Application Timeline
Key dates and deadlines for the 2026 New gTLD Round
Submit Your Strings of Interest
Submit the strings you are considering applying for. As others submit the same strings, you will be notified and can connect anonymously.
String Interest Report — starting at $100 per string
Submit Your Strings of Interest
Submit the strings you are considering applying for. As others submit the same strings, you will be notified and can connect anonymously.
String Interest Report — starting at $100 per string
Application Window Opens
ICANN opens the application window for new gTLD applications
Application Window Opens
ICANN opens the application window for new gTLD applications
Confirm Your Applied-For Strings
After submitting your application to ICANN, confirm your strings with us. Once verified, you can connect with other verified applicants competing for the same strings.
Contention Avoidance Report — $3,000 per string
(String Interest Report payment is credited toward this cost)
Confirm Your Applied-For Strings
After submitting your application to ICANN, confirm your strings with us. Once verified, you can connect with other verified applicants competing for the same strings.
Contention Avoidance Report — $3,000 per string
(String Interest Report payment is credited toward this cost)
Application Window Closes
Deadline for submitting new gTLD applications to ICANN. Last chance to submit strings of interest.
Application Window Closes
Deadline for submitting new gTLD applications to ICANN. Last chance to submit strings of interest.
Contention Avoidance Closes
Last chance to confirm applied-for strings and connect with verified applicants
Contention Avoidance Closes
Last chance to confirm applied-for strings and connect with verified applicants
Reveal Day
ICANN reveals all applications. Private resolution prohibited after this point.
Reveal Day
ICANN reveals all applications. Private resolution prohibited after this point.
Prohibition on Private Resolution
Applicants may not engage in any private resolution of contention sets until execution of the Registry Agreement for each string in contention
Prohibition on Private Resolution
Applicants may not engage in any private resolution of contention sets until execution of the Registry Agreement for each string in contention