What is .select?
ICANN's records put the delegation of .select on January 15, 2016. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on October 8, 2015.
Registry Services, LLC operates a large portfolio of 36 TLDs, including .abogado, .beer, .biz, .blackfriday and .boston.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .select, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .select haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.select).
Same registry, other endings
35 other TLDs share this operator.
.select FAQ
What does .select mean?
.select is a generic top-level domain named for the word "select". It doesn't belong to any country.
What country is .select?
None. .select is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .select domain extension?
Registry Services, LLC operates .select as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .select created?
.select was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 15, 2016.
Is .select a valid domain?
Yes. .select is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .select addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .select domain?
.select names are sold through ICANN-accredited registrars. Some gTLDs restrict who can register, so read Registry Services, LLC's policy if you're unsure.
Is .select DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .select.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 14, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
