What is .tmall?
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 .tmall names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .tmall on January 21, 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 January 15, 2015.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited also runs 3 other TLDs, including .alibaba, .alipay and .taobao.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .tmall, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .tmall haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.tmall).
Same registry, other endings
3 other TLDs share this operator.
.tmall FAQ
What country is .tmall?
None. .tmall is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .tmall domain extension?
Alibaba Group Holding Limited operates .tmall as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .tmall created?
.tmall was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 21, 2016.
Is .tmall a valid domain?
Yes. .tmall is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .tmall addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .tmall domain?
No. .tmall is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
Is .tmall DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .tmall.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 27, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
