Upcoming TLDs / .learn
Can you register a .learn domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .learn would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
Learn commonly refers to acquiring knowledge, skills, or understanding.
To learn is to pick up a skill, understand a topic, or get better at something, through guides, tutorials, explanation, and practice.
gain new knowledge or skills
Learn is the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, understanding, or competence through study, instruction, practice, observation, or experience. It encompasses formal education, professional development, personal growth, and lifelong learning.
Who applied for .learn
Heir Superiority, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .LEARN is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of learn as acquiring knowledge, skills, or understanding. The .LEARN 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.
Intercap Registry Inc.
KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The proposed .learn top-level domain represents the everyday activity of learning - picking up a skill, understanding a topic, or getting better at something. How-to guides, tutorials, explainers, practice tools, and reference material are standing features of the web, published by every kind of organization.
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.
Squarespace Registry LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
".LEARN" is proposed as an open namespace for anyone teaching, studying, or building something educational. The obvious registrants are here: online course creators, tutoring services, schools, universities, and corporate training providers. But the string is deliberately broader than formal education. A hobbyist sharing expertise with a community, a museum presenting educational content, a parent building a developmental learning resource, and a language exchange platform all belong here as naturally as an accredited institution does. So do the companies building the infrastructure that makes …
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 .learn 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 .learn and its registry announces launch dates.