Overview
- .weibo is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated to the DNS root zone.
- The label translates from Chinese as "microblogging" and is categorized under Technology.
- The TLD is associated with microblogging-related services and the Chinese-language internet.
History
- Delegation date: 6 April 2016 (delegated to the Root Zone under ICANN's New gTLD Program).
- Registry operator: Sina Corporation.
- Applicants and priority information from application phase:
- Sina Corporation (current applicant)
- Tencent Holdings Limited (previous applicant)
- Priority values shown in source: 344 (Tencent), 1619 (Sina)
Usage and Audience
- Operator: Sina Corporation, a major Chinese internet company.
- Language: Chinese.
- Associated audience: microblogging and technology communities, brands and services related to microblogging.
Operator
Sina Corporation
Whois
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domain: WEIBO
organisation: Sina Corporation
address: 20F Ideal Haza No. 59 Bei Si Huan Xi Road
address: Haidian District
address: Beijing 100080
address: China
contact: administrative
name: Director, Legal Dept.
organisation: Sina Corporation
address: 20F Ideal Haza No. 59 Bei Si Huan Xi Road
address: Haidian District
address: Beijing 100080
address: China
phone: +86-10-82628888
fax-no: +86-10-82607527
e-mail: register@staff.sina.com.cn
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Afilias
address: 300 Welsh Road
address: Building 3, Suite 105
address: Horsham PA 19044
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 215.706.5700
fax-no: +1 215.706.5701
e-mail: tld-tech-poc@afilias.info
nserver: A0.NIC.WEIBO 2a01:8840:36:0:0:0:0:41 65.22.56.41
nserver: A2.NIC.WEIBO 2a01:8840:39:0:0:0:0:41 65.22.59.41
nserver: B0.NIC.WEIBO 2a01:8840:37:0:0:0:0:41 65.22.57.41
nserver: C0.NIC.WEIBO 2a01:8840:38:0:0:0:0:41 65.22.58.41
ds-rdata: 40642 8 2 930edcd3b0036bcdebf43862ad49f6b7486dfecfc2e42f769ab66f21938cf112
whois: whois.nic.weibo
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.sina.com
created: 2016-02-29
changed: 2023-08-08
source: IANA
