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/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/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" } ] }