Upcoming TLDs / .gen
Can you register a .gen domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .gen would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
An short form of the English word "Generation", as in "Gen X" or "Next Gen"
Gen is an arbitrary trademark of Gen Digital, Inc. While the word “Gen” has an independent dictionary meaning, there is no descriptive relationship to Gen Digital’s products or services and functions exclusively as a source identifier.
Gen commonly refers to a broadly recognized term used across a wide range of contexts.
Gen is an English morpheme and abbreviation meaning: generation; generative; genesis — denoting origin, creation, and that which is new or next ("next-gen").
short for generation
GEN is short for generic, meaning broad, and not limited to one particular type or brand. A generic top-level domain, by name and by design.
Who applied for .gen
Aruba PEC S.P.A.
IT, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission and purpose of the applied-for .gen gTLD is to provide a short, versatile namespace built around the word element "gen" and its several established meanings: generation, as in next-gen products and the everyday names for demographic generations; generating and creating, as in tools and services that generate text, images, designs, and code, and as in the generation of power and energy; and genetics, the field of study and the growing sector of services built on it. Few short strings carry this many independent, well-understood meanings, which gives .gen relevance across unrelated …
Gen Digital Inc.
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
Mission and Purpose
Heir Superiority, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .GEN is to provide a namespace associated with the applied-for string. The .GEN 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.
Hostinger
Hostinger UAB, LT, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The .gen gTLD will provide a short, globally pronounceable, semantically rich namespace for brands, creators, and businesses. "Gen" carries layered meaning across languages and audiences: generations, including the demographic identities and "next-generation" branding that renew with every cohort; the generative technologies reshaping software and media; genomics and the life sciences; and the universal sense of origin and creation (genesis, generate). This breadth makes .gen a durable, general-purpose brandable domain rather than a single-trend string, suitable for startups, consumer brands, …
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.
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 .gen 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 .gen and its registry announces launch dates.