Overview
- .microsoft is a brand gTLD (generic top-level domain) delegated through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- It is managed by Microsoft Corporation with back-end registry services provided by Verisign.
- The stated purpose of the .microsoft registry is to promote Microsoft’s products, services and brand and to explore opportunities for secure communications and service delivery.
History
- Delegated on 10 June 2015 as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Registry management: Microsoft (operator/brand owner).
- Registry backend: Verisign provides back-end registry services.
- The application materials emphasize Microsoft’s global presence and intent to use the gTLD for brand and service-related purposes.
Usage and Audience
- Intended users: Microsoft Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
- Purpose: promotion and delivery of Microsoft products, services, and branded communications.
- All domains in the .microsoft registry are to be registered to Microsoft Corporation or one of its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Registration Rules
- Eligibility: Registration of .microsoft domain names is restricted to Microsoft Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
- Ownership: All domains in the registry will be registered to Microsoft Corporation or one of its wholly owned subsidiaries.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The gTLD is explicitly a brand-oriented namespace intended to reinforce Microsoft’s brand identity and provide a controlled namespace for Microsoft services and communications.
- The registry’s stated aims include exploring secure communications and service delivery under the .microsoft namespace, aligning the TLD with Microsoft’s brand trust and recognition.
Operator
Microsoft Corporation
Whois
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domain: MICROSOFT
organisation: Microsoft Corporation
address: One Microsoft Way
address: Redmond WA 98052
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Program Manager
organisation: Microsoft Corporation
address: One Microsoft Way
address: Redmond WA 98052
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 425 706 3546
fax-no: +1 425 457 2511
e-mail: registry@microsoft.com
contact: technical
name: TLD Registry Services Technical
organisation: Nominet
address: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park
address: Oxford OX4 4DQ
address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone: +44 1865 332211
e-mail: registrytechnical@nominet.uk
nserver: DNS1.NIC.MICROSOFT 213.248.219.132 2a01:618:403:0:0:0:0:132
nserver: DNS2.NIC.MICROSOFT 103.49.83.132 2401:fd80:403:0:0:0:0:132
nserver: DNS3.NIC.MICROSOFT 213.248.223.132 2a01:618:407:0:0:0:0:132
nserver: DNS4.NIC.MICROSOFT 2401:fd80:407:0:0:0:0:132 43.230.51.132
nserver: DNSA.NIC.MICROSOFT 156.154.100.3 2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3
nserver: DNSB.NIC.MICROSOFT 156.154.101.3 2001:502:2eda:0:0:0:0:3
nserver: DNSC.NIC.MICROSOFT 156.154.102.3 2610:a1:1009:0:0:0:0:3
nserver: DNSD.NIC.MICROSOFT 156.154.103.3 2610:a1:1010:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata: 35775 8 2 75b42b6862ac3b32fc471d044de968df0d3e9a2b6d4ead5addba4ed42fef185a
ds-rdata: 55012 8 2 6124fc6575fd96e99e526b792f5637653c25dc4e1e2c034c7a23fe2e2da94acf
whois:
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.microsoft.com
created: 2015-04-30
changed: 2025-05-01
source: IANA
