A few new gTLD applicants published their list of strings recently:
- ShortDot submits 80 new gTLD applications. Most are 3 letter strings:
https://shortdot.bond/80 - Vant Nexus Technologies LLC applies for .PORTAL - .ISLAND and .TRUCK new gTLDs:
Vant Nexus – Reshaping the Digital Landscape - The .CHESS domain extension:
https://www.fide.com/chess-is-getting-its-own-home-on-the-internet-fide-and-world-chess-apply-for-the-chess-domain-extension/ - Astronym Registry applied for 6 TLDs:
https://www.astronym.com/press/releases/2026-09-01-registered-agents-registry-game/ - Radix Registry announce 46 strings:
https://deux.radix.website/ - Starlight Registry (Namecheap - the Registrar), announces 40 new gTLD applications: from .AID to .WAVE (website coming soon)
- Twitter announcement, Telegram applied for .GRAM:
https://www.gtld.club/2026/08/telegram-applies-for-gram.html - The .EASY new gTLD:
https://easy.com/easygroup-applies-to-icann-for-the-easy-top-level-domain-as-part-of-the-new-gtld-program-2026-round/ - Name Space LLC applied for 10 strings: (website coming): .MARS - .SOUND - .HELLO - .FEST - .AURA - .YAM - .IFY - .III - .YYY - .BRAIN
- Xiyou Ji (西游记) submits 323 new gTLD applications (including IDNs):
https://xiyou.domains/ - Twitter announcement for the .SUI new gTLD (website coming soon).
- 2 applications spotted: .BIT and .ION new gTLDs (website coming soon).
- Suffix Inc submits 89 new gTLD applications:
Suffix Domains (but shows 13 only). - Link Freedom Group published a list of more than 300 strings. These are Primary and secondary strings:
https://lfg.link/ - Internet.BEST announced its application for .SOCIALMEDIA:
https://internet.best/socialmedia/ - A tool published 3 new gTLD applications for .MEOW - .STATUS and .UWU:
https://discovery.newtld.tools/ - Previous applicant for .CLUB submitted an application for the .FACTORY new gTLD:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/14/3345503/0/en/usa-made-in-america-announces-application-for-factory-generic-top-level-domain.html - Endpoint Domains published their first 8 applications (Primary strings) only for: .BIG - .FAB - .FART - .FTW - .HAPPY - .NSFW - .PRIVATE and .TRUE:
https://endpointdomains.com/ - Oinkadot submitted 25 new gTLD applications for: .anime - .bit - .bug - .cancel - .dine - .dragon - .ghost - .glitch - .hack - .heart - .king - .loop - .manga - .moon - .panda - .puff - .queen - .sign - .spice - .stack - .stay - .super - .weed - .wire and .zzz (website coming soon).
- Wiz announced it has 50+ letters of endorsement (On Twitter) for the .BITCOIN new gTLD:
https://www.gtld.club/2026/08/50-letters-of-endorsement-for-bitcoin.html
