What is .surgery?
.surgery entered the DNS root zone on April 23, 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.
Binky Moon, LLC operates a large portfolio of 196 TLDs, including .academy, .accountants, .agency, .apartments and .associates.
On the technical side, .surgery is served by 6 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .surgery, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
195 other TLDs share this operator.
.surgery FAQ
What does .surgery mean?
.surgery is a generic top-level domain named for the word "surgery", and it's aimed at health & medicine. It doesn't belong to any country.
What is .surgery used for?
.surgery is mostly used for health & medicine. Like most gTLDs, it's a label of intent rather than a guarantee — check the site, not just the ending.
What country is .surgery?
None. .surgery is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .surgery domain extension?
Binky Moon, LLC operates .surgery as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .surgery created?
.surgery was delegated to the DNS root zone on April 23, 2014.
Is .surgery a valid domain?
Yes. .surgery is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .surgery addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .surgery domain?
.surgery names are sold through ICANN-accredited registrars. Some gTLDs restrict who can register, so read Binky Moon, LLC's policy if you're unsure.
Is .surgery DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .surgery.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 7, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
