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Applied 2026

5 organisations applied for it in 2026. Only one can get it, so ICANN will settle the contest after evaluation.

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2026 applications (5)

Every application is still in ICANN's first stage, pre-evaluation processing. The final list of names comes out on 17 November 2026. This name is in contention set 10: several applicants want it, or names close to it.

When it could go live: ICANN has not given a date. At the 2012 round's pace, the first new endings would go live around Feb 2028 and half of them by around Sep 2029. How this is worked out

Applicant	Based in	Kind	Backup choice	ICANN record
Link Freedom Group Ltd	Malta	Standard	.use	LFGL2683T-T58273
ShortDot (Ireland) Limited	Ireland	Standard	None	NA2626T-T48979
Registry Services, LLC	United States	Standard	None	NA2631T-T14658
Vinyl Strings, LLC	United States	Standard	None	VSL2633T-T72232
XYZ.COM LLC	United States	Standard	.resources	XL2625T-T42443

Official sources

ICANN 2026 application search

newgtldprogram-aps.icann.org

ICANN reveal-day announcement, 7 Oct 2026