What is .total?
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 .total names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .total on March 9, 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 August 6, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 3 name servers for .total, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .total haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.total).
.total FAQ
What country is .total?
None. .total is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .total domain extension?
TotalEnergies SE operates .total as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .total created?
.total was delegated to the DNS root zone on March 9, 2016.
Is .total a valid domain?
Yes. .total is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .total addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .total domain?
No. .total is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for TotalEnergies SE.
Is .total DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .total.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 3, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
