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'''gTLD Applications By the Numbers:'''
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* Total Applications: 1,930
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** Total Brand Applications: 643 (34%)
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===gTLD Applications by the Numbers===
** Total IDN Applications: 116 (6%)
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* [[All New gTLD Applications|Total Applications]]: 1,930<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/gtld/all/infographic Inforgraphic, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref><ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/statistics Statistics, NewgTLDs.ICANN.org]</ref><ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/13/as-many-as-1409-top-level-domains-on-the-way/ As Many As 1409 Top Level Domains On The Way, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>
** Total Community Applications: 84 (4%)
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** Total [[New gTLD Brand Applications|Brand Applications]]: 643 (34% of total apps)
** Total Geographic Applications: 66 (3%)
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** Total [[New gTLD IDN Applications|IDN Applications]]: 116 (6%)
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** Total [[Community TLD|Community Applications]]: 84 (4%)
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** Total [[New gTLD Geographic Applications|Geographic Applications]]: 66 (3%)
 
* Total TLDs applied for: 1,409
 
* Total TLDs applied for: 1,409
 
* Total Applicants: 1,155
 
* Total Applicants: 1,155
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* Total identical contentions: 751 (39% of total apps)
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* Withdrawn applications: 100<ref>http://domainincite.com/13755-100th-new-gtld-application-withdrawn 100th New gTLD Withdrawn] Published & Retrieved July 16 2013</ref>
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* Rejected applications: 1
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* Application change requests: 424+
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* Processed & approved application changes: 54+
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* Total [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment Specifications submitted]]: 499<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-06mar13-en Announcement 6 Mar 13, NewgTLDs.ICANN.org] Retrieved 7 March 2013</ref>
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===Top Applicants===
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# [[Donuts]] - 307 applications
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# [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]]) - 101
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# [[Amazon]] - 76
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# [[Top Level Domain Holdings]] - 68
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# [[Famous Four Media]] ([[Domain Venture Partners]]) - 60
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# [[Uniregistry]] - 54
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# [[Radix]] - 31
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# [[Afilias]] - 31
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# [[Demand Media]] ([[United TLD Holdco Ltd.]]) - 26
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# [[Zodiac]] - 15
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# [[L'Oréal]] - 14
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# [[Richemont DNS Inc.]] - 14
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# [[Verisign]] - 14
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# [[STRAAT Investments]] - 13
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# [[Dish DBS Corporation]] - 13
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# [[Lifestyle Domain Holdings, Inc.]] - 13
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# [[Jay Westerdal]] ([[Fegistry, LLC]] & [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]]) - 11
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# [[Microsoft]] - 11
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# [[Fiat Industrial S.p.A]] - 10
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# [[GMO Internet]] - 10
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# [[Top Level Design]] - 10
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===Most Highly Contested TLDs===
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# [[.app]], 13 applicants
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# [[.inc]], 11 applicants
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# [[.home]], 11 applicants
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# [[.art]], 10 applicants
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# [[.blog]], 9 applicants
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# [[.llc]], 9 applicants
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# [[.shop]], 9 applicants
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# [[.book]], 9 applicants
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# [[.design]], 8 applicants
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# [[.music]], 8 applicants
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# [[.movie]], 8 applicants
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# [[.web]], 7 applicants
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# [[.store]], 7 applicants
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# [[.hotel]], 7 applicants
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# [[.love]], 7 applicants
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# [[.ltd]], 7 applicants
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# [[.cloud]], 7 applicants
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# [[.mail]], 7 applicants
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# [[.news]], 7 applicants
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===Top Registry Services Backend Providers===
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# [[Neustar]] - 353 applications (18%)<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9442-the-registry-back-end-market-numbers-are-in The Registry Back End Numbers Are In, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
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# [[Demand Media]] - 334 applicantions (17%)
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# [[Afilias]] - 305 applications (16%)
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# [[Verisign]] - 236 applicants (12%)
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# [[ARI Registry Services]] 160 applications, (8%)
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# [[Google]] - 101 applications (5%)
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# [[Minds + Machines]] - 87 applications (4%)
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# [[CentralNic]] - 60 applications (3%)
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# [[ISC]] - 58 applications (3%)
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# [[KSregistry]] - 27 applications (1%)
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# [[GMO Registry]] - 27 applications (1%)
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# [[KNET]] - 23 applications (1%)
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# [[CORE]] - 23 applications (1%)
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# [[OpenRegistry]] - 21 applications (1%)
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===Geographic Breakdown===
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* North America: 911 applications<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/statistics Statistics, NewgTLDs.ICANN.org]</ref>
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* Europe: 675
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* Asia/Pacific: 303
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* Latin America/Caribbean: 24
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* Africa: 17
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===Top Countries===
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* USA: 884 applications<ref>[http://www.dotwhat.co/?view=countries Countries, DotWhat.co]</ref>
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* Cayman Islands: 91 (of which 54 were submitted by [[Uniregistry]])
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* Luxembourg: 85 (of which 76 were submitted by [[Amazon]])
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* British Virgin Islands: 72 applications (of which 70  were submitted by [[Top Level Domain Holdings]])
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* Japan: 71
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* Germany: 70
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* Gibraltar: 62 (of which 60 were submitted by [[Famous Four Media]])
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* Switzerland: 51
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Applications were received from 60 countries.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/nnew-gtlds-by-the-numbers-1930-apps-751-apps-in-conflict-max-number-of-new-gtlds-1409/ New gTLDs by The Numbers, TheDomains.com]</ref>
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===IDN Breakdown===
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* Total [[IDN]] Applications: 116<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120614_analysis_of_the_idn_new_gtld_applications/ Analysis of IDN New gTLD Applications, CircleID.com]</ref>
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* Total scripts: 12
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* Total [[IDN]] Community Applications: 7<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/statistics Statistics, NewgTLDs.ICANN.org]</ref>
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* Total applications in Chinese scripts: 73
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* Total applications in Arabic: 15
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* Total applications in Japanese: 9
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==References==
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[[Category:New gTLD Program]]
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[[Category:Loose initiatives]]