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id: "new-gtld-program-2026-round"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "2026 Round"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program-2026-round/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/ronda-2026-programa-nuevos-gtld/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/runde-2026/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/serie-2026-programme-nouveaux-gtld/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/round-2026/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/rodada-2026/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/raund-2026-goda/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/xin-tongyong-dingjiyu-jihua-2026-lunci/"
---

# 2026 Round

The second application round of ICANN's New gTLD Program, after the 2012 round. Organizations applied to run new top-level domains in 2026, under rules set in a new Applicant Guidebook. Applications then go through evaluation, contention resolution and contracting.

## related terms

- [New gTLD Program](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program/)
- [Applicant Guidebook](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applicant-guidebook/)
- [string contention](https://tldlog.com/glossary/string-contention/)
- [Applicant Support Program](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applicant-support-program/)