A niche TLD for solopreneurs, freelancers, independent creators and solo artists wanting a personal-brand address (yourname.solo), plus solo-travel and single-player niche projects.
solopreneurs, freelancers, independent creators and solo artists wanting a personal-brand address (yourname.solo), plus solo-travel and single-player niche projects
One of the 80 strings ShortDot published for the ICANN 2026 round. ShortDot states it has submitted 40 applications, but publishes the 80 strings without revealing which 40 are applications and which 40 are designated replacements. The submission claim is therefore applicant-level, not string-level: nothing in the source says ShortDot applied for THIS string. Catalogued, not announced.
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: an unrestricted, colloquial self-descriptor sold retail to individual practitioners who put their own working identity — not a company or category — on the right of the dot.
Same informal identity-word bet aimed at the independent one-person operator, relying on personality and self-labelling rather than any industry vertical to drive registrations.
Also a person-noun sold to individual professionals for a personal-practice identity, though it asserts a credential claim where the target asserts a mode of working alone.
- ShortDot · first recordedShortDot (Ireland) Limited
“ShortDot (Ireland) Limited has submitted 40 applications to ICANN's 2026 New gTLD Program. The 80 strings shown include applied-for and designated replacement strings across ShortDot's 40 ICANN applications, presented without revealing their status or pairing.”ShortDot (Ireland) Limited
“The company just disclosed its 40 applications and 40 replacement strings.”Domain Name Wire