What is .schmidt?
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 .schmidt names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .schmidt on July 3, 2014. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on April 3, 2014.
SCHMIDT GROUPE S.A.S. also runs one other TLD, including .cuisinella.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .schmidt, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .schmidt haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.schmidt).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.schmidt FAQ
What country is .schmidt?
None. .schmidt is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .schmidt domain extension?
SCHMIDT GROUPE S.A.S. operates .schmidt as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .schmidt created?
.schmidt was delegated to the DNS root zone on July 3, 2014.
Is .schmidt a valid domain?
Yes. .schmidt is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .schmidt addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .schmidt domain?
No. .schmidt is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for SCHMIDT GROUPE S.A.S.
Is .schmidt DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .schmidt.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed November 30, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
