.twente applied for in ICANN's 2026 round
Dotlocal B.V. applied to run .twente in ICANN's 2026 round. Here is where the application stands and when registration could open.
The application
- Status
- Active — pre-evaluation
- Applicants
- 1
- Type
- Generic / open
- Dotlocal B.V.
When can you register a .twente domain?
Not yet — .twente does not exist as a registrable extension today. If the application clears every stage, the registry will run a trademark sunrise first, then open general registration. The milestones:
- Reveal Day7 Oct 2026
ICANN published every application: 1,614 primary applications covering 986 different strings from 481 applicants.
- String Confirmation Day17 Nov 2026
After the replacement window, ICANN publishes the final confirmed string list. Strings can still change until this day.
- Community input & objections17 Nov 2026 – 16 Mar 2027
Anyone can comment on an application; formal objections (legal rights, community, public interest) are filed in this window.
- Prioritisation draw & evaluationH1 2027
Applications are evaluated in draw order. Contended strings go to contention resolution — community priority, negotiation, or auction.
- Delegation & public launch2027–2028
Winning registries sign contracts, get delegated into the root, then run sunrise (trademark) and general registration phases.
Other contested strings
Application data: ICANN's official 2026 Round applications export, published for Reveal Day (7 Oct 2026) and pulled 8 Oct 2026. Applicant counts cover primary applications only; strings can still change until String Confirmation Day, 17 Nov 2026, when ICANN publishes the final list — this tracker updates then. An application is not a launch: strings must still pass evaluation, and contended strings must be resolved, before any registration opens.