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02/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/04/2026 17:19

ICANN 2026 Round Applicant Guidebook Now Available in Six Languages

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is pleased to announce that the Applicant Guidebook (AGB) for the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: 2026 Round is now available in all six ICANN languages in PDF and HTML formats:

Arabic (PDF, HTML)
Chinese (PDF, HTML)
French (PDF, HTML)
Russian (PDF, HTML)
Spanish (PDF, HTML)
English (PDF, HTML)

Note: The English version is the authoritative version of the AGB.

The AGB is the official rulebook for the 2026 Round, laying out the requirements, procedures, and processes that govern all gTLD applications. The document is organized by the milestones and stages in an "applicant journey" throughout the evaluation processes.

To learn more about the New gTLD Program, please visit the program website.

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ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address - a name or a number - into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.
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