Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
.circle is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string is managed by Amazon and categorized among technology-related new gTLDs. The registry operator listed for .circle is Neustar.
History
- Delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 5 December 2015 as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Managed by Amazon (the applied-for string is associated with Amazon and its subsidiaries).
- Registry operator indicated as Neustar.
- Status: Delegated (appears in the Root Zone).
Usage and Audience
- The TLD is positioned within the technology category of new gTLDs.
- Management by Amazon suggests intended use aligned with Amazon's business interests and subsidiaries.
Registration Rules
- According to the applicant's statements, Amazon and its subsidiaries' applications for names in the .circle registry will be reviewed by Amazon’s Intellectual Property group and allocated in accordance with Amazon’s business goals.
- The .circle registry will not be broadly promoted across hundreds of registrars, and there will not be multiple competing applications for the same domain under that model.
Notable Cases or Examples
- (No specific notable third-party uses or public examples were provided in the source material.)
Operator
Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: CIRCLE organisation: Amazon Registry Services, Inc. address: 410 Terry Avenue North address: Seattle WA 98109 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Program Manager, Registry organisation: Amazon Registry Services, Inc. address: 410 Terry Avenue North address: Seattle WA 98109 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 206 646 5990 fax-no: +1 206 946 7702 e-mail: arsi-rzm@amazon.com contact: technical name: TLD Registry Services Technical organisation: Nominet address: Minerva House address: Edmund Halley Road address: Oxford Science Park address: Oxford OX4 4DQ address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) phone: +44.1865332211 e-mail: registrytechnical@nominet.uk nserver: DNS1.NIC.CIRCLE 213.248.218.64 2a01:618:402:0:0:0:0:64 nserver: DNS2.NIC.CIRCLE 103.49.82.64 2401:fd80:402:0:0:0:0:64 nserver: DNS3.NIC.CIRCLE 213.248.222.64 2a01:618:406:0:0:0:0:64 nserver: DNS4.NIC.CIRCLE 2401:fd80:406:0:0:0:0:64 43.230.50.64 nserver: DNSA.NIC.CIRCLE 156.154.100.3 2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3 nserver: DNSB.NIC.CIRCLE 156.154.101.3 2001:502:2eda:0:0:0:0:3 nserver: DNSC.NIC.CIRCLE 156.154.102.3 2610:a1:1009:0:0:0:0:3 nserver: DNSD.NIC.CIRCLE 156.154.103.3 2610:a1:1010:0:0:0:0:3 ds-rdata: 37745 8 2 89e27d8efd40f6e9a05d3a8a4ae933a41056e574008d30b20c8ad9a7d07785db whois: status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.nic.circle created: 2015-11-12 changed: 2025-02-14 source: IANA