Upcoming TLDs / .官网 (.xn--kbt444f)
Can you register a .官网 (.xn--kbt444f) domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .官网 (.xn--kbt444f) would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
An authoritative and official public independent website established on the Internet by different categories of all organizations, teams, enterprises or individuals.
official website, the authorised official web portal for an enterprise, organisation or brand.
官网 is a common Chinese abbreviation for 官方网站, which translates to official website or official site in English.
Who applied for .官网 (.xn--kbt444f)
eb.ac.cn
Hangzhou E-commerce Research Institute, CN, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, Internationalized, ICANN applicant support
The intended users of the main string "官网" applied by the applicant cover the global, including potential users in Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and other countries around the world who like Chinese characters. The mission and goal of the applied gltd is to enable more users in non English speaking regions around the world to access the Internet in their native language by introducing new suffixes, including multilingual domain names (IDNs), so as to truly realize the localization and diversity of domain names. It aims to establish authoritative and official public independent …
Internet DotTrademark Organisation Limited
CN, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, Internationalized
Mission and Purpose of the 官网 gTLD
KNET Co., Ltd.
CN, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, Internationalized
"官网 (xn--kbt444f)" is a common Chinese abbreviation, which translates to "official website" or "official site" in English.
Application KCL2693T-T23960 on ICANN · xn--26qu4xpon.xn--ses554g
Strings in the same contention set
ICANN put .官网 (.xn--kbt444f) in a contention set with .xn--kbt444f / xn--kbto70f: strings similar enough that only one of them can be delegated. Source: ICANN Reveal Day contention sets, checked October 27, 2026.
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 .官网 (.xn--kbt444f) 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 .官网 (.xn--kbt444f) and its registry announces launch dates.