The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced it has received 1,615 applications for new top-level domains from 481 different applicants, marking the first major round of such requests in several years. Top-level domains are the suffixes that appear at the end of web addresses, with common examples including .com and .org.
Artificial intelligence dominance emerged as a clear trend across the applications. Ten companies, among them Meta and OpenAI, submitted bids for the .agent domain, while seven applicants, including OpenAI, sought .agi. Additional AI-related applications included six for .asi, four for .intelligence, and two for .superintelligence. OpenAI filed the most requests overall with 15 total domain applications, while Meta applied for 21.
Applications fell into two primary categories. Generic domains represented one segment, intended for broad use by multiple parties or organizations. Examples ranged from .geek and .anime to .jackpot and .itiswhatitis. Branded domains constituted the other category, with 345 applications designed for exclusive company use. Major corporations including Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and various established brands like Applebee’s, Bank of America, and Zillow pursued proprietary domains. Meta sought .facebook, .instagram, .messenger, .meta, .frommeta, and .threads, while OpenAI targeted .chatgpt, .codex, .openai, and .gpt.
Previous alternative top-level domains have met mixed commercial success. While some extensions like .ai and .app gained traction through technology sector adoption, others including .restaurant and .babysitting failed to gain widespread acceptance. Traditional domains remain dominant for most users and organizations. The current applications represent early steps in a lengthy approval process, with official implementation not expected until sometime later in the year following initial announcement.
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