Planning for the new top-level domain? Looking for a string that’s going to make you rich beyond the dreams of avarice? …
Well, here is a list of 310 TLD strings, some old, some new, compiled from various sources on the Internet that you may want to keep in mind. It is likely that several of these gTLD strings will end up in contention, public disapproval, or violation of the string requirements.
Here are some basic rules to follow when applying for a New gTLD:
- String must be between 3 and 63 characters
- IDN Strings must be 2 or more characters1
- Strings must pass the ICANN Similarity Assessment Test
- Strings cannot infringe on Trademarks
- Geographical TLDs will need governing body support
2000, 2003 Top-level Domain Strings
This of top level domain string includes both generic top-level domains and sponsored top-level domains. This list was compiled from ICANN gTLD and sTLD applications made between 2000 until 2003.
ads africa agency aids air antiques art artists asia auction audio bbs biz books cafe cam card cars cash cat center channel church city club commerce computers consulting cool culture design digital dir direct dot dtv dubai dvd ebiz ecom event factory fam fashion festival fiction film films fin find firm foundation free fun fund funds gallery game games gay geo global go graphics group guide health help history home hotel i inc index info insurance jazz jina jobs kids lab law llc ltd mad mag magic mail mall market mas max media men mid mis mobi mobile monitor movie music name news nom now nyc one online opera own page partners people per pid planet politics post power productions projects properties radio real records san sansansan school secure security service sex shareware shoes shop show site society software solutions sound soup space sports spot star store studios sucks surf svc systems tech tel temple theater three33 time times tour toys trade travel union voice wap war watch weather web women world writer xing xxx yp ypa ypi zine zone
Of the above strings, make sure you don’t apply for any of the 21 delegated gTLDs. ICANN is not likely to give you a full refund.
com edu gov int mil net org biz info name pro aero coop museum asia cat jobs mobi tel travel
Then there are the 4 reserved top level DNS names, as defined by RFC 2606. Make sure not to apply for these.
test example invalid localhost
2008 – 2010 Publicly Announced New gTLD strings
The following 74 gTLDs strings are believed to have supporters that intend to apply for these strings during the first New gTLD round opening up later this year, or next. You should take note that some of these gTLD strings already have two or more applicants. For example berlin, eco, and music are already in contention.
africa artist bay bayern bcn berlin bike bkk board bzh canon car cym eco eng eus fam film fra gal game gay gmbh green hamburg health home horse hotel indigi kab ker köln lac lat lli london love madrid med mma money movie münchen music nai nrw nyc paris pdx phone poker qatar quebec radio real roma rugby scot sell sfo shop sic skate ski sport surf team tokyo vegas videos vin vl web wiki wine yks zulu saarland
This list may already be out-of-date, checkout 新gTLD.com for a more up-to-date list of new gTLD strings, and their respective applicants.
List of gTLD Strings Compiled from Dictionary Words
Here are some possible TLD strings that may be worth applying for, purely from an SEO standpoint. These 100 strings are the most popular English2 words used on websites.
the and post for info ebay who west net page free play view from new news jobs with all home buy sale shop your find you web les best real used mix site city live club time auto game user book art top more die list car solo ten day life this what van how map tank cars pour job per one love last sex mail pin high full pro tag item part film red get out quad data con blue star not help line join baby big hot park are open rent set pays food show rock can
Duplicate strings that have appeared other sections have not been removed, i.e. net or info, from this list of 100 popular website English words.
UrbanBrain has recenlty published a list of the most popular strings entered in the World Domain Cup (WDC) contest, a contest started by Interlink, an ISP in Japan.
This information is meant to serve as a guide as to what is on the consumers mind, but remember when developing your TLD ideas creativity may be your best bet. Perhaps you can develop an SNS to rival facebook? Or, how about a new service that will entice users to prefer your TLD over the rest?
Here at UrbanBrain we are hard at work helping applicants with creative business plans for unique application TLDs, and ploting our own new gTLD string(s) which we hope to make public later this year.
