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Every Announced 2026 gTLD Application, in One List

2026-08-21 · OSIR Team

Summary: ICANN's 2026 new gTLD application window closed on August 12 with more than 1,600 primary applications. The official list stays sealed until Reveal Day, expected by mid-to-late October 2026, so the only strings known today are the ones applicants chose to reveal themselves. This page collects all of them: 686 tracked strings across 15 named applicants as of August 21, 2026, each claim sourced, with the full list rendered as browsable cards further down. We keep it current as new names surface, and on Reveal Day it becomes the complete official list.

If you want the background first - how the round works, what contention means, why nothing is registrable yet - our 2026 gTLD round explainer covers all of it. This page is just the list.

The round in numbers

Who has gone public so far

Nothing in this section comes from ICANN. Every entry is an applicant deciding, for its own reasons, to show its hand early - a press release, an interview, in one case a board member's conflict-of-interest filing. Until Reveal Day none of it is official, and an application is never a promise of a launch.

The stories behind the filings

The headline act is Link Freedom Group, built on the foundation of Nova Registry, the operator of .link. Its 316 applications and roughly $71.7 million in fees make it the largest bulk filing in ICANN history, past Donuts' 300+ in 2012 and about triple Google's 101. Where most applicants wait for Reveal Day, LFG put its whole portfolio on the table at lfg.link the day after the window shut: .llm, .agi, .quantum and .robot for the AI crowd, .btc, .coin, .block and .nft for crypto, commerce plays like .cart and .mall, and a long tail of internet culture from .lfg and .kek down to .fart.

Journey to the West Corporation is the round's surprise from China, backed by domain investors and internet personalities and named after the classic novel. Its portfolio at xiyou.domains reads like a map of the Chinese economy and its culture in TLD form. Silk Road heritage sits next to hard tech: .mooncake, .hotpot and .shaolin alongside .semiconductor, .lithium and .pcb, plus the first Chinese-script IDN applications of the round, among them .美食 (food), .芯片 (chip) and .新能源 (new energy).

Namecheap quietly became a registry hopeful through a venture called Starlight Registry, which CEO Hillan Klein described to Domain Name Wire only after a reporter connected the dots. Its 40 strings lean unmistakably toward AI and builders: .brain, .intelligence, .logic, .synth, .droid, .forge, .maker. One pick, .intel, seems destined for a conversation with a certain chipmaker's trademark lawyers.

Oinkadot might be the most charming entry: Ray King of Porkbun and Todd Han of Dynadot, competitors on the registrar side, pooled about $5.7 million for 25 strings with a distinctly playful streak - .anime, .manga, .ghost, .glitch, .weed, .zzz.

The rest of the field, briefly. suffix.domains revealed 13 strings on social media, .asap and .mvp among them. Name Space LLC, which won .blog with Automattic in 2012, is back with ten. Endpoint Domains listed eight, from .happy to .nsfw, and hinted at more. TLD1 LLC filed .etc and .bewell with two fallbacks. Telegram wants .gram so a billion users can have username.gram pages, as Pavel Durov put it on X. USA Made in America Inc., led by Colin Campbell of .CLUB fame, filed .factory and raised up to $10 million for the fight it knows is coming. Salesforce never said a word; its dot-brand surfaced through an ICANN board disclosure, making it the only large brand application visible before Reveal Day. And from the wiki data come four names the trade press never wrote up: Internet.Best with ten creator-economy strings (.chatbot, .creator, .influencer, .prompt), Phoenix Domain Partners with nine lifestyle picks, Sui Naming Limited with .sui for the Sui blockchain, and the Human-Centered Computing Foundation with .self.

The full tracked list: 686 strings by applicant

The most complete public dataset before Reveal Day is ICANNWiki's TLD Hub, a community-maintained wiki that records each disclosed string with its status and applicant. The cards below reflect its 2026-round data as of August 21, 2026: 686 strings, all marked Submitted.

Read the buckets with two caveats in mind. The dataset mixes replacement (fallback) strings in with primaries, and where several parties want the same string the wiki credits just one of them. That second quirk is why Namecheap shows 24 cards here against its announced 40, Oinkadot 12 of 25, and Name Space 5 of 10; the missing ones sit in a rival's bucket. The contention table further down restores the full picture.

A few of these cards had never appeared in press coverage at all: .gpt sits in the Link Freedom Group bucket, .bitcoin exists as its own application separate from .btc, and the culture tail runs deeper than anyone reported, down to .npc, .slop and .tldr.

Link Freedom Group (314 strings)

• .acc
• .act
• .add
• .agentic
• .agi
• .air
• .ais
• .algo
• .all
• .alpha
• .anon
• .any
• .api
• .artist
• .asap
• .asi
• .atom
• .auth
• .bad
• .bag
• .base
• .big
• .bill
• .bit
• .block
• .bnb
• .boom
• .borg
• .brain
• .btc
• .cap
• .cart
• .cast
• .ccc
• .cell
• .chain
• .change
• .coaching
• .coin
• .collective
• .commerce
• .commercial
• .con
• .connect
• .core
• .craft
• .create
• .creative
• .cyber
• .dao
• .dapp
• .ddd
• .demo
• .dian
• .dna
• .donate
• .dream
• .drone
• .drop
• .earn
• .easy
• .electric
• .end
• .enter
• .epic
• .era
• .etc
• .ether
• .eye
• .fab
• .factory
• .fart
• .feed
• .fight
• .file
• .find
• .firm
• .flow
• .form
• .freedom
• .ftw
• .future
• .gate
• .gear
• .gen
• .genius
• .get
• .gmi
• .goat
• .god
• .good
• .gpt
• .gram
• .great
• .grow
• .gym
• .hack
• .haha
• .happy
• .hard
• .heal
• .hello
• .hey
• .hire
• .hit
• .hodl
• .hop
• .hope
• .hub
• .human
• .hunt
• .hype
• .iam
• .icon
• .idea
• .iii
• .index
• .industry
• .inf
• .intelligence
• .inter
• .internet
• .invest
• .ion
• .itis
• .itiswhatitis
• .jet
• .jjj
• .join
• .kek
• .key
• .king
• .kit
• .know
• .labs
• .learn
• .lfg
• .light
• .line
• .links
• .list
• .llm
• .logistics
• .long
• .look
• .loop
• .luck
• .machine
• .made
• .magic
• .main
• .make
• .mall
• .mark
• .mars
• .mart
• .mate
• .math
• .max
• .mech
• .mega
• .merch
• .met
• .mind
• .mine
• .mmm
• .mode
• .model
• .moon
• .more
• .mvp
• .nano
• .near
• .need
• .neo
• .nft
• .nice
• .nil
• .not
• .npc
• .nsfw
• .nutrition
• .official
• .oid
• .okay
• .omg
• .only
• .orb
• .order
• .organization
• .out
• .outlet
• .pal
• .park
• .pass
• .pax
• .phi
• .planet
• .platform
• .pod
• .podcast
• .point
• .pop
• .port
• .portal
• .pos
• .pot
• .pow
• .power
• .ppp
• .print
• .private
• .product
• .project
• .protocol
• .pump
• .pure
• .push
• .qqq
• .quant
• .quantum
• .quick
• .qwe
• .raw
• .real
• .research
• .resort
• .retail
• .rev
• .ride
• .robot
• .robotics
• .rrr
• .sat
• .scale
• .scan
• .sci
• .sea
• .see
• .sell
• .send
• .set
• .share
• .ship
• .sign
• .sim
• .slop
• .soft
• .soul
• .source
• .sov
• .sss
• .stack
• .start
• .state
• .stay
• .stem
• .stock
• .stuff
• .sub
• .super
• .sure
• .swap
• .sys
• .tada
• .tag
• .tap
• .tea
• .text
• .the
• .therapy
• .thing
• .think
• .this
• .time
• .tldr
• .token
• .toy
• .train
• .tree
• .true
• .truth
• .ttt
• .uni
• .url
• .use
• .uuu
• .verse
• .vibe
• .view
• .viral
• .virtual
• .visit
• .vvv
• .want
• .water
• .way
• .wear
• .well
• .wellness
• .what
• .wild
• .will
• .wise
• .wiz
• .xbt
• .yea
• .yes
• .yyy
• .zap
• .zec
• .zen
• .zoom
• .zzz

Journey to the West Corporation (304 strings)

• .abundance
• .acrobat
• .additive
• .aftermarket
• .algorithm
• .anode
• .artofwar
• .automation
• .autopart
• .baijiu
• .bamboo
• .baozi
• .battery
• .bearing
• .blessing
• .bonded
• .cable
• .calligraphy
• .canton
• .carp
• .casting
• .cathode
• .ceramic
• .charger
• .chinachic
• .chip
• .chopstick
• .chrysanthemum
• .cinnabar
• .cloisonne
• .cloudchina
• .cloudladder
• .cnc
• .cobot
• .compass
• .compute
• .confucius
• .congee
• .container
• .crane
• .crossborder
• .customs
• .daigou
• .dan
• .datacenter
• .designedinchina
• .digitaltwin
• .display
• .domestic
• .doubleeight
• .dragon
• .dragongate
• .dropship
• .dumpling
• .dynasty
• .ebike
• .edge
• .eight
• .emperor
• .erhu
• .exam
• .expo
• .export
• .extrusion
• .fabric
• .fair
• .fastener
• .fengshui
• .firstmove
• .footwear
• .forbidden
• .fortune
• .foundry
• .freight
• .fulfillment
• .garment
• .ginseng
• .goldendragon
• .gourd
• .greatwall
• .grid
• .groupbuy
• .gunpowder
• .guochao
• .guofeng
• .guzheng
• .hanfu
• .hardware
• .harmony
• .harvest
• .heritage
• .himalaya
• .hongbao
• .hotpot
• .huangjiu
• .huangshan
• .hydro
• .hydrogen
• .immortal
• .imperial
• .import
• .inkstone
• .intangible
• .inverter
• .jade
• .jadeemperor
• .journey
• .kite
• .knot
• .koi
• .kungfu
• .kunlun
• .lacquer
• .lantern
• .laozi
• .laozihao
• .leather
• .led
• .lidar
• .lithium
• .livestream
• .longevity
• .longjing
• .lotus
• .lucky
• .lunar
• .madein
• .mahjong
• .mandarin
• .metaverse
• .miniapp
• .module
• .mold
• .monkey
• .monkeyking
• .monsoon
• .mooncake
• .moq
• .motor
• .mountain
• .nationalbrand
• .nev
• .newinfra
• .newyear
• .noodle
• .odm
• .oem
• .oolong
• .opera
• .orchid
• .pack
• .paddy
• .pagoda
• .panda
• .panel
• .paper
• .pcb
• .peach
• .pearl
• .peony
• .phoenix
• .pilgrim
• .pipa
• .plum
• .porcelain
• .printing
• .prosperity
• .puer
• .qigong
• .qilin
• .qrcode
• .rabbit
• .rice
• .river
• .rooster
• .ruyi
• .sample
• .sanda
• .scholar
• .scooter
• .scroll
• .seal
• .semiconductor
• .sensor
• .shaolin
• .shipping
• .shortvideo
• .smartcity
• .socialcommerce
• .sourcing
• .springfestival
• .stone
• .stratagem
• .sunzi
• .superapp
• .superqr
• .supplier
• .taichi
• .tao
• .tassel
• .teahouse
• .teapot
• .tengen
• .terrace
• .terracotta
• .textile
• .tianshan
• .tianyuan
• .tiger
• .tire
• .tofu
• .tongguan
• .tooling
• .transformer
• .turtle
• .unity
• .valve
• .vendor
• .vermilion
• .virtue
• .wafer
• .wafersolar
• .warehouse
• .weiqi
• .wholesale
• .willow
• .wind
• .wisdom
• .wok
• .wudang
• .wushu
• .xiangqi
• .xiyou
• .yangtze
• .yellowriver
• .yiwu
• .zodiac
• .体育
• .供应链
• .健身
• .储能
• .充电
• .光伏
• .养生
• .农业
• .出口
• .动漫
• .半导体
• .咖啡
• .团购
• .国潮
• .培训
• .外卖
• .外贸
• .大模型
• .婚礼
• .宠物
• .家居
• .家电
• .工厂
• .建材
• .微店
• .快递
• .批发
• .摄影
• .数据
• .新能源
• .旅游
• .无人机
• .智能
• .服装
• .机器人
• .机票
• .母婴
• .民宿
• .求职
• .汉服
• .汽车
• .物流
• .玩具
• .生鲜
• .电商
• .电影
• .电池
• .电竞
• .电脑
• .电车
• .留学
• .白酒
• .直播
• .眼镜
• .短视频
• .算力
• .箱包
• .美容
• .美食
• .老字号
• .考研
• .芯片
• .茶叶
• .装修
• .酒店
• .非遗
• .音乐

Starlight Registry / Namecheap (24 of its announced 40 attributed here)

• .aid
• .arc
• .clone
• .den
• .did
• .droid
• .flux
• .folio
• .forge
• .lab
• .lens
• .lift
• .logic
• .maker
• .mesh
• .mod
• .ops
• .path
• .sense
• .shift
• .sync
• .synth
• .trek
• .wave

Oinkadot (12 of 25 attributed here)

• .anime
• .bug
• .cancel
• .dine
• .ghost
• .glitch
• .manga
• .puff
• .queen
• .spice
• .weed
• .wire

Internet.Best (10 strings)

• .answer
• .ask
• .chatbot
• .content
• .creator
• .influencer
• .prompt
• .skills
• .socialmedia
• .streamer

Phoenix Domain Partners (9 strings)

• .amor
• .bbq
• .beach
• .chic
• .comics
• .jackpot
• .pool
• .quince
• .quote

Name Space LLC (5 of 10 attributed here)

• .aura
• .fest
• .ify
• .sound
• .yam

Human-Centered Computing Foundation (1 strings)

• .self

Sui Naming Limited (1 strings)

• .sui

No applicant attributed yet (6 strings)

• .abacus
• .bewell
• .bitcoin
• .intel
• .joinus
• .whatsnew

List data: ICANNWiki TLD Hub (CC BY-SA), retrieved August 21, 2026.

Announced intent, filing not confirmed

These parties said they would apply, mostly during 2024-2025, and have stayed quiet since the window closed. History urges caution here; several intent announcements from the 2012 round never turned into applications. Treat this as a watch list.

The crypto column tells its own story. After years of Web3 naming projects promising ICANN bids, the only crypto-adjacent strings with a confirmed 2026 filing behind them are LFG's portfolio and Telegram's .gram. Domain Name Wire reported in August that ICANN's requirement to keep a TLD in sync with the DNS proved a steep hurdle for blockchain namespace operators, and the silence from D3's clients since August 12 fits that picture.

Contention sets already visible

When several parties apply for the same string, ICANN groups them into a contention set that has to be resolved before anyone can launch it. The rules changed this round: private auctions and side payments between applicants are banned under threat of disqualification, so the 2012 playbook of quietly buying out rivals is gone. These collisions are already public:

Losing one of these fights hurts even with ICANN's partial refund; CircleID puts the sunk cost for a defeated applicant at roughly $147,550.

What is still hidden

Roughly three quarters of the round remains sealed. In 2012 the biggest single category was dot-brands, and Domain Incite estimates only around 500 brand applications this time against the thousands once predicted, so most of the sealed envelopes could hold almost anything. The established registry operators are the conspicuous absence. Identity Digital, GoDaddy Registry, Radix, XYZ, ShortDot and Tucows have filed nothing under their own names and are instead selling back-end registry services to the newcomers. The role reversal is the real subplot of this round: registrars became the portfolio players, with Namecheap, Porkbun and Dynadot names behind two of the largest disclosed filings.

None of these strings can be registered today, and nobody can legitimately reserve one for you; our round explainer covers why, and what real launch phases will look like in 2027-2028. Once the survivors go live they will join the 450+ TLDs in our catalog, priced with the ICANN fee ($0.20/yr on gTLDs) and payment processing (3% or $0.30 minimum) shown alongside.

Tracker changelog

• August 21, 2026: First published. 686 tracked strings across 15 named applicants (press announcements + the ICANNWiki TLD Hub dataset), plus the intent-stage watch list.

2026 gTLD application list FAQ

How many gTLD applications did ICANN receive in 2026?

More than 1,600 primary applications, per ICANN's August 13 announcement, with more than 1,100 of them naming replacement strings as fallbacks. The exact count is expected after the August 21 fee deadline. The 2012 round drew 1,930.

When will the full list of applied-for strings be published?

On Reveal Day, which has no confirmed date yet. ICANN is expected to announce the date in mid-September 2026, and its rules require publication within nine weeks of the window closing, which points to mid-to-late October 2026. We will update this page the day the list drops.

Where can I see the applied-for strings before Reveal Day?

Right here, in the card list above: 686 strings across 15 named applicants as of August 21, 2026. It combines applicant press announcements with ICANNWiki's community-maintained TLD Hub, the most complete public dataset until ICANN publishes the official one.

Who applied for the most new TLDs?

Link Freedom Group, with 316 announced applications - the largest single filing in ICANN history, ahead of Donuts' 300+ in 2012. Journey to the West Corporation follows with roughly 300 tracked strings including replacements and Chinese-script IDNs.

Did anyone apply for .btc, .sol, or other crypto TLDs?

LFG confirmed .btc, .coin, .block and .nft, and Telegram confirmed .gram. The tracked dataset adds .bitcoin (applicant not yet attributed), .sui from Sui Naming Limited, and .ether, .hodl, .sat, .xbt, .zec, .dao and .dapp in LFG's bucket. The Solana Foundation's .sol bid is publicly supported by SNS without a formal confirmation, and most other crypto strings (.ape, .doge, .shib, .near) remain at the intent stage.

Which AI-related TLDs were applied for?

LFG's bucket includes .llm, .agi, .agentic, .gpt, .quantum and .robot. Namecheap's Starlight list leans heavily AI with .brain, .intelligence, .synth, .logic and .droid, and Journey to the West applied for .大模型 (large model) and .机器人 (robot). A community bid for .agent was active during the window but has not confirmed submission.

Can I register a domain in any of these extensions now?

No. The strings do not exist in the DNS and will not before late 2027 at the earliest. Free, non-binding pre-registration interest lists are normal; paid "guarantees" for unlaunched TLDs are a recurring scam. The details are in our 2026 round explainer.

Want to understand the machinery behind all this - registries, registrars, ICANN and where your money goes? Start with domain registries explained or the Domain Mastery series.

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