Link Freedom Group submits over 300 new gTLD applications before deadline
ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN's application window The fixed period in which ICANN accepts new gTLD applications in a round. Full definition of application window for its latest round of new generic top-level domains closed on August 12, 2026, after opening in April. According to dnjournal.com, Link Freedom Group filed more than 300 applications, apparently making it the most active applicant An organization that has applied to ICANN to run a new gTLD. Full definition of applicant in this round. ICANN is expected to reveal full details of applied-for string The characters an applicant asks ICANN to approve as a new top-level domain. Full definition of applied-for string and applicants in the coming months.
in plain words
ICANN, the organization that oversees domain name A readable internet name made of labels separated by dots. Full definition of domain name, just closed the window for companies to apply for new website endings, called top-level domains (like .com or .shop). A company called Link Freedom Group reportedly applied for more than 300 new endings, more than anyone else so far.