Upcoming TLDs / .aid
Can you register a .aid domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .aid would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
AID is an ordinary English noun and verb meaning help, assistance or support, and the resources supplied. It is also a computing initialism for "agent identifier" (agent ID). The intended sense is the computing initialism for agent ID
To provide support, assistance, help or relief
Aid
"Aid" means help, assistance, or support given to those in need, including material relief, financial resources, or practical service provided to people, communities, or causes.
According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, the meaning of the string is “to provide help and assistance”
Who applied for .aid
Adhara Exploration, Inc.
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission and purpose of this TLD is to expand consumer choice by providing a clear namespace associated with agent identifier, but also doubles for help, assistance and support. Registrants may include individuals and organizations providing or seeking assistance.
Aruba PEC S.P.A.
IT, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission and purpose of the applied-for .aid gTLD is to provide a namespace for help: the organisations, services, and products whose work is assisting people. "Aid" is a short, serious English word that names an entire sector, humanitarian and development aid, and at the same time forms some of the most established compounds in everyday life: first aid, legal aid, financial aid, mutual aid, hearing aid, sleep aid, study aid, teaching aid. This compound pattern gives the string an unusual property: a name placed before .aid spells out a real English term, so the address reads as the product …
CyberPeace Council
CyberPeace, IN, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, ICANN applicant support
CyberPeace is a nonprofit focused on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) undertakings, by uniting expertise, experiences, capacity and intent across a broad spectrum of institutions, disciplines and cultures against cybercrime. In alignment with CyberPeace’s mission to promote the development of the Internet, the .aid gTLD is intended to be an open general-purpose domain.
Registry Services, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. Mission and Purpose of the Applied-for gTLD
Public Interest Registry
Public Interest Registry, US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
PIR operates .ORG and the broader .ORG Family of Domains, including .CHARITY, .FOUNDATION, .GIVES, .GIVING, .NGO, and .ONG in accordance with our nonprofit mission. The mission and purpose of this TLD and all of our other TLDs is to provide trusted digital identities to nonprofits and mission-driven individuals and organizations worldwide. For decades, .ORG has been associated with credibility and public trust, a reputation built and sustained through PIR’s consistent stewardship and commitment to serving the public interest. Expanding the .ORG Family of Domains to provide additional consumer …
What happens next
- April 30, 2026: Application window opened (done)
- August 12, 2026: Application window closed (done)
- October 7, 2026: Reveal Day: ICANN published every applied-for string (done)
- October 21, 2026: Replacement period ended (applicants could switch to a backup string) (done)
- November 17, 2026: String Confirmation Day: the final list of applied-for strings
- March 16, 2027: Community input and objections period ends
Dates from ICANN’s Reveal Day announcement, checked October 27, 2026. We re-check the applications every day and this page changes when they do.
When will .aid be available?
ICANN has not set a date. The final list of applied-for strings comes on String Confirmation Day (November 17, 2026), community input and objections run until March 16, 2027, and ICANN processes applications after a prioritization draw in 2027. Registration opens only after ICANN delegates .aid and its registry announces launch dates.