Upcoming TLDs / .vid
Can you register a .vid domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .vid would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
Vid is the everyday short form of video: moving-image content of every kind.
Who applied for .vid
Intercap Registry Inc.
KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The proposed .vid top-level domain represents video - moving-image content of every kind, in its familiar shorthand form. Video is a standard medium on today's web, used for instruction, entertainment, promotion, news, and personal expression by websites of every kind.
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 .vid 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 .vid and its registry announces launch dates.