'''.web''' is a proposed new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]].
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'''.web''' is a proposed new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]]. On 28 July 2016, the string was sold at an [[GTLD_Auctions#ICANN_Auctions|ICANN auction of last resort]] for a record-breaking $135 million.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/28/breaking-web-top-level-domain-name-auction-ends-135-million/ .Web top level domain name auction ends for $135 million]</ref>