What is .bbva?
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 .bbva names for sale at any registrar.
.bbva entered the DNS root zone on May 27, 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, .bbva 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 .bbva, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP.
.bbva FAQ
What country is .bbva?
None. .bbva is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .bbva domain extension?
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. operates .bbva as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .bbva created?
.bbva was delegated to the DNS root zone on May 27, 2015.
Is .bbva a valid domain?
Yes. .bbva is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .bbva addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .bbva domain?
No. .bbva is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
Is .bbva DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .bbva.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed January 28, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
