What is .temasek?
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 .temasek names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .temasek on January 24, 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 August 7, 2014.
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited also runs one other TLD, including .淡马锡.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .temasek, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .temasek haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.temasek).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.temasek FAQ
What country is .temasek?
None. .temasek is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .temasek domain extension?
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited operates .temasek as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .temasek created?
.temasek was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 24, 2015.
Is .temasek a valid domain?
Yes. .temasek is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .temasek addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .temasek domain?
No. .temasek is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited.
Is .temasek DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .temasek.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 27, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
