Upcoming TLDs / .verified
Can you register a .verified domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .verified would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
Verified commonly refers to a broadly recognized term used across a wide range of contexts.
To demonstrate that something is true, accurate, or justified
An ordinary English term meaning checked, confirmed, or supported by verification in context.
Who applied for .verified
Bird Pepper, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .VERIFIED is to provide a namespace associated with the applied-for string. The .VERIFIED 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.
Nirvana Inc
KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, ICANN applicant support
The mission and purpose of .verified is to provide registrants — publishers, journalists, researchers, data providers, brands, and public institutions — a dedicated namespace to present and distribute their data, news, and other information to the public.
Corporate Tools Registry
Registered Agents Inc, US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
Registered Agents Inc's mission for .verified is to provide a stable, open, general-use namespace for lawful verification-related concepts, signals, services, projects, and organizations. Intended registrants include individuals, businesses, organizations, and service providers using the term lawfully; intended users are the people and systems that locate and interact with those registrants online. To carry out this purpose, Registered Agents Inc will distribute registrations through ICANN-accredited registrars under published, non-exclusive policies; support standard registration lifecycles …
Application RAI2657T-T94481 on ICANN · registeredagentsinc.com
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 .verified 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 .verified and its registry announces launch dates.