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id: "2012-round"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "2012 round"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/2012-round/"
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  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/ronda-2012/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/runde-2012/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/serie-2012/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/round-2012/"
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  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/raund-2012-goda/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/2012-nian-lunci/"
---

# 2012 round

The first application round of ICANN's New gTLD Program. ICANN accepted applications in 2012 and the first new endings went live from 2013. It added more than a thousand TLDs and set the rules that later rounds build on.

## related terms

- [New gTLD Program](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program/)
- [new gTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld/)
- [2026 Round](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program-2026-round/)
- [Applicant Guidebook](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applicant-guidebook/)
- [delegation (TLD)](https://tldlog.com/glossary/delegation/)