2026 round
running story
state of play
Here you'll find all news related to the 2026 Round of New TLDs.
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AI-themed names dominate ICANN's new top-level domain applications
ICANN’s 2026 gTLD applications show shift from apps to AI agents
ICANN ban on private settlements may push more new gTLD disputes to auction
ICANN reveals 1,615 new gTLD applications, .agent most contested
ICANN Reveal Day data shows 1,614 new gTLD applications across 986 strings
Link Freedom Group swaps 19 proposed gTLD strings after reveal day
Austria's tldbox applies for .salzburg, .verein and .coaching gTLDs
ICANN reveals 1,615 applications for 2026 gTLD round, over half in contention
Public Interest Registry applies for new charity-themed top level domains
Amazon scales back new gTLD plans, applies for eight dot-brands in 2026 round
Meta applies for .superintelligence and 17 other new top-level domains
Automattic applies for 16 new top-level domains, including .matt
OpenAI applies for 15 new top-level domains including .agent and .gpt
Google applies for 39 new top-level domains including .agent and .waymo
Verisign launches certificate status service and applies for .pki domain