ICANN has published a list of applications for new top-level domains

14.06.2012
June 13 International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published lists of applications for new top-level domains that have been filed as part of New gTLD *.

During the work program 1930 applications were filed in 1409 claiming the new gTLD. At the most promising commercial domains (230 domains) filed more than one application, it is expected that applicants will be held between the auction.

The most popular were:

. APP - 13 applicants;
. HOME,. INC - 11 candidates;
. ART - 10 applicants;
. BLOG,. LLC,. BOOK,. HOTEL (including. HOTELS),. SHOP (including. SHOPPING) - 9 of applicants;
. DESIGN,. MOVIE,. MUSIC - 8 candidates;
. LTD,. NEWS,. NOW,. STORE,. CLOUD,. MAIL - 7 applicants;
. CORP,. CPA - 6 of applicants;
. FREE,. SALE - 5 of applicants;
. BET,. CASINO,. CHAT,. ECO,. GAME,. GAY,. LAW,. MOBILE,. SALON,. CASA - 4 contender.


As expected, received a large number of applications for corporate domains of humic-known brands: . DHL,. FEDEX,. FIAT,. FERRARI,. GOOGLE,. IVECO,. MCDONALDS,. NISSAN,. NOKIA and others.

Among the future gTLD applicants for not only commercial companies - 1846 applications were submitted by representatives of various communities, 66 applications were submitted on behalf of the representatives of the cities. IDN-domains are also not left side of the process - for the duration of the program there were 116 applications for non-Latin domain names.

The largest number of applications came from North America - 911 from Europe, 675 from Asia and Oceania - 303 applications. Least of all applications came from South American and African regions - 24 and 17 applications, according to the procedures Digital Archery, these applications will be reviewed during the first round of the opening of the new domains.

The Russian-language domains filed 8 applications:
-. CHILDREN. MOSCOW. RUS,. WEBSITE. ONLINE. COM,. ORG,. CATHOLIC

4 applications for domains: BROADWAY,. BWAY,. THEATER,. THEATRE came from Ukraine.

The total cost of applications was 350 million U.S. dollars.

A complete list of nominations can be found here: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en

* New gTLD - program of ICANN, under which anyone could apply for and get your own top level domain. Until that time, the Internet, there were only 20 top-level domains common -. COM,. NET and others. By registering domains were available as to the Latin and Cyrillic, for example. MOYBREND or. MYBRAND.