2026 round

Contested: 3 applicants filed for this string in ICANN's 2026 round, which ICANN numbers contention set 258. None of them can be delegated until the set comes down to one, by agreement or at auction.

Live applications
3
contested
Contention set
258
A-label
xn--kbt444f
the ASCII form that goes in the root

Applications

Every application ICANN has published for this string, live and withdrawn. A replacement string is an applicant's nominated fallback rather than a bid for this string in its own right, and is listed separately below where there is one.

ApplicantCountryTypeStatusStageApplication ID
Hangzhou E-commerce Research Institute CN New gTLD with Variants IDN Active Pre-Evaluation Processing HERI2445-T27601
Internet DotTrademark Organisation Limited CN New gTLD with Variants IDN Active Pre-Evaluation Processing IDOL2621T-T27980
KNET Co., Ltd. CN New gTLD IDN Active Pre-Evaluation Processing KCL2693T-T23960

Source: ICANN 2026 round application data

Flags

What ICANN has attached to one or more of the applications for this string.

Applicant Support Variant Included

Not a TLD

2026 round does not exist. It is not in the root zone, has no registry agreement and no domains under it, and it is counted in none of this site's TLD or domain figures. If it is delegated it will appear in upcoming and then in the TLD data, on the day that happens and not before. The methodology sets out how this data is collected and why it is kept apart.

Data currency. Domain counts on this page are from zone files dated and refresh daily. Registrar figures are from ICANN's monthly registry reports for June 2026, which ICANN publishes about three months in arrears; zone files contain no registrar information, so no fresher source exists. Full detail on methodology and live pipeline status.