tld.report · The 2026 Round

Snapshot of 8 October 2026 · ICANN APS, public fields

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Pieces written from the filings, one question per piece. Each quotes the form question it relies on.

AI labsThe AI field: who filed whatThirteen applicants for .agent, seven for .agi, five each for .asi and .mcp. One for .superintelligence: Meta. Who filed among the AI labs, and the long list of AI names that no published filing declares.Read →
.matt · one applicantMillions of Matts, one applicantAutomattic's registry arm files sixteen strings. One of them is a first name, with no competitor and no replacement string.Read →
ICANN statistics · 1,615 vs 1,614The phantom applicationICANN's statistics page counts 1,615 applications and 481 applicants. Every list ICANN publishes holds 1,614 and 480. One application is counted and shown nowhere.Read →
City names: a city's support does not reserve the string
City names · strategies and remediesCity names: a city's support does not reserve the stringExcept for capitals, the Guidebook only requires a city's support if the applicant announces a use linked to the city. .frankfurt, .muenchen, .nice, .lens, .kawasaki: applicants' strategies, cities' remedies, and the Spa precedent of 2012.Read →
Fallback strings: 287 real options, not 1,169
Replacement strings · until 21 OctoberFallback strings: 287 real options, not 1,1691,169 applications declared a fallback string; ICANN has already deactivated 727, mostly because another applicant wanted the same word. In contention, 287 of 891 keep that option.Read →