.globe
Is .globe a real TLD? Who’s applying to run it?
.globe is not contested. One application for it is on ICANN’s Reveal Day list, as of 7 October 2026. It is Intercap.
A generic "world" word that reads less naturally than .global or .world; usable for international positioning, weak as a brand signal.
internationally positioned startups, travel and logistics firms, and media or community projects wanting a "worldwide" address; secondary interest from investors in short generic-word names
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.
Same bet: a single-word planetary noun with no vertical, sold on universal scope and aspiration to anyone wanting a worldwide identity, so its value rests entirely on the word's emotional breadth rather than on serving a defined buyer segment.
Same bet as a mass-appeal abstract scope noun that any global-minded brand, media outlet or org could put its primary identity on, succeeding or failing on whether breadth converts into actual registrations rather than on category fit.
Identical 'worldwide reach' positioning and the same generic-English registry play, but it works as a qualifier appended to a brand name rather than as a standalone object noun, a slightly different grammatical job for the registrant.
What a .globe domain is
.globe is not a TLD yet. It is a string on our record of the ICANN 2026 new gTLD round, filed under Brand. One application for it is on ICANN’s Reveal Day list.
Is the .globe domain extension real yet?
.globe is not yet a domain extension you can register: nothing resolves under it, and no registrar sells names in it. It is a string applicants have put forward in the ICANN 2026 new gTLD round, the process that decides whether it becomes one.
When can you buy a .globe domain?
You can’t yet. ICANN publishes every applied-for string on Reveal Day, 7 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC. A .globe name can only be registered after that, once the string is delegated and its registry opens. Last round's closest parallel to .globe was .earth, delegated on 14 May 2015.
Is .globe a real TLD?
Not yet. .globe is not in the DNS root, so nothing resolves under it. It’s here because .globe is on ICANN’s Reveal Day list of applied-for strings. Every entry on this page links to its source.
- Intercap · first recordedICANN
“EDI2665T-T28371 · Endpoint Domains, Inc. · primary IRI2679T-T96997 · Intercap Registry Inc. · replacement string of .wiz · Deactivated NA2626T-T63059 · ShortDot (Ireland) Limited · replacement string of .ask · Deactivated XL2625T-T48604 · XYZ.COM LLC · replacement string of .con · Deactivated”ICANN
- Band chosen: 30-49 (usable but limited). The string is a real, widely understood English noun with an obvious 'worldwide' meaning, and open generic-word TLDs in that semantic space are, by analogy, registered at volume and on price rather than chosen as a considered primary identity. It is not in the 50-69 band because nearby strings that already exist (by analogy: .global, .world, .earth, .international) have not, in my judgment, produced a sustained primary-identity use case with a real aftermarket; .globe is a noun where .global is the adjective, so 'brand.globe' reads less idiomatically and competes directly with an incumbent occupying the same idea. It is not in the 10-29 band because the word is not a joke or a narrow event-driven term: international businesses, travel, logistics and media projects can plausibly use it as a primary address, and short generic nouns on it would carry some resale interest. The verified record shows a single confirmed standard application (Intercap Registry Inc., IRI2679T-T88332) and a separate .english application by the same applicant filed as a replacement naming .globe as primary; I treat this neutrally as a sign the applicant intends to operate it, which modestly supports adoption likelihood but does not change the string's market ceiling. Named-brand associations with the word (newspapers and a telecom carrier commonly use 'Globe' in their names) could cut either way: a defensive anchor registration helps visibility, while brand-protection friction can dampen registrar promotion. Main market uncertainty: whether .globe can carve out any distinct demand from .global and .world, or whether it becomes a lower-tier alternative registered mainly when the .global name is taken. All comparisons to .global, .world, .earth and .international are inferences from analogy, not stated figures.