October 7, 2026
Reveal Day
Applicants, strings, initial contention sets and public application details are published.
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New gTLD Reveal Day
Explore who applied for what, understand competing applications, and plan your next move.
ICANN REVEAL DAY
October 7, 2026See what happens next2026 application explorer
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About the data
Browsing. Each string appears once in the string list. Filters apply to individual applications. Other applicants in a displayed string or contention group remain available for context.
Types, themes and regions. Application types reflect published information. GCD assigns themes, which may overlap, and provides English meanings, which may have alternative interpretations. Applicant regions are based on the applying entity’s country or territory, not its target market.
Contention. ICANN-reported sets reflect ICANN’s published data. “Matching strings” identifies identical strings in this explorer; it is not an official contention designation. “None reported” reflects the current data, and contention status may change.
Application details. Requests and proposed commitments do not indicate approval. Additional details are shown when public information is available.
FROM REVEAL TO REVIEW
What happens next
October 8–21, 2026
Replacement period
Eligible applicants may switch to their submitted replacement string.
November 17, 2026
String Confirmation Day
Confirmed strings and revised contention sets are published. Community input opens.
November 17, 2026 – March 16, 2027
Community input
Review applications and use the appropriate comment or objection process.
Dates may change. ICANN’s milestone announcement
KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT
Your questions,
answered
Milestones, comments and objections.
Talk with a GCD specialistWhat information can I find for each application?
Start with the applicant, country, applied-for string and contention membership. Open a string for its public application link, language and meaning, variants and replacement information. Where available, additional sections cover the organization, mission, safeguards, proposed commitments, community or geographic context, and .Brand or exemption requests. A request is not an approval. Details may be added as the published material is reviewed.
Registry service provider selections and registry services are not designated public fields in ICANN’s application question table. This explorer includes those details only when supported by a separate public source.
Does an application mean a domain extension will launch?
No. Publication is an early program milestone. Evaluation, objections, contention resolution and contracting can affect whether and when an extension reaches the Internet. An applied-for string is not an available domain registration.
Can applied-for strings and contention sets change?
Yes. Eligible replacement strings may be selected during October 8–21, 2026. ICANN publishes confirmed strings on November 17, 2026, but later evaluations and objections can still affect contention.
How do I submit an application comment?
Use ICANN’s Application Comment Forum when it opens. Create an ICANN Account, identify the application, string and relevant evaluation, and disclose your affiliations and applicant relationships. Comments inform evaluation; they are distinct from formal objections.
How do formal objections work?
File with the designated dispute resolution provider by its deadline, satisfying the applicable standing, evidence and fee requirements. WIPO handles String Confusion and Legal Rights; ICC handles Limited Public Interest and Community objections. A comment alone does not file an objection.
What is a singular/plural notification?
Anyone can notify ICANN about singular and plural forms of the same word in the same language. The notification window is 30 days after String Confirmation Day. Use ICANN’s dedicated form and requirements; this is a separate process from an objection.
What is a contention set?
A contention set connects applications whose strings cannot all proceed together. An identical primary string can signal competition, but official sets may also reflect similarity, variants or later objection outcomes. A connected set can contain indirect relationships; it does not mean every pair is in direct contention.
This explorer labels ICANN-reported sets separately from automatically detected primary-string matches. Only ICANN determines official contention.
When is the prioritization draw?
ICANN expects it in the first half of 2027; the date is unconfirmed. It sets processing order after the String Evaluation Stage, expected to take 180 days.
Does ICANN’s year-end closure affect the deadline?
Operations pause December 19, 2026 – January 4, 2027. ICANN has included that pause in its published community-input schedule.