Upcoming TLDs / .big
Can you register a .big domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .big would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
“Big” commonly means large in size, scale, scope, importance, influence, or ambition. Depending on context, it may refer to significant ideas, major projects, large organizations, substantial achievements, or an expansive outlook.
Big means large - the plain word for size, scale, or importance, as in a big sale, a big idea, or big news.
large in size, amount, importance, or impact
“Big” means large in size, amount, extent, importance, ambition, or impact.
Who applied for .big
Endpoint Domains
Endpoint Domains, Inc., US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .BIG is to provide an accessible namespace for individuals, businesses, organizations, communities, projects, and other entities that identify with or wish to be associated with the term “big.” The purpose of .BIG is to enable registrants to establish distinctive online identities through domain names that reflect the concept represented by the applied-for string. To achieve this purpose, ENDPOINT DOMAINS, INC. will make .BIG available for registration through accredited registrars and other appropriate distribution channels; maintain secure, stable, and reliable registry …
Intercap Registry Inc.
KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The proposed .big top-level domain represents the everyday word "big" - the plain-English way of describing size, scale, or importance. The word is in constant use across commerce and culture: big sales, big ideas, big games, big plans, big news.
Link Freedom Group / LFG
Link Freedom Group Ltd, MT, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
Link Freedom Group (LFG) aspires to become a best-in-class, vertically integrated domain name registration authority, see linkfreedomgroup.link. This TLD is part of a carefully curated portfolio of strings that LFG intends to pursue in ICANN’s 2026 New gTLD Program. In assembling this portfolio, LFG focused on securing meaningful, memorable, and commercially compelling strings that resonate strongly with end users and offer long-term growth potential.
ShortDot (Ireland) Limited
IE, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .big is to provide a concise and memorable namespace for individuals, businesses, organizations, products, services, projects, and campaigns associated with scale, ambition, significance, or impact. Intended uses span commerce, media, entertainment, technology, events, and personal initiatives. The registry intends .big to be broadly available, reliable, and secure. Its mission is sustainable because scale and significance are widely understood concepts relevant across industries.
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 .big 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 .big and its registry announces launch dates.