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TLD STARTUP INFORMATION


The information on this page is applicable to the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program only. Please go to newgtldprogram.icann.org for information on the New gTLD Program: Next Round.



The dates published on this page reflect the Sunrise Period, Claims Period and, if applicable, the Qualified Launch Program, Approved Launch Program and Limited Registration Period(s) dates, provided by the applicable Registry Operator as required by the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements. All periods displayed on this page are date-based. For specific times when a period starts or ends, please refer to Registry Operator's website. Please note that any additional registration periods that a Registry Operator may run or changes to registration policies over time will not be reflected on this page.

Please Note: The information for TLDs that have conducted their startup periods may no longer be current as this information is not maintained on this page after the periods conclude and does not necessarily reflect the current Registry information. For a current list of Registries and Registry contact information, please visit https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/registries/registries-agreements-en and https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/listing-2012-02-25-en, respectively.
TLD Type Open Close Open Close Type Name Open Close Last Updated Sort ascending
ink End Date Sunrise 31 March 2014 02 June 2014 23 June 2014 22 September 2014
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush
  • 05 Jun 2014
  • 19 Jun 2014
13 Jun 2023
gay Start Date Sunrise 10 February 2020 31 March 2020 11 May 2020 07 December 2020
  • Limited Registration Period
  • ''Sunrise II''
  • 06 Apr 2020
  • 06 May 2020
13 Jun 2023
crown Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 29 September 2015 07 Jun 2023
ice Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 21 December 2015 22 May 2023
sky Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 02 April 2015 11 May 2023
box Start Date Sunrise 09 August 2023 12 September 2023 13 September 2023 17 January 2024 02 May 2023
help End Date Sunrise 03 September 2014 03 November 2014 25 November 2014 23 February 2015
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Sunrise B
  • 03 Sep 2014
  • 03 Nov 2014
13 Apr 2023
case Start Date Sunrise 05 June 2023 05 July 2023 05 July 2023 03 October 2023 12 Apr 2023
nexus Start Date Sunrise 02 April 2023 02 May 2023 03 May 2023
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • 02 May 2023
28 Mar 2023
oracle Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 15 June 2015 16 Mar 2023
java Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 15 June 2015 16 Mar 2023
gallo Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 15 January 2018 16 Mar 2023
barefoot Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 15 January 2018 16 Mar 2023
ericsson Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 12 September 2016 16 Mar 2023
prof Start Date Sunrise 02 April 2023 02 May 2023 03 May 2023
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • 02 May 2023
14 Mar 2023
zip Start Date Sunrise 02 April 2023 02 May 2023 03 May 2023
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • 02 May 2023
14 Mar 2023
mov Start Date Sunrise 02 April 2023 02 May 2023 03 May 2023
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • 02 May 2023
14 Mar 2023
dad Start Date Sunrise 02 April 2023 02 May 2023 03 May 2023
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • 02 May 2023
14 Mar 2023
phd Start Date Sunrise 02 April 2023 02 May 2023 03 May 2023
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • 02 May 2023
14 Mar 2023
foo Start Date Sunrise 02 April 2023 02 May 2023 03 May 2023
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • 02 May 2023
13 Mar 2023
esq Start Date Sunrise 02 April 2023 02 May 2023 03 May 2023
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • 02 May 2023
13 Mar 2023
global End Date Sunrise 25 June 2014 24 August 2014 09 September 2014 02 March 2015
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • -
  • Landrush phase
  • -
  • 23 Jun 2014
  • 27 Aug 2014
  • 16 Jan 2015
  • 24 Aug 2014
  • 05 Sep 2014
  • 15 Feb 2015
22 Feb 2023
watches End Date Sunrise 28 March 2023 27 May 2023 31 May 2023 30 August 2023 21 Feb 2023
obi Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 19 October 2015 17 January 2016 11 Nov 2022
crs Start Date Sunrise 16 February 2015 18 March 2015 19 March 2015 17 June 2015 11 Nov 2022
versicherung Start Date Sunrise 05 August 2014 04 September 2014 16 September 2014 15 December 2014
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • .VERSICHERUNG Exclusive Registration Period
  • 16 Jan 2015
  • 15 Feb 2015
09 Nov 2022
degree End Date Sunrise 04 November 2014 03 January 2015 07 January 2015 07 April 2015 09 Nov 2022
trust End Date Sunrise 18 December 2014 07 March 2015 09 March 2015 07 June 2015 01 Nov 2022
sexy End Date Sunrise 11 December 2013 09 February 2014 25 February 2014 26 May 2014
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • -
  • 10 Dec 2014
  • 09 Jan 2015
01 Nov 2022
hiv Start Date Sunrise 21 July 2014 20 August 2014 26 August 2014 31 March 2015
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • .hiv Qualified Launch Program
  • -
  • 22 Jul 2014
  • 10 Dec 2014
  • 20 Aug 2014
  • 09 Jan 2015
01 Nov 2022
click End Date Sunrise 03 September 2014 03 November 2014 25 November 2014 23 February 2015
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Sunrise B
  • 03 Sep 2014
  • 03 Nov 2014
01 Nov 2022
barclaycard Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 25 February 2015 26 May 2015 31 Oct 2022
barclays Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 25 February 2015 26 May 2015 31 Oct 2022
lat End Date Sunrise 16 February 2015 30 April 2015 12 May 2015 10 August 2015 27 Oct 2022
xn--kput3i Start Date Sunrise 01 December 2014 31 December 2014 09 February 2015 10 May 2015
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush
  • 05 Jan 2015
  • 04 Feb 2015
13 Oct 2022
rsvp Start Date Sunrise 04 October 2022 07 November 2022 08 November 2022
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • QLP
  • 01 Sep 2022
  • 04 Oct 2022
10 Oct 2022
boo Start Date Sunrise 04 October 2022 07 November 2022 08 November 2022
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • QLP
  • 01 Sep 2022
  • 04 Oct 2022
10 Oct 2022
ruhr Start Date Sunrise 21 January 2014 20 February 2014 27 March 2014 22 June 2016
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • -
  • -
  • 24 Feb 2014
  • 10 Dec 2014
  • 25 Mar 2014
  • 09 Jan 2015
20 Sep 2022
giving End Date Sunrise 13 October 2022 13 December 2022 20 January 2023 20 April 2023
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush
  • 20 Dec 2022
  • 20 Jan 2023
12 Sep 2022
pioneer Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 20 April 2017 19 July 2017 23 Aug 2022
godaddy Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 17 April 2017 16 July 2017 19 Jul 2022
kids Start Date Sunrise 11 August 2022 14 September 2022 29 November 2022 28 February 2023
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Community Sunrise
  • Pioneer Domains
  • 20 Sep 2022
  • 19 Oct 2022
  • 19 Oct 2022
  • 29 Nov 2022
13 Jul 2022
mom Start Date Sunrise 24 February 2016 25 March 2016 26 April 2016 25 July 2016 13 Jul 2022
lol End Date Sunrise 01 June 2015 31 July 2015 11 August 2015 09 November 2015 13 Jul 2022
guitars End Date Sunrise 27 January 2014 28 March 2014 15 April 2014 14 July 2014
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • -
  • 10 Dec 2014
  • 09 Jan 2015
13 Jul 2022
game End Date Sunrise 06 August 2015 05 October 2015 17 May 2016 15 August 2016
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Extended Sunrise
  • 03 May 2016
  • 16 May 2016
13 Jul 2022
flowers End Date Sunrise 26 January 2015 27 March 2015 07 April 2015 06 July 2015 13 Jul 2022
diet End Date Sunrise 03 September 2014 03 November 2014 25 November 2014 23 February 2015
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Sunrise B
  • 03 Sep 2014
  • 03 Nov 2014
13 Jul 2022
christmas End Date Sunrise 01 May 2014 30 June 2014 08 July 2014 06 October 2014
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • -
  • 10 Dec 2014
  • 09 Jan 2015
13 Jul 2022
pics End Date Sunrise 27 January 2014 28 March 2014 15 April 2014 14 July 2014
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • -
  • 10 Dec 2014
  • 09 Jan 2015
13 Jul 2022