What is .fidelity?
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 .fidelity names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .fidelity on August 4, 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 July 30, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .fidelity, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .fidelity haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.fidelity).
.fidelity FAQ
What country is .fidelity?
None. .fidelity is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .fidelity domain extension?
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC operates .fidelity as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .fidelity created?
.fidelity was delegated to the DNS root zone on August 4, 2016.
Is .fidelity a valid domain?
Yes. .fidelity is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .fidelity addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .fidelity domain?
No. .fidelity is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC.
Is .fidelity DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .fidelity.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 11, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
