What is .sbs?
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 .sbs names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .sbs on October 29, 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 November 7, 2014.
ShortDot SA also runs 4 other TLDs, including .bond, .cfd, .cyou and .icu.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .sbs, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .sbs haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.sbs).
Same registry, other endings
4 other TLDs share this operator.
.sbs FAQ
What country is .sbs?
None. .sbs is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .sbs domain extension?
ShortDot SA operates .sbs as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .sbs created?
.sbs was delegated to the DNS root zone on October 29, 2015.
Is .sbs a valid domain?
Yes. .sbs is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .sbs addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .sbs domain?
No. .sbs is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for ShortDot SA.
Is .sbs DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .sbs.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed June 19, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
