New gTLD Applicants

The following list is comprised of known, verified applications for TLDs being applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program. It is broken down by what "type" of gTLD the applicant is applying for. For a list of companies providing a variety of gTLD-related services, see here.

Geographic Applicants[edit | edit source]

The following are proposed GeoTLD ventures:^[1]^[2]^[3]

TLD	Applicant(s)	Registry Provider	Notes
.africa	DotConnectAfrica (DCA) AfTLD ARC		String Contention
.afrique	Africa Top Level Domains (AfTLD)
.arab	League of Arab States		Supported by ITU, Confirmed^[4]
.athens
.bangaluru	Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. with India TL Domain	Minds + Machines	Confirmed^[5]
.bayern	dotBayern e.V. Bayern Connect	Minds + Machines (Bayern Connect)^[6]	String Contention
.berlin	dotBERLIN GmbH Unite Berlin		String Contention, Confirmed^[7]^[8]
.bzh	PointBZH
.budapest	Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.	Minds + Machines	Confirmed^[9]
.capetown	UniForum SA	UniForum SA	Confirmed^[10]
.chicago
.cymru	The Welsh Government	Nominet	Confirmed^[11]
.durban	UniForum SA	UniForum SA	Confirmed^[12]
.eac	East African Community (EAC)
.eng	dot.eng
.florida	dotFlorida LLC		Alexander Schubert is the founder^[13]
.fra	A-FRA
.gent	The City of Gent	OpenRegistry	Confirmed,^[14] Partnered with City TLD
.hamburg	Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH
.hof	The City of Hof with HFO Telecom AG
.joburg	UniForum SA	UniForum SA	Confirmed^[15]
.ker	dotKer
.koeln	dotKöln
.kyoto	Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics		Confirmed^[16]
.london
.madrid	Punto Madrid
.masr	National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA)
.melbourne	Government of Victoria	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed^[17]
.miami	Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.	Minds + Machines	Confirmed^[18]
.moscow	Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
.mumbai	Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. with India TL Domain (Unclear)	Minds + Machines (Unclear)^[19]
.nagoya	GMO Registry	GMO Registry	Confirmed^[20]
.nrw	Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.	Minds + Machines	Confirmed, NRW stands for the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia
.nyc	NYC's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT)	Neustar	Confirmed^[21]
.okinawa	Business Ralliart Inc. GMO Registry		Confirmed, String Contention Possible^[22]^[23]
.osaka	GMO Registry Interlink Business Ralliart Inc. Future Spirits		Confirmed, String Contention Possible^[24]
.paris
.que	PointQuébec
.quebec	PointQuébec
.riga	dotRiga		Alexander Schubert is the Project Manager^[25]
.roma	Roma TLD S.r.l.		Member of DotCities
.ryukyu	Business Ralliart Inc. GMO Registry		Confirmed, String Contention Possible^[26]^[27]
.saarland	dotSaarland eV
.scot	Dot Scot Registry
.seattle
.seoul	The City of Seoul
.sydney	Government of New South Wales	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed^[28]
.tat	dot tat
.tokyo	DotTokyo	GMO Registry
.toulouse
.val	puntVAL
.vegas	Dot Vegas Inc.
.victoria	Government of Victoria	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed^[29]
.vlaanderen	DNS.be	DNS.be	Working with Nic.at on application. Confirmed^[30]
.volga	Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
.wales	The Welsh Government	Nominet	Confirmed^[31]
.wien	DotWien
.yokohama	Yokohama City	GMO Registry	Confirmed^[32]

Generic/Community Applicants[edit | edit source]

The following are niche, generic, or community gTLDs:^[33]^[34]^[35]

TLD	Applicant(s)	Registry Provider	Notes
.adult	ICM Registry	ICM Registry	Confirmed.^[36]^[37]
.app	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[38]
.art	Aremi Group		Aremi Group claims trademark of .art & Dot Art.
.archi	Starting Dot		Short for "architecture." Confirmed.^[39]
.baby	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[40]
.bank	Domain Security Company		String Contention
.bank	American Bankers Association w/ BITS	Verisign	String Contention
.bank	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[41] String Contention
.basketball	The International Basketball Association (FIBA)	Minds + Machines	Also working with ROAR Domains.^[42]
.bio	Starting Dot		Confirmed.^[43]
.blog	Primer Nivel	RegistryASP	Confirmed,^[44] String Contention
.blog	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[45] String Contention
.chat	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[46]
.city	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[47]
.club	.CLUB Domains LLC
.click	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[48]
.cloud	Cloud Names		Confirmed.^[49]
.creditunion	CUNA		Confirmed.^[50]
.deals	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[51]
.dental	Dot Dental TLD and Domains		Rumored to be defunct^[52]
.design	Starting Dot		Confirmed^[53] String Contention
.design	Momentous		Confirmed.^[54] String Contention
.doctor	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[55]
.docs	Google		Confirmed.^[56]
.eco	Big Room Inc.	Big Room & Afilias	Community Application^[57], String Contention
.eco	Unknown Minds + Machines Venture^[58]	Minds + Machines	String Contention
.eurovision	European Broadcasting Union
.eus	PuntuEus Association
.film	The Film Registry Inc.	ARI Registry Services^[59]
.free	dotFree Group		Confirmed^[60]
.gal	Asociaci√≥n PuntoGal
.gay	Dot Gay Alliance	Minds + Machines^[61]	String Contention.
.gay	dotgay LLC	Neustar	Community Application, String Contention
.cloud	Cloud Names		Confirmed.^[62]
.gmbh	eco e.V.
.green	DotGreen Registry	Neustar^[63]	Community Application
.halal	Halalan Tayyiban Corp.
.health	International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth with ISOC Belgium
.hiv	dotHIV gemeinn√ºtziger e.V.
.home	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[64]
.casa	Go Daddy		Confirmed.^[65]
.horse	Dot Horse Project LLC	Minds + Machines	Confirmed^[66]
.host	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[67]
.hosting	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[68]
.hotel	DOTHOTEL		String Contention
.hotel	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[69] String Contention
.irish	Dot-Irish LLC
.immo	Starting Dot		Short for "real estate" in French. Confirmed.^[70]
.insurance	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[71] String Contention
.insurance	American Bankers Association w/ BITS		String Contention
.jewelers	GJB Partners	ARI Registry Services
.kiwi	Dot Kiwi	Minds + Machines^[72]
.law	TLD INVEST GmbH		String Contention
.law	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[73] String Contention
.lli	PuntuLLI
.loans	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[74]
.lol	Google		Confirmed.^[75]
.love	dot.Love Inc.,
.mls	MLS Domains Association	CentralNic	String Contention^[76]
.money	gTLD Revolution
.movie	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[77]
.music	Music.us, Constantine Roussos		String Contention
.music	Far Further		String Contention
.music	Minds + Machines	Minds + Machines	String Contention
.music	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[78] String Contention
.news	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[79]
.ngo	PIR		Confirmed^[80]
.web	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[81] String Contention
.web	Web.com		Confirmed.^[82] String Contention
.ong	PIR		Confirmed^[83]
.online	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[84]
.phone	gTLD Revolution
.ping	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[85]
.play	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[86]
.porn	ICM Registry	ICM Registry	Confirmed.^[87]^[88]
.press	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[89]
.restaurant
.radio	BRS Media, Inc.	Minds + Machines^[90]	String Contention
.radio	European Broadcasting Union		String Contention
.real	Global Real Estate and Technology Consortium
.reise	dotreise GmbH		German for ".travel"
.rip	Momentous		Confirmed.^[91]
.rocks	DOTROCKS, LLC
.rugby	International Rugby Board	Minds + Machines	Applicant worked with ROAR Domains. Confirmed.^[92]
.secure	Domain Security Company LLC		String Contention
.secure	Artemis Internet	ARI Registry Services^[93]	String Contention
.sex	ICM Registry	ICM Registry	Confirmed.^[94]^[95]
.shop	GMO Registry		String Contention
.shop	Commercial Connect, LLC		String Contention
.shop	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[96] String Contention
.site	UrbanBrain Inc.		Confirmed (2010)^[97] String Contention
.site	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[98] String Contention
.ski	Starting Dot w/ Adrenaline TLD		Confirmed^[99]
.space	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[100]
.sport	SportAccord	CORE	String Contention, Community Application
.sport	dotSport LLC		String Contention
.sport	The DotSport Registry		String Contention
.store	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[101]
.style	Momentous		Confirmed.^[102]
.sucks	Momentous		Confirmed.^[103]
.taxi
.versicherung	dotversicherung-registry GmbH		German for ".insurance"
.vin
.vip	Vipspace Enterprises LLC
.web	gTLD Revolution		String Contention
.web	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[104] String Contention
.website	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[105]
.wine
.world	Radix	ARI Registry Services	Confirmed.^[106]

IDN Applicants[edit | edit source]

TLD	Applicant(s)	Registry Provider	Notes
.ДЕТИ	Coordination Center for TLD RU	Coordination Center for TLD RU	Russian for ".children"
.عرب	League of Arab States		Receiving Support from ITU, Arabic for ".arab" Confirmed^[107]
.москва	Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)		IDN version of ".moscow"

Related Pages[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

[1] Geographic, Dot-nxt.com

[2] New TLDs, NewDomains.org

[3] NewTLDs, NewTLDs.tv

[4] News370, TRA.gov.ae

[5] MM In Bizarre Negaluru gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com

[6] Top Level Domain Holdings to Help Register Bayern Domain, ProactiveInvestors.co.uk

[7] DotBERLIN.de

[8] UniteBerlin.de

[9] TLDH adds Budapest to its Location Top Level Domains

[10] Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com

[11] Latest, Nominet.org

[12] Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com

[13] DotFlorida Team, DotFlorida.org

[14] OpenRegistry Wins Gent Registry Deal, DomainIncite.com

[15] Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com

[16] A Look At How the New TLD Space is Shaping up in Japan

[17] News ARI Wins Tender for Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com

[18] DomainIncite.com

[19] Corporate update Minds Machines Chosen As registry Provider for Mumbai, TLDH.org

[20] GMO Registry Recieves Letter of Support from City

[21] News, InformationWeek.com

[22] Japan Gets Two New Geo TLD Projects, DomainIncite.com

[23] News Article, GMO.jp

[24] 4 Companies Given Ok for Osaka, DomainIncite.com

[25] Contact, DotRiga.org

[26] Japan Gets Two New Geo TLD Projects, DomainIncite.com

[27] News Article, GMO.jp

[28] ARI Wins Tender For Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com

[29] News ARI Wins Tender For Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com

[30] MM Joins Music Fight, DomainIncite.com

[31] Latest, Nominet.org

[32] BusNews, Japan.Internet.com

[33] New TLDs, NewDomains.org

[34] Community, dot-nxt.com

[35] NewTLDs, NewTLDs.tv

[36] ICM Owner of XXX Applies for Sex Porn Adult to Give XXX Owner Grandfather Rights, TheDomains.com

[37] ICM Registry Applies For Sex Porn and Adult, DomainNameWire.com

[38] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[39] Another Contention Battle Confirmed as Starting Dot Reveals Five gTLD Bids, DomainIncite.com

[40] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[41] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[42] Confirmed.Fiba To Apply For Basketball Top level Domain, DomainNameWire.com

[43] Another Contention Battle Confirmed as Starting Dot Reveals Five gTLD Bids, DomainIncite.com

[44] First Blog New gTLD Applicant Revealed, DomainIncite.com

[45] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[46] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[47] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[48] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[49] CloudNames To Apply For New TLDs, TheTLDhub.com

[50] Monte Cahn Invests in and joins DomainHoldings, DomainNameWire.com

[51] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[52] Status, NewgTLDsite, twitter.com

[53] Another Contention Battle Confirmed as Starting Dot Reveals Five gTLD Bids, DomainIncite.com

[54] Momentous Sucks Bid About Creating Dialogue, DomainIncite.com

[55] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[56] Expanding Internet Domain Space, Googleblog.Blogspot.co.uk

[57] Web Wars, VanMag.com

[58] Dot Eco, MindsAndMachines.com

[59] AboutUs, FilmRegistryInc.com

[60] Status, RT, dotFree, 2.27.2012, Twitter.com

[61] About, DotGayAlliance

[62] CloudNames To Apply For New TLDs, TheTLDhub.com

[63] tGreen Selects neustar to Provide Registry and DNS Support to Green TLD, PRNewsWire.com

[64] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[65] Demand Media Invests 18 million in New TLDs, DomainNameWire.com

[66] TLDH Signs ANother City gTLD Budapest, DomainIncite.com

[67] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[68] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[69] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[70] Another Contention Battle Confirmed as Starting Dot Reveals Five gTLD Bids, DomainIncite.com

[71] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[72] TLDH Files First 20 gTLD Applications, ElliotsBlog.com

[73] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[74] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[75] Expanding Internet Domain Space, Googleblog.Blogspot.co.uk

[76] Dot MLS Rights Fight, News.Dot-nxt.com

[77] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[78] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[79] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[80] PourQuoiONG, NGOtld.org

[81] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[82] Web Com Applies to be Registry for Web, TheHostingNews.com

[83] PourQuoiONG, NGOtld.org

[84] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[85] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[86] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[87] ICM Owner of XXX Applies for Sex Porn Adult to Give XXX Owner Grandfather Rights, TheDomains.com

[88] ICM Registry Applies For Sex Porn and Adult, DomainNameWire.com

[89] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[90] BRS Media Selects Minds Machines For Radio Registry Services, MindsAndMachines.com

[91] Momentous Sucks Bid About Creating Dialogue, DomainIncite.com

[92] PressRelease, IRB.com

[93] How NCC plans to revolutionize domain name security with .secure gTLD, domainincite.com

[94] ICM Owner of XXX Applies for Sex Porn Adult to Give XXX Owner Grandfather Rights, TheDomains.com

[95] ICM Registry Applies For Sex Porn and Adult, DomainNameWire.com

[96] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[97] New Internet NameSpace on the Horizon UrbanBrain announces Dotsite site, PRnewswire.com

[98] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[99] Another Contention Battle Confirmed as Starting Dot Reveals Five gTLD Bids, DomainIncite.com

[100] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[101] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[102] Momentous Sucks Bid About Creating Dialogue, DomainIncite.com

[103] Momentous Sucks Bid About Creating Dialogue, DomainIncite.com

[104] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

[105] Directi Invest Over 30 million applies for 31 new gtlds, TheDomains.com

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