.total

Overview

• .total is a branded generic top-level domain (gTLD) associated with Total SA.
• It was delegated to the DNS root zone and is intended for use by Total and its corporate group.

History

• The string .total was applied for during ICANN's New gTLD Program (reveal noted 13 June 2012).
• .total was delegated to the Root Zone on 9 March 2016.
• TLD subtype: brand; TLD type: gTLD; status: delegated.
• Registry operator is identified as Total SA; registry is also listed as AFNIC in the record.

Usage and Audience

• Primary registrant and audience: Total SA and its affiliates (the Total Group).
• Relevant industry: integrated oil and gas, chemicals, and other corporate business operations of Total.
• Intended use is corporate branding and internal or affiliate web properties rather than general public registrations.

Registration Rules

• .total is expected to function as a single-registrant TLD under the registry operator model described in the applicant materials.
• Under that model: all domain registrations in the TLD are registered to and maintained by the registry operator for its own exclusive use, and the registry operator does not sell, distribute, or transfer registrations to third parties that are not affiliates.
• As stated by the applicant, parties that are not Total or an affiliate of Total will not be entitled to register domain names in .total.

SEO and Brand Impact

• As a brand gTLD reserved for a single corporate registrant, .total is positioned primarily for corporate branding, trust signals, and controlled namespaces for Total's services and subsidiaries.
• Its value lies in reinforcing the Total brand and providing a dedicated namespace rather than broad SEO adoption by third parties.

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domain:       TOTAL

organisation: TotalEnergies SE
address:      2 place Jean Millier
address:      La Defense 6
address:      La Defense Cedex
address:      Paris 92078
address:      France

contact:      administrative
name:         .total Admin Contact
organisation: TotalEnergies SE
address:      2 place Jean Millier
address:      La Defense 6
address:      La Defense Cedex
address:      Paris 92078
address:      France
phone:        +33 2 41 18 28 28
fax-no:       +33 2 41 18 28 29
e-mail:       total-tld@nameshield.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:       poctotal@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:     2568 13 2 9ac9895253012c60a05e701fe237f2c356ba4a446f5f1669557fc11c7e029549

whois:        whois.nic.total

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.total

created:      2016-02-05
changed:      2024-09-13
source:       IANA