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Overview
.quest is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created for the Quest/QNet brand through ICANN's New gTLD Program. The extension is intended to provide an authoritative, brand-controlled Internet space for QNet-related information, products and services.
History
- Applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program (reveal day noted 13 June 2012).
- The application by Quest ION Limited (on behalf of QNet) succeeded and .quest was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 06 February 2016.
- TLD subtype: brand; TLD type: gTLD; status: Delegated.
Usage and Audience
- Primary purpose: promotion, communication and marketing of QNet's products and services.
- Intended registrants:
- QNet affiliate entities.
- Parties appointed as independent representatives of QNet, per the registration policy.
- Geographic and market focus mentioned in the application includes Asia, the Middle East and Africa; some .quest names may be tailored to specific locations.
- QNet background (from the application): part of the QI Group, a multinational conglomerate active in direct selling and e-commerce, headquartered in Hong Kong and operating in multiple countries.
Registration Rules
- .quest is described in the application as a restricted gTLD.
- Registration availability is limited to QNet affiliates and appointed independent representatives, governed by a registry registration policy.
- The application notes registrations at second or third levels under .quest.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The stated mission for .quest is to increase user trust and confidence by reducing confusion and assuring brand credibility, reputation and authenticity.
- The extension is positioned as a closely controlled, authoritative namespace for QNet to protect its online reputation and signal brand authenticity to users.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: QUEST organisation: XYZ.COM LLC address: 4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2 address: Las Vegas NV 89102 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: General Counsel organisation: XYZ.COM LLC address: 4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2 address: Las Vegas NV 89102 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 702 757 6555 e-mail: hello@xyz.com contact: technical name: CTO organisation: CentralNic address: Saddlers House, 4th Floor address: 44 Gutter Lane address: London EC2V 6BR address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) phone: +44 20 33 88 0600 fax-no: +44 20 33 88 0601 e-mail: tld.ops@centralnic.com nserver: A-CNIC.NIC.QUEST 194.169.218.19 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:19 nserver: B-CNIC.NIC.QUEST 185.24.64.19 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:19 nserver: C-CNIC.NIC.QUEST 212.18.248.19 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:19 nserver: D-CNIC.NIC.QUEST 212.18.249.19 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:19 ds-rdata: 50071 8 2 a0a1fa69fa59661ad0501d87885426b7b879c84b19891309db11ea15a92ef2ab ds-rdata: 19889 8 2 ddae7f1bec24724592cf3a52a82cd3b9aae5810038199816544a50bd6ff5f481 whois: whois.nic.quest status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://nic.quest/ created: 2015-08-06 changed: 2025-08-12 source: IANA