What is .club?
ICANN's records put the delegation of .club on January 18, 2014. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on November 8, 2013.
Registry Services, LLC operates a large portfolio of 36 TLDs, including .abogado, .beer, .biz, .blackfriday and .boston.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .club, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .club haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.club).
Same registry, other endings
35 other TLDs share this operator.
.club FAQ
What does .club mean?
.club is a generic top-level domain named for the word "club". It doesn't belong to any country.
What country is .club?
None. .club is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .club domain extension?
Registry Services, LLC operates .club as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .club created?
.club was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 18, 2014.
Is .club a valid domain?
Yes. .club is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .club addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .club domain?
.club names are sold through ICANN-accredited registrars. Some gTLDs restrict who can register, so read Registry Services, LLC's policy if you're unsure.
Is .club DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .club.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 14, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
