| Phase & Extension Launching in next 30 Days | Start Date | Order Entry Deadline Date |
First-come First-served (FCFS) | Suggested Users | Landrush | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .kw | 23-Mar-2025 | 19-Sep-2025 | Yes | Exact trademark match required for registration. | ||
| Phase & Extension Future & Ongoing Launch Phases |
Start Date | Order Entry Deadline Date |
First-come First-served (FCFS) | Suggested Users | Limited Round 1 | |
| .th | 1-Feb-2025 | 26-Mar-2025 | Yes | Applications are limited to Thai citizens, organizations according to Thai law, owners of trademarks registered with the Thai Department of Intellectual Property or international trademarks with a local representative office (Local Agent Service is not available). Domain registrations are limited to exact match or abbreviations of the organization name or exact match of the trademark. | Sunrise | |
| .kw | 23-Sep-2024 | 20-Mar-2025 | Yes | Exact trademark match required for registration. | ||
| .free, .hot, .spot | 2-Apr-2025 | 30-Apr-2025 | Yes | .FREE can be used by businesses offering free trials, services, or content. It allows companies to communicate their value proposition directly in their web address. .HOT is an ideal extension for e-commerce sites, news outlets, and entertainment platforms looking to highlight what is current and in-demand. .SPOT supports location-based services, local businesses, and community-focused websites. It helps users quickly identify geographically-relevant content or services. Standard and Premium registrations available. SMD file required. | Early Access Period | |
| .free, .hot, .spot | 12-May-2025 | 17-May-2025 | Yes | Standard and Premium registrations available. | Limited Round 2 | |
| .th | 1-Jun-2025 | 29-Jul-2025 | Yes | Applications are limited to Thai citizens, organizations according to Thai law, owners of trademarks registered with the Thai Department of Intellectual Property or international trademarks with a local representative office (Local Agent Service is not available). Domain registrations are limited to exact match or abbreviations of the organization name or exact match of the trademark. | Landrush | |
| .kw | 23-Mar-2025 | 19-Sep-2025 | Yes | Exact trademark match required for registration. | ||
| General Availability | ||||||
| .free, .hot, .spot | 19-May-2025 | n/a | Yes | No restrictions. | ||
| .kw | TBD | n/a | Yes | TBD | Limited Round 3 | |
| .th | 1-Oct-2025 | 27-Nov-2025 | Yes | Applications are limited to Thai citizens, organizations according to Thai law, owners of trademarks registered with the Thai Department of Intellectual Property or international trademarks with a local representative office (Local Agent Service is not available). Domain registrations are limited to exact match or abbreviations of the organization name or exact match of the trademark. | ||
Spotlight
.AI.KR, .IT.KR, .IO.KR, .ME.KR
KR registry is launching new extensions under General Availability phase on the 5th March 2025.
This phase is open to all interested registrants that meet the registrant eligibility criteria, which is identical to a top .KR level requirement.
CSC is working on setting up the system to take orders.
.CHANNEL
Google Registry has announced the Early Access Period and General Availability phases for .channel. This TLD originally launched into a Sunrise phase in 2022. We are now ready to offer EAP and GA phases.
.channel is exclusively for content creators and publishers to monetize their content. All .channel domains must host or redirect the user to a website where the creator can monetize their content or audience.
.channel is also a more secure domain, meaning that HTTPS is required for all .channel websites.
.KW
The Kuwait domain registry has announced the availability of top-level .KW domain registrations for the first time. This launch will take place between September 2024 and September 2025, beginning with a 6-month long Sunrise period. Applications during Sunrise will require a matching trademark and will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis. International trademarks are welcome, no local presence in Kuwait will be required.
Global Block update
Brand Safety Alliance the operator of Global Block product continues to experience a significant service interruption affecting the .SD ccTLD (Sudan) within the GlobalBlock Service. The .SD ccTLD is currently offline and as a result, the Global Block service is temporarily unable to support blocking under this TLD. All block registrations submitted after December 10, 2024, have been impacted, and will be activated immediately once the registry is back online.
Affected extensions include:
.sd
.com.sd
.info.sd
.net.sd
.org.sd
.tv.sd