News tagged “2026-round” · tldlog

AI-themed names dominate ICANN's new top-level domain applications

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:22:59 GMT

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

ICANN’s 2026 gTLD applications show shift from apps to AI agents

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:51:36 GMT

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

ICANN ban on private settlements may push more new gTLD disputes to auction

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:43:09 GMT

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

ICANN reveals 1,615 new gTLD applications, .agent most contested

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:48:25 GMT

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

ICANN Reveal Day data shows 1,614 new gTLD applications across 986 strings

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:44:00 GMT

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

Link Freedom Group swaps 19 proposed gTLD strings after reveal day

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:36:52 GMT

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

Austria's tldbox applies for .salzburg, .verein and .coaching gTLDs

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:24:36 GMT

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

ICANN reveals 1,615 applications for 2026 gTLD round, over half in contention

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:09:49 GMT

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

Amazon scales back new gTLD plans, applies for eight dot-brands in 2026 round

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:49:10 GMT

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

Identity Digital applies for 216 new top-level domains

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:23:30 GMT

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