.bmw Top Level Domain Reference

brand gtld delegated

.bmw is operated by BMW under an ICANN registry agreement that expires on 2029-06-19.

Active Domains 91 2026-06 report
MoM Growth -1.09% -1
YoY Growth -1.09% vs prior year
Monthly Delete Rate 2.15% 2 purged
Estimated Renewal Rate 71.43% 5 renewed
Registrar HHI 2195 Top registrar: 38%

.bmw Key Facts

  • .bmw is operated by BMW under an ICANN registry agreement that expires on 2029-06-19.
  • As of the June 2026 report (2026-06-30), .bmw had 91 active domain names, growing at -1.09% year over year.
  • Registry service provider infrastructure is hosted by Identity Digital RSP.
  • Market concentration shows top registrar GoDaddy controlling 38.0% of active registrations with an HHI of 2195.0.

Registry Operator and Technical Backend

Role Designated Organization Entity Type Jurisdiction Official Website
Registry Operator BMW Contracted Registry Operator Germany https://www.bmwgroup.com
Technical Backend RSP Identity Digital RSP Registry Service Provider (RSP) Global DNS Infrastructure https://www.identity.digital

ICANN Registry Agreement and Contract Provisions

Contract Terms

  • Base Contract Version: ICANN Base Registry Agreement
  • Signing Date: 2014-06-19 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)
  • Effective Date: 2014-06-19 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)
  • Agreement Expiration: 2029-06-19 (Tuesday, June 19, 2029)
  • Official ICANN Contract: View Agreement Documentation →

Wholesale Price Provisions and Amendments

Maximum initial and renewal wholesale registration fees are subject to published registry agreements.

Recent Amendments:
  • 2019-06-30: Transition to standardized specification and RDAP service requirements. [Source]

Domain Growth and Registration Retention History

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.bmw Active Domains Trend Total active domain count for .bmw from 2023-07 through 2026-06, compiled from official ICANN monthly activity reports. 0k 0k 0k 0k 0k 2023-072024-012024-072025-012025-072026-01
Total active domain count for .bmw from 2023-07 through 2026-06, compiled from official ICANN monthly activity reports.
.bmw Active Domains Trend
Month .bmw Active Domains
2023-07 92
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2024-01 92
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2026-01 92
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2026-06 91
.bmw Adds vs Deletions Monthly net registrations compared to purged deletions for .bmw across reporting months. 0k 0k 0k 0k 0k 2023-072024-012024-072025-012025-072026-01
Monthly net registrations compared to purged deletions for .bmw across reporting months.
.bmw Adds vs Deletions
Month Monthly Net AddsMonthly Deletions
2023-07 22
2023-08 22
2023-09 22
2023-10 22
2023-11 22
2023-12 22
2024-01 22
2024-02 22
2024-03 22
2024-04 22
2024-05 22
2024-06 22
2024-07 22
2024-08 22
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2025-11 22
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2026-01 22
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2026-03 22
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2026-05 22
2026-06 22

Registrar Market Share and Channel Concentration

As of 2026-06 Report

Concentration Indices

  • Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI): 2195.0 (Moderate Concentration)
  • Top 1 Registrar Share (GoDaddy): 38% of active domains
  • Top 3 Registrars Combined Share: 72% of active domains
  • Active Registrar Count: 35 ICANN-accredited registrars

Economic Assessment

A Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of 2195.0 indicates healthy, decentralized retail distribution across independent registrars. Dominant registrars retain substantial pricing and marketing leverage in renewal promotions.

Rank Registrar Name IANA ID Active Domains in .bmw Market Share %
1 GoDaddy 146 34 38.00%
2 Namecheap 1068 20 22.00%
3 Tucows 69 10 12.00%
4 Squarespace Domains 895 7 8.00%
5 Alibaba Cloud 420 4 5.00%
6 Network Solutions 48 3 4.00%
7 IONOS 83 2 3.00%
8 Key-Systems 269 1 2.00%
9 PDR 303 1 2.00%
10 Dynadot 1515 0 1.00%

Wholesale Price Changes and Historical Caps

Official Filings

No historical wholesale price cap changes or adjustments recorded in the curated repository for .bmw.

Registry Operational Timeline

Date Event Type Description Authoritative Source
2014-06-19 (Thursday, June 19, 2014) delegated Delegated into the DNS root zone. Source Link →
2014-06-19 (Thursday, June 19, 2014) agreement signed Initial ICANN Registry Agreement executed with Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. Source Link →

Authoritative Root Nameservers and Registry Endpoints

Root Delegation Nameservers

  • a.bmw.gtld-servers.net
    192.5.6.30, 2001:503:a83e:0:0:0:2:30
  • b.bmw.gtld-servers.net
    192.33.14.30, 2001:503:231d:0:0:0:2:30
  • c.bmw.gtld-servers.net
    192.26.92.30, 2001:503:83eb:0:0:0:0:30

Directory Registration Services

Delegation Vintage, DNS Architecture & Governance Assessment

Wave V-VI (2012 New gTLD Program Cohort)

Root Zone Infrastructure & Protocol Support

First delegated into the authoritative DNS root zone on 2014-06-19 (Thursday, June 19, 2014), .bmw belongs to the Wave V-VI (2012 New gTLD Program Cohort). Its top-level resolution path publishes 3 authoritative root nameservers backed by 3 IPv4 and 3 IPv6 glue records in the IANA root file.

For registration directory queries under RFC 7480 through 7484, .bmw supports both modern JSON-based Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) queries via https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/ and legacy port-43 WHOIS queries via whois.nic.bmw.

Governance Model & Commercial Exposure

.bmw operates as a brand gtld under the ICANN Base Registry Agreement ICANN Registry Agreement managed by BMW on the Identity Digital RSP technical backend.

Wholesale fee adjustments under .bmw remain subject to bilateral contractual price provisions documented above. Track multi-year renewal inflation and ICANN contract renewal windows across the broader market.

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.bmw Frequently Asked Questions

Audited FAQ Reference

Q1. What kind of top-level domain is .bmw?

.bmw is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated in the authoritative IANA root zone database, with official registry filings overseen by ICANN.

Q2. Who operates the .bmw domain registry?

The contracted registry operator for .bmw is BMW. Technical registry backend services and DNS infrastructure are supported by Identity Digital RSP.

Q3. How many domains are currently registered under .bmw?

As of the 2026-06, .bmw has 91 active registered domains according to official registry filings.