New gTLDs are here.
These days, almost any word, string or phrase even, has gTLD potential, at a starting price of $185,000 dollars paid to ICANN.
Applications go through the approval process, that includes a lot of lobbying before a gTLD is accepted.
Sometimes, different parties compete for the same gTLD with multiple applications, which might lead to an auction.
When a new gTLD is delegated, it resolves on the Internet.
What new gTLDs have been delegated recently?
Let’s have a look, in alphabetical order, for the new gTLDs that went live during the months of June and July 2016:
ABLE
AIRBUS
ALLSTATE
ALSTOM
ANZ
ART
AUDIBLE
BBT
BEAUTY
BESTBUY
BLANCO
CAM
CBRE
CHINTAI
COMCAST
COOKINGCHANNEL
DEAL
DHL
DOCTOR
DUCK
DUNLOP
DUPONT
EPOST
ERICSSON
FARMERS
FEDEX
FIRE
FOODNETWORK
FRONTDOOR
FUJITSU
FUJIXEROX
GAMES
GODADDY
GOODHANDS
GOODYEAR
HGTV
HISAMITSU
HOMEGOODS
HOMESENSE
IEEE
IKANO
IMDB
INTUIT
ITV
KINDLE
KOSHER
LANCOME
LEFRAK
LEGO
LPL
LPLFINANCIAL
LUNDBECK
MACYS
MARSHALLS
MINT
MIT
MITSUBISHI
NATIONWIDE
NFL
NIKE
NOW
OFF
ONYOURSIDE
ORIENTEXPRESS
PANASONIC
PFIZER
PIONEER
PNC
POLITIE
PRIME
RAID
RIGHTATHOME
SAVE
SCJOHNSON
SES
SHANGRILA
SHOPPING
SILK
SMART
STAPLES
SWIFTCOVER
TDK
TIAA
TJMAXX
TJX
TKMAXX
TRAVELCHANNEL
UPS
VIVO
WINNERS
WOODSIDE
XFINITY
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ZAPPOS
ZIPPO
That’s 95 new gTLDs in June and July alone! 😀
Many of these new gTLDs resolve to a portal, by adding “NIC.” in front of the gTLD part, although that’s not always the case.
When will this madness end?
