ICANN has published 1,615 new top-level domain applications from 481 applicants, with strings like .agent, .agi and .asi drawing multiple bids from companies including Meta and OpenAI.
Source: theverge.com
", "summary": "ICANN has published 1,615 new top-level domain applications from 481 applicants, with strings like .agent, .agi and .asi drawing multiple bids from companies including Meta and OpenAI.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T13:22:59Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-11T19:26:17Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/icanns-2026-gtld-applications-show-shift-apps-ai-agents/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/icanns-2026-gtld-applications-show-shift-apps-ai-agents/", "external_url": "https://circleid.com/%20posts/from-apps-to-agents-how-the-2026-new-gtld-strings-mirror-a-changed-internet?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "ICANN’s 2026 gTLD applications show shift from apps to AI agents", "content_html": "ICANN revealed 1,615 new gTLD applications from 481 applicants on October 7, led by .agent with 13 applicants, including Google, OpenAI, Meta and Alibaba Cloud, mirroring how the internet has shifted since the 2012 round led by .app, Simone Catania writes on CircleID.
Source: circleid.com
", "summary": "ICANN revealed 1,615 new gTLD applications from 481 applicants on October 7, led by .agent with 13 applicants, including Google, OpenAI, Meta and Alibaba Cloud, mirroring how the internet has shifted since the 2012 round led by .app, Simone Catania writes on CircleID.", "date_published": "2026-10-09T20:51:36Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-09T20:51:36Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-ban-private-settlements-may-push-more-new-gtld/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-ban-private-settlements-may-push-more-new-gtld/", "external_url": "https://domainbrief.de/artikel/ohne-private-einigungen-duerften-mehr-konkurrenzen-der-neuen-runde-bei-icann-ver?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "ICANN ban on private settlements may push more new gTLD disputes to auction", "content_html": "ICANN’s new gTLD round shows 263 contention groups after reveal day, with private settlements now banned. Portfolio applicants including Identity Digital, Namecheap, XYZ.com, GoDaddy and ShortDot face heavy overlap, while most brand applications stand uncontested.
Source: domainbrief.de
", "summary": "ICANN’s new gTLD round shows 263 contention groups after reveal day, with private settlements now banned. Portfolio applicants including Identity Digital, Namecheap, XYZ.com, GoDaddy and ShortDot face heavy overlap, while most brand applications stand uncontested.", "date_published": "2026-10-09T10:43:09Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-09T10:43:09Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-reveals-1-615-new-gtld-applications-agent-most/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-reveals-1-615-new-gtld-applications-agent-most/", "external_url": "https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2026/posts/1008.htm?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "ICANN reveals 1,615 new gTLD applications, .agent most contested", "content_html": "ICANN's Reveal Day showed 1,615 applications for new top-level domains, with .agent drawing 13 competing applicants. Identity Digital filed the most applications (216), ahead of Link Freedom Group, XYZ Registry, GoDaddy and Intercap Registry.
Source: dnjournal.com
", "summary": "ICANN's Reveal Day showed 1,615 applications for new top-level domains, with .agent drawing 13 competing applicants. Identity Digital filed the most applications (216), ahead of Link Freedom Group, XYZ Registry, GoDaddy and Intercap Registry.", "date_published": "2026-10-09T04:48:25Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-11T15:01:00Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-reveal-day-data-shows-1-614-new-gtld-applications/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-reveal-day-data-shows-1-614-new-gtld-applications/", "external_url": "https://iptwins.com/fr/2026/10/09/ruee-et-repartition-la-cartographie-sectorielle-du-reveal-day-2026/?utm_campaign=ruee-et-repartition-la-cartographie-sectorielle-du-reveal-day-2026&utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "ICANN Reveal Day data shows 1,614 new gTLD applications across 986 strings", "content_html": "ICANN's 2026 Reveal Day export, finalized October 8, shows 1,614 applications for 986 distinct gTLD strings from 480 applicants, with 55 percent of applications in direct conflict and artificial intelligence terms the most contested category.
Source: iptwins.com
", "summary": "ICANN's 2026 Reveal Day export, finalized October 8, shows 1,614 applications for 986 distinct gTLD strings from 480 applicants, with 55 percent of applications in direct conflict and artificial intelligence terms the most contested category.", "date_published": "2026-10-09T04:44:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-09T04:44:00Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/link-freedom-group-swaps-19-proposed-gtld-strings-reveal-day/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/link-freedom-group-swaps-19-proposed-gtld-strings-reveal-day/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/08/link-freedom-group-chooses-it-final-tlds-swapping-19/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Link Freedom Group swaps 19 proposed gTLD strings after reveal day", "content_html": "Hours after ICANN disclosed new gTLD applications, Link Freedom Group replaced 19 of its 158 proposed top-level domains with alternative strings, dropping contested names like .brand and .max in favor of less-contested options.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Hours after ICANN disclosed new gTLD applications, Link Freedom Group replaced 19 of its 158 proposed top-level domains with alternative strings, dropping contested names like .brand and .max in favor of less-contested options.", "date_published": "2026-10-08T12:36:52Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-08T12:36:52Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/austrias-tldbox-applies-salzburg-verein-coaching-gtlds/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/austrias-tldbox-applies-salzburg-verein-coaching-gtlds/", "external_url": "https://www.nic.at/de/news/nic-at/drei-starke-strings-jahrzehntelanges-domain-know-how-tldbox-bewirbt-sich-fur-salzburg-verein-und-coaching?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Austria's tldbox applies for .salzburg, .verein and .coaching gTLDs", "content_html": "Following ICANN's Reveal Day on October 7, 2026, Austrian registry services firm tldbox confirmed it applied for three new generic top-level domains: .salzburg, .verein and .coaching, under ICANN's new gTLD Program 2026 round.
Source: Nic.at
", "summary": "Following ICANN's Reveal Day on October 7, 2026, Austrian registry services firm tldbox confirmed it applied for three new generic top-level domains: .salzburg, .verein and .coaching, under ICANN's new gTLD Program 2026 round.", "date_published": "2026-10-08T10:24:36Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-08T12:34:25Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-reveals-1-615-applications-2026-gtld-round-over-half/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-reveals-1-615-applications-2026-gtld-round-over-half/", "external_url": "https://domainbrief.de/artikel/von-den-1-615-bewerbungen-der-neuen-runde-steht-mehr-als-die-haelfte-in-konkurre?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "ICANN reveals 1,615 applications for 2026 gTLD round, over half in contention", "content_html": "ICANN published the applications for the 2026 new gTLD round on October 7, showing 481 applicants filed 1,615 applications, including 333 dot-brands. More than half, 891 applications, fall into 263 contention sets, with 13 applicants competing for .agent.
Source: domainbrief.de
", "summary": "ICANN published the applications for the 2026 new gTLD round on October 7, showing 481 applicants filed 1,615 applications, including 333 dot-brands. More than half, 891 applications, fall into 263 contention sets, with 13 applicants competing for .agent.", "date_published": "2026-10-08T07:09:49Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-09T18:42:34Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/public-interest-registry-applies-new-charity-themed-top/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/public-interest-registry-applies-new-charity-themed-top/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/org-registry-applies-for-eight-top-level-domain-names/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Public Interest Registry applies for new charity-themed top level domains", "content_html": "Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit behind .org, applied for 14 new top level domains in the 2026 round, including .aid, .cause, .donate, .hope, .impact, .mission, .nonprofit and .organization, with backup strings chosen for six. The move would expand its existing portfolio of charity-related extensions such as .ngo, .foundation, .charity, .gives and .giving.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit behind .org, applied for 14 new top level domains in the 2026 round, including .aid, .cause, .donate, .hope, .impact, .mission, .nonprofit and .organization, with backup strings chosen for six. The move would expand its existing portfolio of charity-related extensions such as .ngo, .foundation, .charity, .gives and .giving.", "date_published": "2026-10-08T02:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-08T02:00:00Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/xyz-com-applies-139-new-top-level-domains-2026-round/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/xyz-com-applies-139-new-top-level-domains-2026-round/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/xyz-revs-up-with-139-top-level-domain-name-applications/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "XYZ.com applies for 139 new top level domains in 2026 round", "content_html": "XYZ.com LLC, the company behind .xyz and 34 other extensions, has applied for 139 new top level domain names in the 2026 application round, making it the third-largest applicant by count, according to Domain Name Wire.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "XYZ.com LLC, the company behind .xyz and 34 other extensions, has applied for 139 new top level domain names in the 2026 application round, making it the third-largest applicant by count, according to Domain Name Wire.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T23:00:03Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T23:00:03Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/amazon-scales-back-new-gtld-plans-applies-eight-dot-brands/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/amazon-scales-back-new-gtld-plans-applies-eight-dot-brands/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/amazon-dials-back-top-level-domain-ambitions-in-2026-round/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Amazon scales back new gTLD plans, applies for eight dot-brands in 2026 round", "content_html": "Amazon has applied for just eight dot-brand top level domains in the 2026 new gTLD round, a sharp pullback from its 76 applications in the 2012 expansion, Domain Name Wire reports.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Amazon has applied for just eight dot-brand top level domains in the 2026 new gTLD round, a sharp pullback from its 76 applications in the 2012 expansion, Domain Name Wire reports.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T21:49:10Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T21:49:10Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/squarespace-applies-15-new-top-level-domains/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/squarespace-applies-15-new-top-level-domains/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/squarespace-gets-into-the-domain-registry-business/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Squarespace applies for 15 new top level domains", "content_html": "Squarespace, one of the largest domain registrars following its 2023 acquisition of Google Domains, has applied with ICANN for 15 new top level domains including .brand, .chef, .gym, .hub and .venue. GoDaddy is competing for nine of the same strings, while only .member, .planner, .trainer and .venue have no rival applicants.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Squarespace, one of the largest domain registrars following its 2023 acquisition of Google Domains, has applied with ICANN for 15 new top level domains including .brand, .chef, .gym, .hub and .venue. GoDaddy is competing for nine of the same strings, while only .member, .planner, .trainer and .venue have no rival applicants.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T21:48:51Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T21:48:51Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/meta-applies-superintelligence-17-other-new-top-level/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/meta-applies-superintelligence-17-other-new-top-level/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/meta-applies-for-superintelligence-17-other-top-level-domains/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Meta applies for .superintelligence and 17 other new top-level domains", "content_html": "Meta applied for 18 new top level domains including .superintelligence, .agent, .meta and .whatsapp, ICANN disclosed. Rival applicant Radix had sought .superintelligence only as a backup string, so its bid becomes void once Meta’s primary application proceeds.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Meta applied for 18 new top level domains including .superintelligence, .agent, .meta and .whatsapp, ICANN disclosed. Rival applicant Radix had sought .superintelligence only as a backup string, so its bid becomes void once Meta’s primary application proceeds.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T21:26:31Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T21:26:31Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/identity-digital-applies-216-new-top-level-domains/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/identity-digital-applies-216-new-top-level-domains/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/identity-digital-applies-for-whopping-216-top-level-domain-names/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Identity Digital applies for 216 new top-level domains", "content_html": "Identity Digital, already the largest gTLD registry operator, applied for 216 new top-level domain strings in the 2026 application round, spanning 13 categories including AI, Web3, finance and travel, chief revenue officer Matt Overman told Domain Name Wire.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Identity Digital, already the largest gTLD registry operator, applied for 216 new top-level domain strings in the 2026 application round, spanning 13 categories including AI, Web3, finance and travel, chief revenue officer Matt Overman told Domain Name Wire.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T21:23:30Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T21:23:30Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/godaddy-applies-77-new-top-level-domains/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/godaddy-applies-77-new-top-level-domains/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/godaddy-applies-for-77-top-level-domains/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "GoDaddy applies for 77 new top-level domains", "content_html": "GoDaddy has applied for 77 new top level domains through its registry subsidiary in the 2026 round of ICANN’s expansion, a major increase after largely skipping the 2012 round.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "GoDaddy has applied for 77 new top level domains through its registry subsidiary in the 2026 round of ICANN’s expansion, a major increase after largely skipping the 2012 round.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T20:43:38Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T20:43:38Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/trumps-company-applies-trump-top-level-domain/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/trumps-company-applies-trump-top-level-domain/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/donald-trump-applies-for-trump-top-level-domain-name/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Trump’s company applies for .trump top-level domain", "content_html": "DTTM TLD, LLC, Donald Trump’s intellectual property holding company, has applied to ICANN for the .trump top-level domain, one of 1,616 applications submitted during this year’s new gTLD round.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "DTTM TLD, LLC, Donald Trump’s intellectual property holding company, has applied to ICANN for the .trump top-level domain, one of 1,616 applications submitted during this year’s new gTLD round.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T20:42:24Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T20:42:24Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/automattic-applies-16-new-top-level-domains-including-matt/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/automattic-applies-16-new-top-level-domains-including-matt/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/wordpress-maker-automattic-applies-for-16-top-level-domains-including-matt/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Automattic applies for 16 new top-level domains, including .matt", "content_html": "Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has applied for up to 16 new top-level domains, including .matt, .wordpress, .woo, .tumblr, .craft, .hire, .human, .jazz, .make, .mesh, .pod, .pop, .robot, .soul, .story, .vibe and backup strings like .php. The company already runs .blog, which has around 375,000 registrations. Several of the new applications, such as .wordpress, .woo and .tumblr, are dot-brand domains, while .matt appears tied to founder Matt Mullenweg’s first name.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has applied for up to 16 new top-level domains, including .matt, .wordpress, .woo, .tumblr, .craft, .hire, .human, .jazz, .make, .mesh, .pod, .pop, .robot, .soul, .story, .vibe and backup strings like .php. The company already runs .blog, which has around 375,000 registrations. Several of the new applications, such as .wordpress, .woo and .tumblr, are dot-brand domains, while .matt appears tied to founder Matt Mullenweg’s first name.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T20:41:48Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-09T14:53:51Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/openai-applies-15-new-top-level-domains-including-agent-gpt/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/openai-applies-15-new-top-level-domains-including-agent-gpt/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/openai-maker-of-chatgpt-applies-for-15-top-level-domain-names/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "OpenAI applies for 15 new top-level domains including .agent and .gpt", "content_html": "OpenAI has applied for fifteen new top level domains, including five dot-brand strings (.chatgpt, .codex, .oai, .openai, .gpt) and generic terms like .agent, .skill and .voice. OpenAI is one of thirteen applicants for .agent, competing with Google and Meta, while two other companies also applied for .gpt. Rival Anthropic applied for just two dot-brands, .anthropic and .claude.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "OpenAI has applied for fifteen new top level domains, including five dot-brand strings (.chatgpt, .codex, .oai, .openai, .gpt) and generic terms like .agent, .skill and .voice. OpenAI is one of thirteen applicants for .agent, competing with Google and Meta, while two other companies also applied for .gpt. Rival Anthropic applied for just two dot-brands, .anthropic and .claude.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T20:40:23Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T20:40:23Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/google-applies-39-new-top-level-domains-including-agent/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/google-applies-39-new-top-level-domains-including-agent/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/07/google-new-tlds-2026/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Google applies for 39 new top-level domains including .agent and .waymo", "content_html": "Google has applied for 39 new top-level domains in ICANN’s 2026 expansion round, down from the 101 it sought in 2012. It faces competition for .agent from 13 applicants, including OpenAI and Meta.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Google has applied for 39 new top-level domains in ICANN’s 2026 expansion round, down from the 101 it sought in 2012. It faces competition for .agent from 13 applicants, including OpenAI and Meta.", "date_published": "2026-10-07T20:27:22Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-07T20:27:22Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/verisign-launches-certificate-status-service-applies-pki/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/verisign-launches-certificate-status-service-applies-pki/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/05/verisign-announces-verisign-informed-applies-for-pki-top-level-domain/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Verisign launches certificate status service and applies for .pki domain", "content_html": "Verisign has announced Verisign Informed, a new security product aimed at preventing reliance on outdated certificate information, and confirmed it has applied for the .pki top level domain. The company says the service addresses what it calls stale trust, where systems make decisions based on cached or old certificate data. Verisign Informed works as a certificate status service, returning a cryptographically signed OCSP response that shows whether a certificate has been revoked. The product is currently in limited beta, with a general launch planned for the first half of 2027, while ICANN is due to reveal all new TLD applications, including Verisign's bid for .pki, on Wednesday.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Verisign has announced Verisign Informed, a new security product aimed at preventing reliance on outdated certificate information, and confirmed it has applied for the .pki top level domain. The company says the service addresses what it calls stale trust, where systems make decisions based on cached or old certificate data. Verisign Informed works as a certificate status service, returning a cryptographically signed OCSP response that shows whether a certificate has been revoked. The product is currently in limited beta, with a general launch planned for the first half of 2027, while ICANN is due to reveal all new TLD applications, including Verisign's bid for .pki, on Wednesday.", "date_published": "2026-10-06T14:30:49Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-06T14:30:49Z", "tags": [ ".business" ], "language": "en" } ] }