GMO group backs 56 of 61 Japanese brand gTLD applications in 2026 round
GMO Internet Group A Japanese internet group that runs ICANN-accredited registrars such as Onamae.com and, through GMO Registry, operates and supports top-level domains. Full definition of GMO Internet Group says its subsidiaries GMO Brand Security and GMO Domain Registry supported 56 of 61 dot-brand new gTLD A generic top-level domain added to the internet through ICANN's New gTLD Program. Full definition of new gTLD applications filed by Japanese companies in ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN’s 2026 round, giving it a roughly 92% share. GMO Brand Security handled 53 applications and GMO Domain Registry handled 3. ICANN reported 1,615 total new gTLD applications worldwide, including 333 brand applications.
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GMO Internet Group, a Japanese tech company, says two of its units helped file 56 out of 61 new dot-brand domain applications from Japanese companies in ICANN’s 2026 round. That is about 92% of all Japanese brand domain applications. ICANN received 1,615 new domain applications worldwide in total, with 333 of them for brand names.