.ovh

Overview

• .ovh is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) associated with OVH, a French hosting and telecommunications company.
• It was created as a branded/community gTLD intended for the OVH customer community and for general use by OVH customers.
• Key technical/policy facts:
  • Registry operator: AFNIC (reported by ICANN/IANA sources)
  • Sponsor/brand: OVH (OVH SAS)
  • DNSSEC: enabled
  • Dispute policy: UDRP

History

• Application/Program: Delegated as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program as a community/brand TLD for OVH.
• Contract/Agreement:
  • OVH received a Registry Agreement with ICANN on 16 January 2014 (registry agreement referenced).
• Delegation:
  • The string was delegated to the DNS root zone in June 2014 (sources report delegation on 19 June 2014 and 20 June 2014).
• Launch and adoption:
  • Introduced in 2014; reported registered domains: 62,149 (data as of August 2020).

Usage and Audience

• Intended audience: OVH customer community and the broader OVH user base.
• Typical use:
  • General purpose domains primarily used by OVH customers.
  • Positioned as a way for individuals to assert membership in the OVH IT community and to access OVH services and forums.
• Community size: The applicant described a community of approximately 400,000 customers/members at the time of application.

Registration Rules

• Restrictions and eligibility:
  • Access conditions are described as open; registrations are available to OVH customers and generally open via OVH.
  • Wikipedia notes there are no restrictions.
• Registration structure:
  • Registrations are permitted at the second level (example: example.ovh).
  • OVH has been identified as the sole registrar for .ovh registrations (per source reporting).
• Other registration details such as allowed characters and minimum/maximum registration periods are not specified in the provided sources.

SEO and Brand Impact

• Brand positioning:
  • .ovh is a branded/community TLD intended to signal affiliation with OVH and its customer community.
  • Described as an entry-level, lower-cost option to secure a visible web identity within the OVH ecosystem.
• Security & trust signals:
  • DNSSEC is enabled for the zone (a technical measure that helps protect DNS integrity).
  • The UDRP dispute policy applies to .ovh registrations.

Notable Data Points

• Registered domains: 62,149 (reported August 2020).
• TLD type: community gTLD / brand TLD (as described in application materials).
• Managed/sponsored by OVH (OVH SAS) with AFNIC reported as the registry operator in authoritative delegation records.

% IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       OVH

organisation: OVH SAS
address:      2, rue Kellermann
address:      Roubaix 59100
address:      France

contact:      administrative
name:         Technical Project Manager
organisation: OVH SAS
address:      2, rue Kellermann
address:      Roubaix 59100
address:      France
phone:        +33 320827332
fax-no:       +33 320839928
e-mail:       whois@domain.ovh.net

contact:      technical
name:         TLD Technical Contact
organisation: Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.)
address:      7, avenue du 8 mai 1945
address:      Guyancourt 78280
address:      France
phone:        +33 1 39 30 83 00
fax-no:       +33 1 39 30 83 01
e-mail:       pocovh@afnic.fr

nserver:      D.NIC.FR 194.0.9.1 2001:678:c:0:0:0:0:1
nserver:      F.EXT.NIC.FR 194.146.106.46 2001:67c:1010:11:0:0:0:53
nserver:      G.EXT.NIC.FR 194.0.36.1 2001:678:4c:0:0:0:0:1
ds-rdata:     2779 13 2 e6b3f359c1980de521369be4bd61fc91b9e311aa79221705d248925add22f1d1

whois:        whois.nic.ovh

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.ovh.com

created:      2014-05-01
changed:      2024-09-11
source:       IANA