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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
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
hosting 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
audio End Date Sunrise 05 June 2014 19 August 2014 03 September 2014 02 December 2014
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • -
  • 10 Dec 2014
  • 09 Jan 2015
13 Jul 2022
moe Start Date Sunrise 13 May 2014 13 June 2014 22 July 2014 20 October 2014
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Landrush
  • Founders Program
  • 17 Jun 2014
  • 10 Apr 2014
  • 18 Jul 2014
  • 13 Jun 2014
01 Jul 2022
earth Start Date Sunrise 23 September 2015 17 November 2015 19 November 2015 17 February 2016
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Founders Program
  • 24 Aug 2015
  • 17 Sep 2015
01 Jul 2022
gent Start Date Sunrise 04 September 2014 04 October 2014 24 November 2014 22 February 2015
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Promotional launch
  • Local citizens, companies, non-profit organizations Registration Phase
  • Landrush
  • 07 Aug 2014
  • 13 Oct 2014
  • 17 Nov 2014
  • 04 Oct 2014
  • 13 Nov 2014
  • 19 Nov 2014
13 Apr 2022
fans End Date Sunrise 16 June 2015 15 August 2015 02 September 2015
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • -
  • 11 Jun 2015
  • 15 Aug 2015
02 Feb 2022
day Start Date Sunrise 14 December 2021 24 January 2022 25 January 2022
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • QLP
  • 15 Nov 2021
  • 18 Jan 2022
16 Nov 2021
icu Start Date Sunrise 24 April 2018 24 May 2018 29 May 2018 30 August 2018
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Pioneers
  • 24 Apr 2018
  • 17 May 2018
09 Nov 2021
sbs Start Date Sunrise 06 May 2021 07 June 2021 28 January 2016 09 July 2021 09 Nov 2021
rugby End Date Sunrise 15 November 2017 16 January 2018 01 July 2021
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Community Priority Period
  • Invitation Priority Access
  • 15 Nov 2017
  • 05 Nov 2019
  • 17 Jan 2018
  • 16 Jan 2018
  • 30 Jun 2021
  • 04 Nov 2019
05 Nov 2021
app Start Date Sunrise 29 March 2018 30 April 2018 01 May 2018
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 27 Feb 2018
  • 30 Apr 2018
05 Nov 2021
new Start Date Sunrise 15 October 2019 14 January 2020 15 July 2020
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 14 Jan 2020
  • 06 Sep 2019
  • 14 Jul 2020
  • 14 Jan 2020
05 Nov 2021
dev Start Date Sunrise 16 January 2019 19 February 2019 19 February 2019
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 11 Nov 2018
  • 19 Feb 2019
05 Nov 2021
page Start Date Sunrise 27 August 2018 01 October 2018 02 October 2018
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • 23 Jul 2018
  • 01 Oct 2018
04 Nov 2021
tvs Start Date Sunrise 26 October 2021 25 November 2021 29 November 2021 27 February 2022 22 Oct 2021
spa Start Date Sunrise 20 April 2021 20 May 2021 12 October 2021 12 January 2022
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush
  • 26 May 2021
  • 01 Oct 2021
12 May 2021
basketball End Date Sunrise 19 June 2017 21 August 2017 15 June 2021
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • LRP #4
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Invitation Priority Access
  • Restricted Land Rush 1
  • Limited Community Priority Period
  • 21 Sep 2020
  • 19 Jun 2017
  • 22 Aug 2017
  • 23 Oct 2017
  • 17 Sep 2019
  • 14 Jun 2021
  • 21 Aug 2017
  • 16 Sep 2019
  • 03 Jul 2018
  • 18 Sep 2020
05 May 2021
zuerich End Date Sunrise 30 August 2021 29 October 2021 22 November 2021 20 February 2022
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • LRP #2
  • QLP #2
  • QLP #1
  • LRP #1
  • 30 Sep 2021
  • 04 Feb 2021
  • 21 Nov 2017
  • 01 Apr 2020
  • 29 Oct 2021
  • 29 Oct 2021
  • 23 Sep 2019
  • 31 Aug 2020
16 Mar 2021
cfd Start Date Sunrise 08 October 2015 08 November 2015 09 November 2015 22 February 2021 23 Feb 2021
skin End Date Sunrise 01 December 2020 05 February 2021 02 March 2021 31 May 2021
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Early Access Period
  • 10 Feb 2021
  • 01 Mar 2021
13 Nov 2020
hair End Date Sunrise 01 December 2020 05 February 2021 02 March 2021 31 May 2021
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Early Access Period
  • 10 Feb 2021
  • 01 Mar 2021
13 Nov 2020
beauty End Date Sunrise 01 December 2020 05 February 2021 02 March 2021 31 May 2021
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Early Access Period
  • 10 Feb 2021
  • 01 Mar 2021
13 Nov 2020
gmo Start Date Sunrise 21 December 2020 20 January 2021 25 January 2021 25 April 2021 10 Nov 2020
contact End Date Sunrise 29 September 2020 28 November 2020 02 December 2020 02 March 2021 11 Sep 2020
cpa End Date Sunrise 01 September 2020 31 October 2020 15 January 2021 16 April 2021
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • TM Holders
  • Early Application Period
  • 05 Nov 2020
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • 14 Jan 2021
  • 31 Oct 2020
  • 31 Oct 2020
29 Jun 2020
meet Start Date Sunrise 25 May 2020 24 June 2020 25 June 2020 27 Apr 2020
dealer Start Date Sunrise 29 April 2020 01 June 2020 08 June 2020 06 September 2020
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Early Access Period
  • 01 Jun 2020
  • 08 Jun 2020
30 Mar 2020
select Start Date Sunrise 06 April 2020 06 May 2020 06 May 2020 05 August 2020 09 Mar 2020
compare Start Date Sunrise 06 April 2020 06 May 2020 06 May 2020 05 August 2020 09 Mar 2020
cyou Start Date Sunrise 14 May 2020 15 June 2020 16 June 2020 14 September 2020 07 Mar 2020
bond Start Date Sunrise 23 June 2017 23 July 2017 24 July 2017 01 October 2019 01 Oct 2019
madrid End Date Sunrise 16 July 2019 10 December 2019 17 December 2019 17 March 2020
  • Approved Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Public Administrations Program
  • Local entities
  • Landrush
  • Local trademarks
  • 11 Apr 2019
  • 16 Jul 2019
  • 16 Jul 2019
  • 16 Jul 2019
  • 06 Jun 2019
  • 10 Dec 2019
  • 10 Dec 2019
  • 10 Dec 2019
20 Sep 2019
monster Start Date Sunrise 18 February 2019 20 March 2019 01 April 2019 01 July 2019
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Early Access Period
  • 21 Mar 2019
  • 28 Mar 2019
31 May 2019
inc Start Date Sunrise 27 March 2019 30 April 2019 07 May 2019 05 August 2019
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Early Access Period
  • 30 Apr 2019
  • 07 May 2019
08 May 2019
bank Start Date Sunrise 18 May 2015 17 June 2015 24 June 2015 22 June 2020
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period
  • -
  • Founders' Program
  • 14 May 2015
  • 18 Jun 2015
  • 17 May 2015
  • 23 Jun 2015
11 Apr 2019
insurance Start Date Sunrise 09 May 2016 08 June 2016 15 June 2016 15 June 2020
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Founders' Program
  • -
  • 09 Jun 2016
  • 05 May 2016
  • 14 Jun 2016
  • 08 May 2016
11 Apr 2019
xn--9dbq2a Start Date Sunrise 30 July 2018 04 September 2018 05 November 2018 03 February 2019
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush
  • Priority Access Program
  • 02 Oct 2018
  • 05 Sep 2018
  • 04 Nov 2018
  • 01 Oct 2018
08 Apr 2019
xn--imr513n Start Date Sunrise 12 March 2018 11 April 2018 29 May 2018 28 August 2018
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Priority Registration Period
  • 17 Apr 2018
  • 17 May 2018
08 Apr 2019
llc Start Date Sunrise 05 June 2018 05 July 2018 23 July 2018 21 October 2018
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush
  • 09 Jul 2018
  • 20 Jul 2018
08 Apr 2019