What is .android?
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 .android names for sale at any registrar.
.android entered the DNS root zone on November 12, 2014, 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.
Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates a large portfolio of 46 TLDs, including .ads, .app, .boo, .cal and .channel.
On the technical side, .android is served by 5 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .android, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
45 other TLDs share this operator.
.android FAQ
What country is .android?
None. .android is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .android domain extension?
Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates .android as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .android created?
.android was delegated to the DNS root zone on November 12, 2014.
Is .android a valid domain?
Yes. .android is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .android addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .android domain?
No. .android is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Is .android DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .android.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed April 11, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
