TLD Squatting
There’s more than 1000 gTLDs delegated by ICANN. Unfortunately, a lot of owners of various TLDs have decided to squat on them, and despite owning them for many years - these are not yet available for registration.
Several of the brand gTLDs have been squatted by various corporations as well. The case
of Amazon.com, Inc. owning .amazon when several governments applied for it is well known.
But there are several smaller examples: .apple is owned by a technology company and apple
farmers can’t use it (unlike .kiwi which can be used by Kiwi farmers.). Similarly .mango and .orange
are also unavailable for registration, as are .mint, .java, .ice, .food, .eat.
Amazon and Google own a bunch of such TLDs (40% of the below list) which are blocked from registrations
by the general public - .book, .ads, .buy, .cal, .call, .circle, .docs, .drive, .eat,
.fast, .fire, .free, .here, and so on.
It is such a pity that corporations have decided to squat on these TLDs for several years , and not allow them for registrations.
Updates
- Jan 2024 -
.boxwas opened for registrations, with some Web3 nonsense attached.
| TLD | Owner | Type | Domain Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| aaa | American Automobile Association, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| abc | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | brand | 10-100 |
| ads | unrestricted | 1-10 | |
| amazon | Amazon | brand | 10-100 |
| analytics | Campus IP LLC | brand | 1-10 |
| apple | Apple Inc. | brand | 10-100 |
| author | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| azure | Microsoft Corporation | brand | 10-100 |
| barefoot | Gallo Vineyards, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| baseball | MLB Advanced Media DH, LLC | brand | 1-10 |
| bauhaus | Werkhaus GmbH | brand | 10-100 |
| bom | Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| book | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| box | Intercap Registry Inc. | unrestricted | 1000-10000 |
| brother | Brother Industries, Ltd. | brand | 10-100 |
| buy | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| cal | brand | 1-10 | |
| call | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| caravan | Caravan International, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| catholic | Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus | brand | 10-100 |
| chrome | brand | 1-10 | |
| circle | Amazon | brand | 1-10 |
| coupon | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| data | Dish DBS Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| deal | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| discover | Discover Financial Services | brand | 100-1000 |
| dish | Dish DBS Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| diy | Internet Naming Co. | brand | 100-1000 |
| docs | unrestricted | 1-10 | |
| dot | Dish DBS Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| drive | brand | 1-10 | |
| eat | unrestricted | 1-10 | |
| farmers | Farmers Insurance Exchange | brand | 1-10 |
| fast | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| final | Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| fire | Amazon | brand | 1-10 |
| food | Internet Naming Co. | brand | 1000-10000 |
| fox | FOX Registry, LLC | brand | 100-1000 |
| free | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| frogans | OP3FT | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| frontier | Frontier Communications Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| gap | The Gap, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| george | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| goo | NTT Resonant Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| got | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| grocery | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| hangout | brand | 1-10 | |
| here | unrestricted | 1-10 | |
| hot | Amazon | brand | 1-10 |
| ice | IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| java | Oracle Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| jmp | Matrix IP LLC | brand | 1-10 |
| jot | Amazon | brand | 1-10 |
| joy | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| juniper | JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. | brand | 1-10 |
| kosher | Kosher Marketing Assets LLC | brand | 1-10 |
| lifeinsurance | American Council of Life Insurers | brand | 1-10 |
| lifestyle | Internet Naming Co. | brand | 100-1000 |
| like | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| lincoln | Ford Motor Company | brand | 1-10 |
| living | Internet Naming Co. | brand | 100-1000 |
| llc | Donuts | unrestricted | 10000-100000 |
| llp | Intercap Registry Inc. | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| locker | Orange Domains LLC | brand | 1-10 |
| man | MAN SE | brand | 100-1000 |
| mango | PUNTO FA S.L. | brand | 10-100 |
| map | unrestricted | 1-10 | |
| meet | unrestricted | 10-100 | |
| mini | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | brand | 100-1000 |
| mint | Intuit Administrative Services, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| mobile | Dish DBS Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| next | Next plc | brand | 10-100 |
| now | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| office | Microsoft Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| open | American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| orange | Orange Brand Services Limited | brand | 1-10 |
| origins | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| ott | Dish DBS Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| pars | Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| pay | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| phone | Dish DBS Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| pid | Top Level Spectrum, Inc. | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| pin | Amazon | brand | 1-10 |
| ping | Ping Registry Provider, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| play | brand | 1-10 | |
| prime | Amazon | brand | 1-10 |
| read | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| rogers | Rogers Communications Canada Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| room | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| safe | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| save | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| schaeffler | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | brand | 10-100 |
| schmidt | SCHMIDT GROUPE S.A.S. | brand | 10-100 |
| scholarships | Scholarships.com, LLC | brand | 1-10 |
| schwarz | Schwarz Domains und Services GmbH & Co. KG | brand | 100-1000 |
| search | brand | 1-10 | |
| secure | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| seven | Seven West Media Ltd | brand | 10-100 |
| sharp | Sharp Corporation | brand | 10-100 |
| shia | Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| silk | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| sky | Sky International AG | brand | 100-1000 |
| smart | Smart Communications, Inc. | brand | 10-100 |
| smile | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| song | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| spot | Amazon | brand | 1-10 |
| star | Star India Private Limited | brand | 1-10 |
| talk | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| target | Target Domain Holdings, LLC | brand | 100-1000 |
| tci | Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| travelers | Travelers TLD, LLC | brand | 1-10 |
| tunes | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| tushu | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| viking | Viking River Cruises (Bermuda) Ltd. | brand | 1-10 |
| viva | Saudi Telecom Company | brand | 1-10 |
| weather | International Business Machines Corporation | brand | 1-10 |
| winners | The TJX Companies, Inc. | brand | 1-10 |
| wow | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--11b4c3d (कॉम) | VeriSign Sarl | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--30rr7y (慈善) | Excellent First Limited | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--3pxu8k (点看) | VeriSign Sarl | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--42c2d9a (คอม) | VeriSign Sarl | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--9et52u (时尚) | RISE Victory Ltd. | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--c2br7g (नेट) | VeriSign Sarl | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--eckvdtc9d (ポイント) | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--efvy88h (新闻) | Guangzhou YU Wei Information and Technology Co.,Ltd | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--fhbei (كوم) | VeriSign Sarl | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--gk3at1e (通販) | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--j1aef (ком) | VeriSign Sarl | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--mgbt3dhd (همراه) | Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--nqv7fs00ema (组织机构) | Public Interest Registry (PIR) | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| xn--pssy2u (大拿) | VeriSign Sarl | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| yamaxun | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| you | Amazon | unrestricted | 1-10 |
| zero | Amazon | brand | 1-10 |
Methodology
Source of the dataset is nTLDStats, with the following TLDs shown:
- Curated list of BRAND TLDs (_data/fakebrands.yml). Contributions and corrections are welcome.
- Unrestricted or Semi-restricted TLDs which are not in “GA”.
Domain Counts for nTLDStats are known to be inaccurate, hence approximate ranges are shown instead.
Why
Here’s a list of some cool domains that you can’t buy today (with what I’d do with some of them)
bengaluru.cal- A single events calendar for happenings in Bangaloreblock.analytics- A petition to enforce DNT via regulation.block.ads- redirects to uBO.software.bom- Publish SBOMs.donot.call- DNT submissionbigger.datalinux.diy- LFS + NAND2TETRIS speedrun.pleasemindthe.gap- redirect to London metro.alphonso.mango-whatto.read- fix my older what-to-read project, but use OpenLibrary and Bookwyrm instead.book.search- ISBN OpenLibrary search.which.song- Shazam alternative.blr.weather- wttr.in/bengalurumuch.wow- RIP Dogefuck.you- no explanation neededfuck.you.amazon- please open registrations on.zero,.you,.wow,.tushu,.tunes,.talk,.star,.smile,.spot, .silk,.secure,.save,.safe,.room,.read,.prime,.pin,.pay,.now,.like,.joy,.jot,.hot,.got,.free,.fire,.fast,.deal,.coupon,.circle,.call,.buy,.book,.author,.amazon.fuck.you.google- please open registrations on.ads,.cal,.chrome,.docs,.drive,.eat,.hangout,.here,.map,.meet,.play,.search.