.charger

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

Infrastructure
applicants
  • Journey To The West CorporationAnnounced
on the record since Aug 17, 2026 · updated Aug 17, 2026
AI score
24/ 100
Vanity and narrow

A niche label for EV and device charging brands; most such companies will likely keep their main domain, so demand stays shallow.

assessed by claude-fable-5 · Aug 17, 2026
AI score 24 of 100. .com scores 96, .ai scores 84.
who it’s for

ev-charging networks, charging-hardware makers, and accessory sellers wanting a keyword domain for product or campaign sites, plus a fringe of automotive-fan registrants

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applicants
1 on file
Journey To The West CorporationAnnounced
Aug 17, 2026

In Journey To The West's published portfolio of 323 strings submitted in the ICANN 2026 round. Their catalog line: “The link between the grid and the battery.”

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.

.solarstrong parallel
delegated 2013 · live

Same bet: a generic energy-transition hardware noun whose primary-identity buyers are a fragmented mix of equipment makers, installers and network operators riding a policy-driven adoption curve, not a single brand owner.

uncontested · scored 45* in 2012 · run by Ruby Town, LLC

.tiresmoderate
delegated 2014 · live

Same bet shape as a plain vehicle-hardware product noun that manufacturers, retailers and fitters would all claim, differing mainly in that it names a mature commodity rather than an emerging infrastructure category.

3 applicants contested it · scored 35* in 2012 · run by Dog Edge, LLC

.lightingmoderate
delegated 2013 · live

Same bet: a specific installed-hardware category noun sold through a long tail of manufacturers, distributors and electrical installers, where the string's value rests on the trade adopting a category label as identity.

uncontested · scored 34* in 2012 · run by John McCook, LLC

* 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. Journey To The West Corporation · first recordedAug 17, 2026
    Journey To The West Corporation
news & sources
Announcementxiyou.domains: published portfolio of 323 submitted gTLD applications
.charger · Energy & Mobility · “The link between the grid and the battery.”
Journey To The West Corporation
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