New gTLDs (Generic top-level domains)

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You can visit this page for an updated list of new TLDs in process to be launched.

The original generic top-level domains, like .com, .org, and .net, were created decades ago to cover broad, generic categories. New generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are domain extensions introduced through the New gTLD Program run by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), built around brands, industries, cities, and communities. Where the original TLDs are few and generic, new gTLDs give businesses and organizations thousands of specific, memorable domain name options, well beyond the handful of original choices available today.

ICANN's New gTLD Program is the process that lets companies, organizations, and communities apply for a new gTLD, a custom top-level domain such as .brand or .app, that businesses can register domain names under. Since its first round in 2012, the program has expanded the domain name system with hundreds of new generic top-level domains, and the 2026 round alone drew more gTLD applications than any previous round. New gTLDs now number in the thousands and are popular with brands and organizations worldwide.

After the application window closes, ICANN carries out an administrative review before Reveal Day, when applicant and registry details become public. Each application then goes through evaluation, covering technical, financial, and string-similarity checks, followed by any objections or contention resolution, before ICANN can sign a registry agreement and delegate the new gTLD into the internet's root zone via the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), allowing domain names to be registered under it.

There's no fixed date yet. ICANN plans to announce a full evaluation and delegation timeline in the months after the 2026 application window closes, and the process to open registrations can range from a year to several years. Once a registry operator signs its registry agreement, expect a short sunrise period for trademark holders before each new domain extension opens for general registration, available through any ICANN-accredited registrar as more new TLDs join the internet each year.

ICANN hasn't set a date for the next round of new gTLD applications, but the 2026 round is designed to run faster than the 2012 cycle. Organizations and communities that missed this window, including applicants relying on the applicant support program, can start preparing now, since a shorter gap between rounds means more frequent chances to secure the right domain name for your brand.

A sunrise period is an early domain registration phase, typically 30 to 60 days, that lets trademark holders register a domain name in a new gTLD before it opens to the general public. Brand owners can also use the Trademark Clearinghouse to get notified when someone applies for a matching string. That makes brand protection an important step once new top-level domains launch, since a strong domain name is hard to reclaim later.