Upcoming TLDs / .connect
Can you register a .connect domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .connect would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
CONNECT the act of bringing things together, linking people, devices, or ideas together.
To join, link, or establish a relationship between people, devices, or services. It is widely used in networking, telecommunications, social platforms, and community-building contexts.
To join together so as to provide access and communication
To join, link, or establish communication between people or systems
"Connect" means to join, link, or bring two or more things together so they form a relationship, association, or working link between people, groups, or systems.
Connect commonly refers to establishing a link, relationship, or communication.
CONNECT means to join people, places, ideas or systems so they can communicate, interact or work together. The Internet was built to connect. We are just giving the word its own address.
Who applied for .connect
Cam Connecting SARL
MC, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. .CONNECT evokes the act of linking, joining, or establishing relationships between people, devices, networks, or ideas. The string suggests connection, connectivity, networking, and integration.
ECHO Domain Co L.L.C.
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The .connect gTLD will provide a namespace for services and platforms that facilitate connections -- whether between people, devices, businesses, or communities. Registrations will be open to anyone.
Innovation Service Limited
SC, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission and purpose of .connect is to give individuals, businesses, and technology providers an open, generic namespace for anything built around linking people, devices, or systems together — from personal networking and community platforms to IoT device pairing, integration services, and communication tools. As an unrestricted gTLD, .connect is available to any registrant looking to signal a connection-oriented purpose.
101130013 Saskatchewan Ltd.
CA, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
"An open namespace with versatile meaning, the .connect TLD serves the businesses whose entire purpose is bringing people, organizations, and systems together.
Registry Services, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. Mission and Purpose of the Applied-for gTLD
Toddler Logic, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .CONNECT is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of connect as establishing a link, relationship, or communication. The .CONNECT 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.
XYZ.COM LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. Mission and purpose. This gTLD will be operated as an open, unrestricted generic top-level domain. Its purpose is to expand naming choice in the DNS by making this term available at the top level for any lawful use chosen by the registrant. Registrations will be available to all registrants on a first-come, first-served basis through ICANN-accredited registrars, subject only to the Registry Agreement, ICANN Consensus Policies, and applicable law. The applicant will not operate this gTLD on an exclusive basis.
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 .connect 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 .connect and its registry announces launch dates.