What is .lilly?
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 .lilly names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .lilly on July 31, 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 31, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .lilly, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .lilly haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP.
.lilly FAQ
What country is .lilly?
None. .lilly is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .lilly domain extension?
Eli Lilly and Company operates .lilly as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .lilly created?
.lilly was delegated to the DNS root zone on July 31, 2016.
Is .lilly a valid domain?
Yes. .lilly is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .lilly addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .lilly domain?
No. .lilly is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Eli Lilly and Company.
Is .lilly DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .lilly.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed May 11, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.