Upcoming TLDs / .geek
Can you register a .geek domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .geek would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
GEEK is a common English word for an enthusiast or expert, especially in computing and technology, and more broadly anyone with a passionate interest in a subject (e.g., "film geek"). It is widely used as a positive term of self-identification.
Common English noun, reclaimed from earlier dismissive use. A geek is an enthusiast with deep knowledge of a subject, most often games, computing, comics, film or collecting. The string is used in that ordinary sense.
Who applied for .geek
easyDNS Technologies Inc.
CA, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
.GEEK is an open gTLD for enthusiasts and experts of every kind. While "geek" is rooted in computing and
XRegistry Inc.
XRegistry Incorporated, JP, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .geek is to give enthusiast culture an address that its own participants would choose. The string is the ordinary English noun ""geek"" - someone with deep knowledge of and enthusiasm for a subject. Once used dismissively, it has been reclaimed and is now overwhelmingly self-applied. It is applied for and will be operated in that ordinary sense, as an open namespace.
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 .geek 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 .geek and its registry announces launch dates.