Upcoming TLDs / .mai
Can you register a .mai domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .mai would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
mai
Who applied for .mai
Deqing County Jinghong Entrepreneur Service Center
Deqing County Jinghong Entrepreneur Service Center, CN, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, ICANN applicant support
The syllable "mai" in the Pinyin phonetic system represents the phonetic carriers of the two Chinese characters "买" (mǎi) and "卖" (mài), whose tones form a complete cycle of transaction. At its core, it signifies a trade behavior involving the transfer of ownership of goods or services between buyers and sellers—on one end, the expression of demand and outflow of currency, and on the other, the response to supply and realization of value. This rise and fall in tones encapsulates the most fundamental commercial logic of human society—the orderly transfer of ownership between buyers and sellers, …
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 .mai 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 .mai and its registry announces launch dates.