information ICANN’s 2026 Application Window for New gTLDs and .Brand Domains

[NickB]

"ICANN will reopen the application window for new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) and .Brand extensions in April 2026, the first opportunity since the previous round in 2012. During that last round, nearly 2,000 applications were submitted, resulting in over 1,200 new gTLDs becoming available to the public."

https://rouse.com/insights/news/2025/icann-s-2026-application-window-for-new-gtlds-and-brand-domains

"New gTLD Program: Next Round"

https://newgtldprogram.icann.org/en/application-rounds/round2

What words are you hoping will be included in the new gTLD list?.....

 

[Future Sensors]

What words are you hoping will be included in the new gTLD list?.....

None. I believe we already have more than enough.

 

[NickB]

Yeah...there are wayyyy to many.....but changes are afoot

If a pickle was pressed up against your head and you had to pick one.....

 

[Future Sensors]

If a pickle was pressed up against your head and you had to pick one.....

.pickleball
.padel

 

[789.xyz]

.con
.c0m

 

[Future Sensors]

I actually wish roughly 80% of the current nTLDs would be retired.

 

[guillon]

.con
.c0m

.CON also seems to stand for "conference". A very bad word in French too.