Upcoming TLDs / .portal
Can you register a .portal domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .portal would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
Portal commonly refers to a gateway or entry point.
A portal is an entry point - a single address through which people reach content, services, tools, and resources.
a gateway or entrance
A website or web page providing access or links to other sites; a means of entering another world or dimension, or of traveling instantaneously from one place or time to another
A PORTAL is a website or digital interface that acts as a centralized access point to information, services, applications, or systems.
PORTAL is an entrance or gateway to another place. Online, it is a spot for information, services and tools. A door to wherever comes next.
Who applied for .portal
Arctic Tan, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .PORTAL is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of a portal as a gateway or entry point. The .PORTAL 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 .portal top-level domain represents the concept of an entry point: a single address through which people reach content, services, tools, and resources. Sites in every sector serve this function, from customer gateways to hubs that gather a topic's resources in one place.
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.
VISER X
VISER X LIMITED, BD, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, ICANN applicant support
The mission and purpose of .portal is to give businesses, developers, and creators an open, generic namespace spanning two related meanings of the word — a web portal that aggregates and links to other sites or resources, such as a customer, employee, or community hub, and a portal in the science fiction and fantasy sense as a means of instantaneous travel between places, times, or dimensions, appealing to gaming, entertainment, and speculative fiction audiences.
VANT NEXUS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
AE, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. Mission and Purpose of the .PORTAL gTLD
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 .portal 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 .portal and its registry announces launch dates.