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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 Sort descending Type Open Close Open Close Type Name Open Close Last Updated
xn--1ck2e1b Start Date Sunrise 01 November 2016 31 January 2017 12 September 2017 11 December 2017 23 Jan 2024
xn--1qqw23a Start Date Sunrise 01 February 2016 02 March 2016 07 March 2016 05 June 2016 04 Dec 2015
xn--3bst00m Start Date Sunrise 29 October 2014 28 November 2014 01 December 2014 01 March 2015 22 Sep 2014
xn--3ds443g End Date Sunrise 16 January 2014 17 March 2014 28 April 2014 30 July 2014
  • Limited Registration Period
  • -
  • 20 Mar 2014
  • 24 Apr 2014
26 May 2018
xn--45q11c Start Date Sunrise 15 October 2015 14 November 2015 18 November 2015 16 February 2016 24 Jul 2018
xn--4gbrim Start Date Sunrise 16 September 2014 17 November 2014 06 January 2015 06 April 2015
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Landrush and Premium Names
  • 25 Nov 2014
  • 25 Dec 2014
26 May 2018
xn--55qx5d Start Date Sunrise 01 July 2014 31 July 2014 29 September 2014 28 December 2014
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Launch& Auction Period
  • Pioneers Period
  • 21 Aug 2014
  • 31 Jul 2014
  • 27 Sep 2014
  • 21 Aug 2014
21 May 2014
xn--5su34j936bgsg Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 03 October 2016 20 Jul 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
xn--6frz82g Start Date Sunrise 14 March 2014 13 April 2014 17 April 2014 17 July 2014
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • -
  • 10 Mar 2015
  • 09 Apr 2015
03 Feb 2015
xn--6qq986b3xl Start Date Sunrise 06 November 2014 12 December 2014 15 December 2014 15 March 2015 05 Dec 2014
xn--80adxhks Start Date Sunrise 10 June 2014 10 July 2014 24 September 2014 04 January 2025
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Exclusive Registration Period
  • Qualified Launch Program
  • Limited Registration Period III
  • Limited Registration Period II
  • Limited Registration Period I
  • .xn--80adxhks - exclusive registration start-date period information submission
  • -
  • 04 Sep 2014
  • 19 Aug 2014
  • 15 Jul 2014
  • 20 Apr 2016
  • 12 May 2014
  • 22 Sep 2014
  • 25 Aug 2014
  • 13 Aug 2014
  • 20 May 2016
  • 10 Jul 2014
05 Dec 2023
xn--80aqecdr1a Start Date Sunrise 16 May 2018 15 June 2018 16 June 2018 14 September 2018 18 Apr 2018
xn--80asehdb End Date Sunrise 16 January 2014 18 March 2014 02 April 2014 01 July 2014
  • Limited Registration Period
  • -
  • 16 Jan 2014
  • 18 Mar 2014
06 Apr 2014
xn--80aswg End Date Sunrise 16 January 2014 18 March 2014 02 April 2014 01 July 2014
  • Limited Registration Period
  • -
  • 16 Jan 2014
  • 18 Mar 2014
07 Apr 2014
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
aaa Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 07 December 2015 06 March 2016 04 Dec 2015
aarp Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 03 February 2016 21 Aug 2024
abb Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 30 July 2015 15 July 2023 12 Jul 2023
abbott Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 06 July 2015 31 December 2015 29 Sep 2015
abbvie Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 07 July 2016 05 October 2016 26 May 2018
abc Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 31 October 2016 24 Jul 2024
able End Date Sunrise 04 August 2016 03 October 2016 04 October 2016 02 January 2017 02 Aug 2016
abogado End Date Sunrise 30 July 2015 28 September 2015 29 September 2015 10 January 2016 26 May 2018
abudhabi End Date Sunrise 21 May 2018 20 July 2018 21 July 2018 19 October 2018
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Government Allocation Period
  • 21 May 2018
  • 20 Jul 2018
08 Apr 2019
academy End Date Sunrise 07 January 2014 08 March 2014 10 March 2014 10 June 2014 21 Mar 2014
accenture Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 31 August 2015 27 Mar 2024
accountant End Date Sunrise 04 June 2015 03 August 2015 05 August 2015 11 May 2015
accountants End Date Sunrise 01 July 2014 30 August 2014 01 September 2014 02 December 2014 22 May 2014
aco Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 22 October 2015 24 February 2016 26 May 2018
actor End Date Sunrise 30 April 2014 30 June 2014 09 July 2014 07 October 2014 22 May 2018
adult Start Date Sunrise 02 March 2015 01 April 2015 04 June 2015 02 February 2016
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Domain Matching
  • Sunrise B
  • 06 May 2015
  • 06 Apr 2015
  • 31 May 2015
  • 30 Apr 2015
26 May 2018
aeg Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 21 September 2015 30 Nov 2023
afl Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 29 June 2015 12 Jan 2017
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
agakhan Start Date Sunrise 28 February 2017 30 March 2017 04 April 2017 03 July 2017 25 Jan 2017
agency End Date Sunrise 18 February 2014 19 April 2014 21 April 2014 22 July 2014 21 Mar 2014
aig Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 06 October 2015 04 January 2016 30 Sep 2015
airbus Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 12 September 2016 10 Aug 2016
airforce End Date Sunrise 12 August 2014 11 October 2014 15 October 2014 13 January 2015 22 May 2018
akdn Start Date Sunrise 28 February 2017 30 March 2017 04 April 2017 03 July 2017 25 Jan 2017
allfinanz End Date Sunrise 07 September 2015 06 November 2015 09 November 2015 07 February 2016 26 May 2018
allstate Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 19 June 2017 07 Jun 2017
ally Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 13 December 2017 26 May 2018
alsace End Date Sunrise 19 January 2015 20 March 2015 23 March 2015 21 June 2015
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Limited Registration Period
  • Additional Trademarks (non-TMCH)
  • Landrush
  • Companies, Associations, Public Administrations
  • 19 Jan 2015
  • 19 Jan 2015
  • 19 Jan 2015
  • 20 Mar 2015
  • 20 Mar 2015
  • 20 Mar 2015
23 Jan 2015
alstom Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 20 June 2019 31 December 2019 24 Jul 2024
amazon Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 11 March 2021 07 June 2021 24 Jul 2024
americanexpress Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 13 February 2017 02 Feb 2017
amex Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 13 February 2017 02 Feb 2017
amica Spec 13 - .BRAND TLD 01 December 2015 29 February 2016 13 Nov 2015