What is .virgin?
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 .virgin names for sale at any registrar.
.virgin entered the DNS root zone on October 7, 2015, 11 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.
On the technical side, .virgin is served by 8 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .virgin, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP.
.virgin FAQ
What country is .virgin?
None. .virgin is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .virgin domain extension?
Virgin Enterprises Limited operates .virgin as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .virgin created?
.virgin was delegated to the DNS root zone on October 7, 2015.
Is .virgin a valid domain?
Yes. .virgin is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .virgin addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .virgin domain?
No. .virgin is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Virgin Enterprises Limited.
Is .virgin DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .virgin.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed January 28, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
