Upcoming TLDs / .path
Can you register a .path domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .path would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
Path commonly refers to a course or way toward a destination or outcome.
"Path" is an ordinary English noun for a track made for walking and a route taken from one place to another, and by extension a course of action or line of development. In computing it denotes a file’s location within a directory structure.
PATH is a route for walking, a course toward a goal, or in computing the location of a file within a system. Everyone is on one.
Who applied for .path
Neigh Sayer, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .PATH is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of path as a course or way toward a destination or outcome. The .PATH 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.
Pollux Exploration, Inc.
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission and purpose of this TLD is to expand consumer choice by providing a clear namespace associated with routes, locations and courses of action. Registrants may include developers, planners, travelers, educators, organizations and users. The purpose is sustainable because physical and digital navigation remains a recurring need. The gTLD is not dependent on a single industry, technology, or business model and can accommodate evolving uses as technology and Internet activity develop.
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 .path 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 .path and its registry announces launch dates.