What is .yahoo?
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 .yahoo names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .yahoo on February 13, 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 April 2, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .yahoo, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .yahoo haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.yahoo).
.yahoo FAQ
What country is .yahoo?
None. .yahoo is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .yahoo domain extension?
Yahoo Inc. operates .yahoo as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .yahoo created?
.yahoo was delegated to the DNS root zone on February 13, 2016.
Is .yahoo a valid domain?
Yes. .yahoo is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .yahoo addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .yahoo domain?
No. .yahoo is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Yahoo Inc.
Is .yahoo DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .yahoo.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed May 25, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
