Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Reveal Day: 7 October 2026

The ICANN made some announcements
  • Reveal Day: 7 October 2026
  • Replacement Period: 8 October 2026 (00:01 UTC)–21 October 2026 (23:59 UTC)
  • String Confirmation Day: 17 November 2026
  • Community Input and Objections Period: 17 November 2026–16 March 2027
  • ICANN Office Closure
  • Prioritization Draw: 2027
Read the official publication here.


Note for our readers: The gTLD Club is about to change to "something new" and we are working on The gTLD Blog to publish News. Stay tuned.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Internet Land and Cattle applied for 3 strings

Many new gTLD applicants published their list of strings recently:

  1. Internet Land and Cattle applied for .ROBOT - .AGENT and .HUMAN:
    ilc.llc, the new land: .human, .agent and .robot 
  2. The first .TWENTE domains may be available starting in late 2027:
    https://dotlocal.com/en/twente-application-submitted/
  3. The .FURRY new gTLD:
    .furry — A Top-Level Domain For Our Community
  4. Aruba applies for 39 new domain extensions:
    https://www.aruba.it/en/press-kit/aruba-applies-for-39-new-domain-extensions.aspx
  5. The .HUMAN new gTLD application:
    https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/09/3358977/0/en/human-centered-holdings-applies-to-steward-human.html
  6. The .AGENT Community submitted an application for .AGENT:
    https://agentcommunity.org/blog/we-filed-the-agent-application
  7. ShortDot submits 80 new gTLD applications. Most are 3 letter strings:
    https://shortdot.bond/80
  8. Vant Nexus Technologies LLC applies for .PORTAL - .ISLAND and .TRUCK new gTLDs:
    Vant Nexus – Reshaping the Digital Landscape 
  9. The .CHESS domain extension:
    https://www.fide.com/chess-is-getting-its-own-home-on-the-internet-fide-and-world-chess-apply-for-the-chess-domain-extension/ 
  10. Astronym Registry applied for 6 TLDs:
    https://www.astronym.com/press/releases/2026-09-01-registered-agents-registry-game/
  11. Radix Registry announce 46 strings:
    https://deux.radix.website/
  12. Starlight Registry (Namecheap - the Registrar), announces 40 new gTLD applications: from .AID to .WAVE (website coming soon)
  13. Twitter announcement, Telegram applied for .GRAM:
    https://www.gtld.club/2026/08/telegram-applies-for-gram.html 
  14. The .EASY new gTLD:
    https://easy.com/easygroup-applies-to-icann-for-the-easy-top-level-domain-as-part-of-the-new-gtld-program-2026-round/
  15. Name Space LLC applied for 10 strings: (website coming): .MARS - .SOUND - .HELLO - .FEST - .AURA - .YAM - .IFY - .III - .YYY - .BRAIN
  16. Xiyou Ji (西游记) submits 323 new gTLD applications (including IDNs):
    https://xiyou.domains/
  17. Twitter announcement for the .SUI new gTLD (website coming soon).
  18. 2 applications spotted: .BIT and .ION new gTLDs (website coming soon).
  19. Suffix Inc submits 89 new gTLD applications:
    Suffix Domains (but shows 13 only).
  20. Link Freedom Group published a list of more than 300 strings. These are Primary and secondary strings:
    https://lfg.link/
  21. Internet.BEST announced its application for .SOCIALMEDIA:
    https://internet.best/socialmedia/
  22. A tool published 3 new gTLD applications for .MEOW - .STATUS and .UWU:
    https://discovery.newtld.tools/
  23. Previous applicant for .CLUB submitted an application for the .FACTORY new gTLD:
    https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/14/3345503/0/en/usa-made-in-america-announces-application-for-factory-generic-top-level-domain.html
  24. Endpoint Domains published their first 8 applications (Primary strings) only for: .BIG - .FAB - .FART - .FTW - .HAPPY - .NSFW - .PRIVATE and .TRUE:
    https://endpointdomains.com/
  25. Oinkadot submitted 25 new gTLD applications for: .anime - .bit - .bug - .cancel - .dine - .dragon - .ghost - .glitch - .hack - .heart - .king - .loop - .manga - .moon - .panda - .puff - .queen - .sign - .spice - .stack - .stay - .super - .weed - .wire and .zzz (website coming soon).
  26. Wiz announced it has 50+ letters of endorsement (On Twitter) for the .BITCOIN new gTLD:
    https://www.gtld.club/2026/08/50-letters-of-endorsement-for-bitcoin.html

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Applicant for .PORTAL, .ISLAND, and .TRUCK new gTLDs.

Backed by financially strong shareholders with substantial resources and a solid capital base, Vant Nexus Technologies LLC has applied to ICANN for:
  1. .PORTAL
  2. .ISLAND, and
  3. .TRUCK new gTLDs.


Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Telegram applies for .GRAM

Monday, August 17, 2026

Applicant for the .SUI new gTLD

Applicant for .BIT and .ION new gTLDs

50+ letters of endorsement for .BITCOIN community application

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Round 3 new gTLD applications and the AI

Claude (the AI) was asked to prepare a business plan and financial model for the .BHANGRA (for Bhangra music community), and .LATTE (the coffee drink) new gTLDs.


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