.beach

Is .beach a real TLD? Who’s applying to run it?

Places
applicants
  • Phoenix Domain PartnersAnnounced
on the record since Aug 17, 2026 · updated Aug 17, 2026
AI score
32/ 100
Usable but limited

Reads nicely for coastal tourism and rentals, but most serious businesses will treat it as a fun extra, not their main address.

assessed by claude-fable-5 · Aug 17, 2026
AI score 32 of 100. .com scores 96, .ai scores 84.
who it’s for

coastal hotels, vacation-rental operators, beach-town tourism boards, and surf/lifestyle brands wanting a descriptive place-flavored address

PlacesCommerceCulture
applicants
1 on file
Phoenix Domain PartnersAnnounced
Aug 17, 2026

One of 13 strings Phoenix Domain Partners published as applied-and-paid in the ICANN 2026 round, reported by Domain Name Wire on 2026-08-17.

closest 2012 bets
3 of 1,408

The 2012 applications making the most similar bet. Chosen by AI from every string in that round, without being told what happened to any of them.

.skistrong parallel
delegated 2015 · live

Same bet: a short, common leisure-destination word whose primary identity buyers are resorts, local operators and place-name holders in a specific geography, so value depends on a finite set of destinations adopting it rather than on broad registrant demand.

2 applicants contested it · scored 45* in 2012 · run by STARTING DOT LIMITED

.surfstrong parallel
delegated 2014 · live

Same bet on a coastal lifestyle noun/verb that doubles as a category and a culture, sold to the identical buyer pool (shops, schools, apparel and hospitality brands trading on the same seaside identity) with the same weakness that most of them already have a fine .com.

uncontested · scored 30* in 2012 · run by Top Level Domain Holdings Limited

.spamoderate
delegated 2020 · live

Also a generic leisure-amenity place word that venues and hospitality operators would put their name in front of, though it names a business type people transact with rather than a public natural feature anyone can claim.

3 applicants contested it · scored 45* in 2012 · run by Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council Limited

* A separate 2012-only read, time-locked to what was public that year. Different scale from this page’s score — the two are not comparable.

history
  1. Phoenix Domain Partners · first recordedAug 17, 2026
    Domain Name Wire
news & sources
NewsTLD application disclosures: Suffix, Phoenix Domain Partners
Aug 17, 2026
Phoenix Domain Partners published 13 strings for which it says it has applied and paid the application fees.
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