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .orange on July 9, 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 March 12, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .orange, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .orange haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.orange).
.orange FAQ
What country is .orange?
None. .orange is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .orange domain extension?
Orange Brand Services Limited operates .orange as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .orange created?
.orange was delegated to the DNS root zone on July 9, 2015.
Is .orange a valid domain?
Yes. .orange is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .orange addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .orange domain?
No. .orange is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Orange Brand Services Limited.
Is .orange DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .orange.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed March 31, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
