Overview
- .men is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Classified under the "Lifestyle" category.
- Managed by Famous Four Media (Exclusive Registry Limited).
History
- Application reveal: 13 June 2012 (new gTLD applied-for strings disclosure).
- The proposed application succeeded and the string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 20 May 2015.
- The .men extension reached General Availability on 16 September 2015.
Usage and Audience
- Category: Lifestyle — positioned for sites and services related to men's interests and lifestyle topics.
- Typical users likely include lifestyle brands, communities, blogs, and businesses targeting men, reflecting the gTLD's label and category.
Operator
Exclusive Registry Limited
Whois
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domain: MEN
organisation: Exclusive Registry Limited
address: Famous Four Media/Exclusive Registry Limited
address: 2nd Floor, Leisure Island Business Centre, Ocean Village
address: Gibraltar GX11 1AA
address: Gibraltar
contact: administrative
name: Edgar Charles Andrew Lavarello
organisation: Pricewaterhousecoopers Ltd.
address: 327 Main Street
address: Gibraltar GX11 1AA
address: Gibraltar
phone: +350 200 73520
e-mail: edgar.c.lavarello@gi.pwc.com
contact: technical
name: IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address: 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address: Tempe AZ 85281
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 480 505 8800
fax-no: +1 480 624 2546
e-mail: iana@registry.godaddy
nserver: A.NIC.MEN 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver: B.NIC.MEN 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver: C.NIC.MEN 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver: X.NIC.MEN 156.154.172.82 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:1:82
nserver: Y.NIC.MEN 156.154.173.82 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:1:82
nserver: Z.NIC.MEN 156.154.174.82 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:1:82
ds-rdata: 43840 8 2 f2ab9162a3125ee62726c0782da179d9a6ea14d948ccf416c2c6cb2e7122a70f
whois: whois.nic.men
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://nic.men
created: 2015-05-08
changed: 2024-05-11
source: IANA
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