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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.
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TLD Type Open Close Open Close Type Name Open Close Last Updated
africa End Date Sunrise 04 April 2017 03 June 2017 04 July 2017 02 October 2017
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush Application 3
  • Landrush Application 1
  • Landrush Application 2
  • Landrush Application 4
  • MVS Sunrise
  • 19 Jun 2017
  • 05 Jun 2017
  • 12 Jun 2017
  • 26 Jun 2017
  • 04 Apr 2017
  • 23 Jun 2017
  • 09 Jun 2017
  • 16 Jun 2017
  • 30 Jun 2017
  • 02 Jun 2017
 31 Mar 2017
smart Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 01 April 2017 30 June 2017 16 Mar 2017
farmers Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 30 March 2017 28 June 2017 13 Mar 2017
xn--tckwe Start Date Sunrise 09 December 2015 14 March 2016 13 June 2016 31 December 2017
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush Program
  • Priority Access Program
  • 16 May 2016
  • 15 Mar 2016
  • 12 Jun 2016
  • 15 May 2016
 08 Mar 2017
vig Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 04 April 2017 03 July 2017 27 Feb 2017
xn--unup4y End Date Sunrise 13 September 2016 31 December 2016 13 March 2017 13 June 2017
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • -
  • 13 Sep 2016
  • 31 Dec 2016
 14 Feb 2017
xn--czrs0t End Date Sunrise 13 September 2016 31 December 2016 13 March 2017 13 June 2017
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • -
  • 13 Sep 2016
  • 31 Dec 2016
 14 Feb 2017
xn--fjq720a End Date Sunrise 13 September 2016 31 December 2016 13 March 2017 13 June 2017
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • -
  • 13 Sep 2016
  • 31 Dec 2016
 14 Feb 2017
xn--vhquv End Date Sunrise 13 September 2016 31 December 2016 13 March 2017 13 June 2017
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • -
  • 13 Sep 2016
  • 31 Dec 2016
 14 Feb 2017
zara Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 22 February 2017 23 May 2017 10 Feb 2017
art End Date Sunrise 07 December 2016 07 February 2017 10 May 2017 08 August 2017
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • -
  • Limited Registration Period
  • 15 Nov 2016
  • 08 Feb 2017
  • 07 Feb 2017
  • 09 May 2017
 09 Feb 2017
fujitsu Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 13 February 2017 14 May 2017 07 Feb 2017
open Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 13 February 2017 02 Feb 2017
amex Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 13 February 2017 02 Feb 2017
americanexpress Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 13 February 2017 02 Feb 2017
agakhan Start Date Sunrise 28 February 2017 30 March 2017 04 April 2017 03 July 2017 25 Jan 2017
akdn Start Date Sunrise 28 February 2017 30 March 2017 04 April 2017 03 July 2017 25 Jan 2017
ismaili Start Date Sunrise 28 February 2017 30 March 2017 04 April 2017 03 July 2017 25 Jan 2017
imamat Start Date Sunrise 28 February 2017 30 March 2017 04 April 2017 03 July 2017 25 Jan 2017
seven Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 28 December 2015 12 Jan 2017
afl Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 29 June 2015 12 Jan 2017
tab Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 16 February 2016 12 Jan 2017
broadway End Date Sunrise 04 January 2017 05 March 2017 06 March 2017 04 June 2017 15 Dec 2016
hospital End Date Sunrise 10 January 2017 11 March 2017 13 March 2017 13 June 2017
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 10 Jan 2017
  • 13 Mar 2017
 12 Dec 2016
xn--t60b56a Start Date Sunrise 16 May 2016 19 June 2016 30 August 2016 28 April 2017
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush Program
  • Priority Access Program
  • 16 Aug 2016
  • 20 Jun 2016
  • 29 Aug 2016
  • 15 Aug 2016
 22 Nov 2016
xn--mk1bu44c Start Date Sunrise 16 May 2016 19 June 2016 30 August 2016 28 April 2017
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Priority Access Program
  • Landrush Program
  • 20 Jun 2016
  • 16 Aug 2016
  • 15 Aug 2016
  • 29 Aug 2016
 22 Nov 2016
auspost Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 21 November 2016 01 Nov 2016
lilly Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 07 November 2016 25 Oct 2016
goog End Date Sunrise 11 October 2016 10 December 2016 13 December 2016 13 March 2017 04 Oct 2016
mit Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 11 October 2016 09 January 2017 22 Sep 2016
grainger Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 15 September 2016 14 Sep 2016
jnj Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 14 September 2016 13 Sep 2016
xn--5tzm5g Start Date Sunrise 26 September 2016 26 October 2016 02 November 2016 31 January 2017
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush EAP
  • 27 Oct 2016
  • 01 Nov 2016
 23 Aug 2016
pfizer Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 17 October 2016 15 January 2017 22 Aug 2016
chintai Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 08 August 2016 06 November 2016 02 Aug 2016
tdk Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 08 August 2016 06 November 2016 02 Aug 2016
able End Date Sunrise 04 August 2016 03 October 2016 04 October 2016 02 January 2017 02 Aug 2016
bible Start Date Sunrise 06 January 2016 05 February 2016 08 March 2016 06 June 2016
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • QLP
  • LRP
  • 03 Sep 2015
  • 10 Feb 2016
  • 31 Dec 2015
  • 02 Mar 2016
 29 Jul 2016
cisco Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 01 August 2016 30 October 2016 27 Jul 2016
doctor End Date Sunrise 23 August 2016 22 October 2016 24 October 2016 24 January 2017
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • -
  • 23 Aug 2016
  • 22 Oct 2016
 27 Jul 2016
xn--w4r85el8fhu5dnra Start Date Sunrise 18 August 2016 18 September 2016 19 September 2016 21 Jul 2016
extraspace Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 02 August 2016 31 October 2016 20 Jul 2016
jmp Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 17 August 2016 15 November 2016 20 Jul 2016
xn--5su34j936bgsg Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 03 October 2016 20 Jul 2016
total Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 25 July 2016 23 October 2016 20 Jul 2016
bostik Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 18 July 2016 16 October 2016 13 Jul 2016
locus Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 18 July 2016 16 October 2016 13 Jul 2016
fox Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 28 March 2016 15 July 2016 12 Jul 2016
ikano Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 12 July 2016 10 October 2016 07 Jul 2016
shopping End Date Sunrise 19 July 2016 17 September 2016 19 September 2016 20 December 2016
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • -
  • 07 Jul 2016
  • 17 Sep 2016
 06 Jul 2016
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