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April 01, 2014

The Coming gTLD Explosion!

Posted by Kerry Dean

Have you ever stopped to think about all the generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) that you have seen over the years? Let’s see. You obviously know .com, .net and .org. And you’ve probably seen some .info and .biz websites at some point during your Internet journey. Did you know that from 1985-2012, there were 22 TLDs released? Here they are (in order of appearance):

  1. .com
  2. .net
  3. .org
  4. .edu
  5. .gov
  6. .int
  7. .mil
  8. .museum
  9. .info
  10. .coop
  11. .biz
  12. .name
  13. .aero
  14. .pro
  15. .travel
  16. .tel
  17. .jobs
  18. .cat
  19. .mobi
  20. .asia
  21. .xxx
  22. .post

You’ve probably also seen a lot of country code TLDs (aka ccTLDs), such as .us, .co.uk, .ca, .es, .de, .fr, etc… Today, I’m not going to be talking about ccTLDs. I’m going to be talking about the wave of new gTLDs that are coming in the next 2-3 years.

Starting in 2013 and ending in 2015, iCANN will launch 600+ new gTLDs.

"600 new gTLDs? Wut?" - Jackie Chan, domainer

“600 new gTLDs? Wut?” – Jackie Chan, domainer

It’s very difficult to find a complete list of the new gTLDs. No one seems to have a comprehensive list. Name.com has 450 new gTLDs currently listed, while 101Domain.com has 554. EuropeanDomainCentre.com has a really cool infographic with estimated release dates for the new gTLDs. Their data shows 617 new gTLDs going live from 2013-2015. While I am a little unclear as to the exact number of new gTLDs going live, it looks like there are well over 600.

Using data from those 3 sites, I created a list of 612 new gTLDs (sorted alphabetically):

  1. .abogado
  2. .abudhabi
  3. .academy
  4. .accountant
  5. .accountants
  6. .active
  7. .actor
  8. .ads
  9. .adult
  10. .africa
  11. .agency
  12. .airforce
  13. .alsace
  14. .amsterdam
  15. .analytics
  16. .apartments
  17. .app
  18. .aquitaine
  19. .arab
  20. .archi
  21. .architect
  22. .army
  23. .art
  24. .associates
  25. .attorney
  26. .auction
  27. .audible
  28. .audio
  29. .auto
  30. .autos
  31. .baby
  32. .band
  33. .bank
  34. .banque
  35. .bar
  36. .barcelona
  37. .bargains
  38. .baseball
  39. .basketball
  40. .bayern
  41. .bbb
  42. .beauty
  43. .beer
  44. .berlin
  45. .best
  46. .bet
  47. .bible
  48. .bid
  49. .bike
  50. .bingo
  51. .bio
  52. .black
  53. .blackfriday
  54. .blog
  55. .blue
  56. .boats
  57. .bom
  58. .bond
  59. .boo
  60. .book
  61. .booking
  62. .boston
  63. .boutique
  64. .box
  65. .broadway
  66. .broker
  67. .brussels
  68. .budapest
  69. .build
  70. .builders
  71. .business
  72. .buy
  73. .buzz
  74. .bway
  75. .bzh
  76. .cab
  77. .cafe
  78. .call
  79. .cam
  80. .camera
  81. .camp
  82. .capetown
  83. .capital
  84. .car
  85. .cards
  86. .care
  87. .career
  88. .careers
  89. .cars
  90. .casa
  91. .cash
  92. .casino
  93. .catalonia
  94. .catering
  95. .catholic
  96. .center
  97. .ceo
  98. .cfd
  99. .charity
  100. .chat
  101. .cheap
  102. .christmas
  103. .church
  104. .city
  105. .cityeats
  106. .claims
  107. .cleaning
  108. .click
  109. .clinic
  110. .clothing
  111. .cloud
  112. .club
  113. .coach
  114. .codes
  115. .coffee
  116. .college
  117. .cologne
  118. .community
  119. .company
  120. .computer
  121. .comsec
  122. .condos
  123. .connectors
  124. .construction
  125. .consulting
  126. .contact
  127. .contractors
  128. .cooking
  129. .cool
  130. .corp
  131. .corsica
  132. .country
  133. .coupon
  134. .coupons
  135. .courses
  136. .cpa
  137. .credit
  138. .creditcard
  139. .creditunion
  140. .cricket
  141. .crown
  142. .cruises
  143. .cymru
  144. .cyou
  145. .dabur
  146. .dad
  147. .dance
  148. .data
  149. .date
  150. .dating
  151. .day
  152. .dds
  153. .deal
  154. .deals
  155. .degree
  156. .delivery
  157. .democrat
  158. .dental
  159. .dentist
  160. .desi
  161. .design
  162. .dev
  163. .diamonds
  164. .diet
  165. .digital
  166. .direct
  167. .directory
  168. .discount
  169. .diy
  170. .docs
  171. .doctor
  172. .dog
  173. .domains
  174. .dot
  175. .download
  176. .dubai
  177. .durban
  178. .earth
  179. .eat
  180. .eco
  181. .ecom
  182. .education
  183. .email
  184. .energy
  185. .engineer
  186. .engineering
  187. .enterprises
  188. .epost
  189. .equipment
  190. .esq
  191. .estate
  192. .esurance
  193. .eus
  194. .events
  195. .exchange
  196. .expert
  197. .exposed
  198. .express
  199. .fail
  200. .faith
  201. .family
  202. .fan
  203. .fans
  204. .farm
  205. .fashion
  206. .feedback
  207. .film
  208. .final
  209. .finance
  210. .financial
  211. .financialaid
  212. .fish
  213. .fishing
  214. .fit
  215. .fitness
  216. .flights
  217. .florist
  218. .flowers
  219. .fly
  220. .foo
  221. .food
  222. .football
  223. .forsale
  224. .forum
  225. .foundation
  226. .free
  227. .frl
  228. .fun
  229. .fund
  230. .furniture
  231. .futbol
  232. .fyi
  233. .gal
  234. .gallery
  235. .game
  236. .games
  237. .garden
  238. .gay
  239. .gcc
  240. .gdn
  241. .ged
  242. .gent
  243. .gift
  244. .gifts
  245. .gives
  246. .glass
  247. .global
  248. .gmbh
  249. .gold
  250. .golf
  251. .goo
  252. .gop
  253. .graphics
  254. .gratis
  255. .green
  256. .gripe
  257. .group
  258. .guide
  259. .guitars
  260. .guru
  261. .hair
  262. .halal
  263. .hamburg
  264. .haus
  265. .health
  266. .healthcare
  267. .heart
  268. .help
  269. .helsinki
  270. .here
  271. .hiphop
  272. .hiv
  273. .hockey
  274. .holdings
  275. .holiday
  276. .home
  277. .homes
  278. .horse
  279. .hospital
  280. .host
  281. .hosting
  282. .hot
  283. .hotel
  284. .hotels
  285. .house
  286. .how
  287. .htc
  288. .icu
  289. .idn
  290. .immo
  291. .immobilien
  292. .inc
  293. .indians
  294. .industries
  295. .ing
  296. .ink
  297. .institute
  298. .insurance
  299. .insure
  300. .international
  301. .investments
  302. .ira
  303. .irish
  304. .islam
  305. .ist
  306. .istanbul
  307. .italy
  308. .jetzt
  309. .jewelry
  310. .joburg
  311. .juegos
  312. .kaufen
  313. .kid
  314. .kids
  315. .kim
  316. .kitchen
  317. .kiwi
  318. .koeln
  319. .kosher
  320. .krd
  321. .kyoto
  322. .land
  323. .lat
  324. .latino
  325. .law
  326. .lawyer
  327. .lds
  328. .lease
  329. .legal
  330. .lgbt
  331. .life
  332. .lifeinsurance
  333. .lifestyle
  334. .lighting
  335. .limited
  336. .limo
  337. .link
  338. .live
  339. .living
  340. .llc
  341. .llp
  342. .loan
  343. .loans
  344. .lol
  345. .london
  346. .lotto
  347. .love
  348. .ltd
  349. .ltda
  350. .luxe
  351. .luxury
  352. .madrid
  353. .mail
  354. .maison
  355. .management
  356. .map
  357. .market
  358. .marketing
  359. .markets
  360. .mba
  361. .med
  362. .media
  363. .medical
  364. .meet
  365. .melbourne
  366. .meme
  367. .memorial
  368. .men
  369. .menu
  370. .merck
  371. .miami
  372. .mls
  373. .mobile
  374. .mobily
  375. .moda
  376. .moe
  377. .mom
  378. .monash
  379. .money
  380. .mormon
  381. .mortgage
  382. .moscow
  383. .moto
  384. .motorcycles
  385. .mov
  386. .movie
  387. .mtr
  388. .music
  389. .nagoya
  390. .navy
  391. .network
  392. .new
  393. .news
  394. .ngo
  395. .ninja
  396. .now
  397. .nowruz
  398. .nrw
  399. .nyc
  400. .okinawa
  401. .one
  402. .ong
  403. .onl
  404. .online
  405. .ooo
  406. .organic
  407. .osaka
  408. .ovh
  409. .paris
  410. .pars
  411. .partners
  412. .parts
  413. .party
  414. .pay
  415. .persiangulf
  416. .pet
  417. .pets
  418. .pharmacy
  419. .phd
  420. .phone
  421. .photo
  422. .photography
  423. .photos
  424. .physio
  425. .pics
  426. .pictures
  427. .pid
  428. .ping
  429. .pink
  430. .pizza
  431. .place
  432. .play
  433. .plumbing
  434. .plus
  435. .poker
  436. .porn
  437. .press
  438. .productions
  439. .prof
  440. .promo
  441. .properties
  442. .property
  443. .pub
  444. .qpon
  445. .quebec
  446. .racing
  447. .radio
  448. .realestate
  449. .realtor
  450. .realty
  451. .recipes
  452. .red
  453. .rehab
  454. .reise
  455. .reisen
  456. .reit
  457. .ren
  458. .rent
  459. .rentals
  460. .repair
  461. .report
  462. .republican
  463. .rest
  464. .restaurant
  465. .review
  466. .reviews
  467. .rich
  468. .rip
  469. .rocks
  470. .rodeo
  471. .roma
  472. .rsvp
  473. .rugby
  474. .ruhr
  475. .run
  476. .ryukyu
  477. .saarland
  478. .safe
  479. .safety
  480. .sale
  481. .salon
  482. .sarl
  483. .save
  484. .scholarships
  485. .school
  486. .schule
  487. .science
  488. .scot
  489. .search
  490. .secure
  491. .security
  492. .services
  493. .sew
  494. .sex
  495. .sexy
  496. .shia
  497. .shiksha
  498. .shoes
  499. .shop
  500. .shopping
  501. .show
  502. .singles
  503. .site
  504. .ski
  505. .skin
  506. .soccer
  507. .social
  508. .software
  509. .solar
  510. .solutions
  511. .soy
  512. .spa
  513. .space
  514. .sport
  515. .sports
  516. .spot
  517. .srl
  518. .stockholm
  519. .storage
  520. .store
  521. .stream
  522. .studio
  523. .style
  524. .sucks
  525. .supplies
  526. .supply
  527. .support
  528. .surf
  529. .surgery
  530. .swiss
  531. .sydney
  532. .systems
  533. .taipei
  534. .tatar
  535. .tattoo
  536. .tax
  537. .taxi
  538. .team
  539. .tech
  540. .technology
  541. .tennis
  542. .thai
  543. .theater
  544. .theatre
  545. .tickets
  546. .tienda
  547. .tips
  548. .tires
  549. .tirol
  550. .today
  551. .tokyo
  552. .tools
  553. .top
  554. .tour
  555. .tours
  556. .town
  557. .toys
  558. .trade
  559. .trading
  560. .training
  561. .translations
  562. .tube
  563. .university
  564. .uno
  565. .vacations
  566. .vegas
  567. .ventures
  568. .versicherung
  569. .vet
  570. .viajes
  571. .video
  572. .villas
  573. .vin
  574. .vip
  575. .vision
  576. .vlaanderen
  577. .vodka
  578. .vote
  579. .voting
  580. .voto
  581. .voyage
  582. .wales
  583. .wang
  584. .watch
  585. .web
  586. .webcam
  587. .webs
  588. .website
  589. .wed
  590. .wedding
  591. .weibo
  592. .whoswho
  593. .wien
  594. .wiki
  595. .win
  596. .wine
  597. .work
  598. .works
  599. .world
  600. .wow
  601. .wtf
  602. .xin
  603. .xyz
  604. .yachts
  605. .yoga
  606. .yokohama
  607. .you
  608. .yun
  609. .zip
  610. .zone
  611. .zuerich
  612. .zulu

Welp, that’s my list. I hope you found a new gTLD that you can use for that awesome idea you had for an app. #ProbablyNotGonnaHappen

Personally, I can’t wait to get my new email address: kerry@inthe.cloud. Or kerry@imso.money. Or kerry@seriously.wtf.

Yep. 600 new gTLDs is going to change the way we think about domains. Or maybe it won’t. Maybe all these news gTLDs will be epic.fail. I kinda hope they succeed. It’ll make things even more fun in the Future.

Cheers!

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