Smaller registry goes big with 71 new TLD applications. Intercap Registry is one of the biggest new top level domain applicants in the 2026 round, applying for 71 strings. Until now, the company has been a smaller player in the registry ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Surprise? Intercap registry is one of biggest new TLD applicants
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Most contested top level domains: .agent, .lab(s), .bit
· UncategorizedUnofficially, these TLDs have the most applicants. Today, ICANN released the full list of 1,616 new top level domain name applications it received this year. The most-contested sting is no surprise: .agent is at the top of the list. But two ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Squarespace gets into the domain registry business
· UncategorizedRegistrar applies for 15 top level domains. Domain name registrar and web presence platform Squarespace has thrown its hat into the ring for new top level domain names. The company applied for 15 top level domains with ICANN this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Amazon dials back top level domain ambitions in 2026 round
· UncategorizedCompany applies for eight dot-brand top level domain names. Tech giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was one of the largest applicants for new top level domain names in the 2012 expansion round, applying for 76 extensions. It was also one of the biggest ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Chinese new TLD applicant appears to have been fake
· UncategorizedWhy did someone create a fake applicant website? A Chinese company that said it applied for over 100 top level domain names was apparently fake. In August, Journey to the West Corporation created a website promoting what it said were 323 primary ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy applies for 77 top level domains
· Domain RegistrarsWorld's biggest domain registrar wants to drastically expand its top level domain portfolio. Domain name registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has applied for 77 top level domain names through its registry subsidiary. The company largely sat out the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Meta applies for .SuperIntelligence, 17 other top level domains
· UncategorizedTech giant wants .superintelligence, .agent, and other TLDs. For many people, the first time they heard the term "super intelligence" was when Donald Trump uttered the term last month. During a speech to the United Nations, Trump said that the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donald Trump applies for .trump top level domain name
· Policy & LawPresident wants his own top level domain name. U.S. President Donald Trump has applied for his own top level domain name: .trump. ICANN, the organization that oversees the domain name system, opened the door to applications for new top level ... Continue Reading1 Comment
WordPress maker Automattic applies for 16 top level domains including .matt
· UncategorizedList includes founder's name, .matt. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, plans to expand its top level domain name portfolio by as many as 16 domains. The company already operates .blog, which has about 375,000 registrations. (For more ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google applies for 39 top level domain names: .agent, .waymo & more
· UncategorizedCompany will face competitors for some of the domains, including .agent. Google has applied for 39 top level domain names in ICANN's 2026 expansion round. That's far fewer than the 101 it applied for last time, in 2012. From the last batch, two ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
