What is .ups?
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 .ups names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .ups on May 31, 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 June 25, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .ups, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .ups haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.ups).
.ups FAQ
What country is .ups?
None. .ups is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .ups domain extension?
UPS Market Driver, Inc. operates .ups as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .ups created?
.ups was delegated to the DNS root zone on May 31, 2016.
Is .ups a valid domain?
Yes. .ups is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .ups addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .ups domain?
No. .ups is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for UPS Market Driver, Inc.
Is .ups DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .ups.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 11, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
