Upcoming TLDs / .cart
Can you register a .cart domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .cart would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
A cart is the online basket or physical trolley where things are gathered into before they are taken away or sold.
used to collect items for purchase
A small wheeled container or vehicle for carrying goods; in commerce, the virtual basket holding items a shopper has selected before purchase.
Cart commonly refers to a means of holding, carrying, transporting, or organizing goods or other items.
Who applied for .cart
Intercap Registry Inc.
KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The proposed .cart top-level domain represents the cart - the online basket or the physical trolley into which things are gathered before they are taken away or sold. It also represents the wheeled carts used to move goods, tools, food, and equipment from market stalls to workshops and grounds.
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.
Registry Services, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. Mission and Purpose of the Applied-for gTLD
Paws Button, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .CART is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of cart as means of holding, carrying, transporting, or organizing goods or other items. The .CART gTLD is intended to serve a broad range of registrants and users, including individuals, businesses, organizations, communities, projects, and other entities that identify with, relate to, or wish to be associated with the concept represented by the applied-for string.
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 .cart 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 .cart and its registry announces launch dates.