What is .soy?
.soy entered the DNS root zone on April 19, 2014, 12 years ago. It came out of ICANN's New gTLD Program, the 2012 application round that grew the root from 22 generic TLDs to well over a thousand.
Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates a large portfolio of 46 TLDs, including .ads, .android, .app, .boo and .cal.
On the technical side, .soy is served by 5 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .soy, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
45 other TLDs share this operator.
.soy FAQ
What does .soy mean?
.soy is a generic top-level domain named for the word "soy". It doesn't belong to any country.
What country is .soy?
None. .soy is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .soy domain extension?
Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates .soy as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .soy created?
.soy was delegated to the DNS root zone on April 19, 2014.
Is .soy a valid domain?
Yes. .soy is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .soy addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .soy domain?
.soy names are sold through ICANN-accredited registrars. Some gTLDs restrict who can register, so read Charleston Road Registry Inc.'s policy if you're unsure.
Is .soy DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .soy.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed April 11, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
