Forget boring old .com. Soon we could be logging on to .lego, .pizza or even .scot.
More than 2,000 applications have been made for new web address suffixes, the international regulator revealed yesterday. It charged £120,000 for each request.
Brands ranging from Lego and McDonald’s to Ferrari and Gucci have asked for new domains, as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers prepares the biggest shake-up in web addresses since the creation of .com in the US 27 years ago.
The BBC has used part of its licence fee income to apply for .bbc, while other British brands bidding for domains include ITV, Boots, Next and Bentley.
Controversially, .co.uk could be joined by .wales, .cymru and .scot. The Scottish suffix has been championed by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, as he pursues independence from
the United Kingdom. ‘The time is ripe for the worldwide family of Scots to have their own domain reflecting an online community defined by a shared commitment to Scottish identity, culture and economic promotion,’ he has argued.
Cities including London, Paris and Tokyo could also get their own addresses, with other applications lodged for .pizza, .bank, .shop and .auto – as well as .porn, .sex and .sexy.
Suffix Applicant Location
AAA American Automobile Association, Inc. US
ABC American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. US
AIRBUS Airbus S.A.S. FR
AIRFORCE United TLD Holdco Ltd. KY
AND Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
ANDROID Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
ART .ART REGISTRY INC. KY
ART Top Level Design, LLC US
ART Dadotart, Inc. US
ART UK Creative Ideas Limited IM
ART Baxter Tigers, LLC US
ART EFLUX.ART, LLC US
ART Aremi Group S.A. LU
ART Uniregistry, Corp. KY
ART Merchant Law Group LLP CA
ART Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
ASDA Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. US
AUCTION Sand Galley, LLC US
AUCTION Uniregistry, Corp. KY
AUDI AUDI Aktiengesellschaft DE
AUTO Big Maple, LLC US
AUTO Fegistry, LLC US
AUTO Uniregistry, Corp. KY
AUTO Dot Auto LLC US
BABY DotBaby Inc. AE
BABY Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. US
BABY Compact Registry Limited GI
BABY Auburn Beach, LLC US
BABY Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
BABY Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
BAND Auburn Hollow, LLC US
BAND Red Triangle, LLC US
BANK fTLD Registry Services LLC US
BANK Dotsecure Inc. AE
BARCLAYCARD Barclays Bank PLC GB
BARCLAYS Barclays Bank PLC GB
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation GB
BLOG BET Inc. JP
BLOG Afilias Domains No. 1 Limited IE
BLOG Top Level Design, LLC US
BLOG Corn Shadow, LLC US
BLOG Personals TLD Inc. AE
BLOG Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
BLOG Merchant Law Group LLP CA
BLOG PRIMER NIVEL S.A. PA
BLOG Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
BOOK R.R. Bowker LLC US
BOOK Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
BOOK Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
BOOK Global Domain Registry Pty Ltd AU
BOOK Bronze Registry Limited GI
BOOK NU DOT CO LLC US
BOOK Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
BOOK Double Bloom, LLC US
BOOK DotBook, LLC US
CHAT IM TLD Inc. AE
CHAT dot Chat Limited GI
CHAT Top Level Spectrum, Inc. US
CHAT Sand Fields, LLC US
CHURCH Holly Fileds, LLC US
CHURCH Life Covenant Church, Inc. US
CITI Citigroup Inc. US
CITIC CITIC Group Corporation CN
CITY DotCity Inc. AE
CITY Snow Sky, LLC US
CITY TLD REGISTRY LIMITED IE
CLOUD Symantec Corporation US
CLOUD Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
CLOUD Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
CLOUD Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
CLOUD Dash Cedar, LLC US
CLOUD ARUBA S.p.A. IT
CLOUD CloudNames AS NO
CORP Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
CORP NU DOT CO LLC US
CORP Cotton Fields, LLC US
CORP PROC Registry, LLC US
CORP DOTCORP LIMITED HK
CORP Dot Registry LLC US
DESIGN STARTING DOT FR
DESIGN BET Inc. JP
DESIGN Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
DESIGN Top Level Design, LLC US
DESIGN NU DOT CO LLC US
DESIGN Black Avenue, LLC US
DESIGN Design Trend Registry Inc. CA
DESIGN Uniregistry, Corp. KY
EARTH Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
EARTH Interlink Co., Ltd. JP
FASHION Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
FASHION Diamond Registry Limited GI
FASHION Big Dynamite, LLC US
FASHION Uniregistry, Corp. KY
FOOTBALL dot Football Limited GI
FOOTBALL Foggy Farms, LLC US
FORD Ford Motor Company US
GAME Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
GAME Dot Game Limited GI
GAME Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
GAME Beijing Gamease Age Digital Technology C CN
GAME Uniregistry, Corp. KY
GAY Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
GAY Top Level Design, LLC US
GAY United TLD Holdco Ltd. KY
GAY dotgay llc US
GOOG Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
GOOGLE Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
GUARDIAN The Guardian Life Insurance Company of A US
GUARDIAN Guardian News and Media Limited GB
GUARDIANLIFE The Guardian Life Insurance Company of A US
GUARDIANMEDI Guardian News and Media Limited GB
HOME .HOME REGISTRY INC. KY
HOME DotHome Inc. AE
HOME Go Daddy East, LLC US
HOME Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
HOME Lifestyle Domain Holdings, Inc. US
HOME Baxter Pike, LLC US
HOME DotHome / CGR E-Commerce Ltd CY
HOME Uniregistry, Corp. KY
HOME Merchant Law Group LLP CA
HOME Dot Home LLC US
HOME Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
HOTEL HOTEL Top-Level-Domain S.a.r.l LU
HOTEL DotHotel Inc. AE
HOTEL dot Hotel Limited GI
HOTEL Despegar Online SRL UY
HOTEL Spring McCook, LLC US
HOTEL Fegistry, LLC US
HOTEL Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
HOTMAIL Microsoft Corporation US
INSURANCE fTLD Registry Services LLC US
INSURANCE Dotfresh Inc. AE
INSURANCE Progressive Casualty Insurance Company US
INSURANCE Auburn Park, LLC US
KETCHUP ProMark Brands Inc. US
LAW Dotmaker Inc. AE
LAW Silver Registry Limited GI
LAW NU DOT CO LLC US
LAW Corn Dynamite, LLC US
LAW Merchant Law Group LLP CA
LAW Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
LAWYER Atomic Station, LLC US
LAWYER Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
LIVE Microsoft Corporation US
LIVE Half Woods, LLC US
LIVE Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
MAIL Afilias Domains No. 2 Limited, IE
MAIL Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
MAIL 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH DE
MAIL Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
MAIL Victor Dale, LLC US
MAIL WhitePages TLD LLC US
MAIL GMO Registry, Inc. JP
MICROSOFT Microsoft Corporation US
MOBILE Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
MOBILE Pixie North, LLC US
MOBILE Dish DBS Corporation US
MOVIE Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
MOVIE dot Movie Limited GI
MOVIE Webdeus Inc. AE
MOVIE NU DOT CO LLC US
MOVIE Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
MOVIE New Frostbite, LLC US
MOVIE Motion Picture Domain Registry Pty Ltd AU
MOVIE Dish DBS Corporation US
MUSIC DotMusic Inc. AE
MUSIC DotMusic / CGR E-Commerce Ltd CY
MUSIC dot Music Limited GI
MUSIC Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
MUSIC Victor Cross US
MUSIC Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
MUSIC .music LLC US
MUSIC Entertainment Names Inc. VG
NEWS DotNews Inc. AE
NEWS dot News Limited GI
NEWS Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
NEWS Hidden Bloom, LLC US
NEWS Uniregistry, Corp. KY
NEWS Merchant Law Group LLP CA
NEWS PRIMER NIVEL S.A. PA
ONLINE I-REGISTRY Ltd., Niederlassung Deutschlan DE
ONLINE DotOnline Inc. AE
ONLINE Tucows TLDs Inc. CA
ONLINE Bitter Frostbite, LLC US
ONLINE Namecheap Inc. US
ONLINE Dot Online LLC US
PIZZA Foggy Moon, LLC US
PIZZA Asiamix Digital Limited HK
PIZZA Uniregistry, Corp. KY
PIZZA Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
POKER Afilias Domains No. 5 Limited IE
POKER dot Poker Limited GI
POKER Binky Mill, LLC US
POKER Dot Poker LLC US
RACING Premier Registry Limited GI
RACING Black Orchard, LLC US
RACING Uniregistry, Corp. KY
RADIO European Broadcasting Union (EBU) CH
RADIO Tin Dale, LLC US
RADIO Afilias Limited IE
RADIO BRS MEDIA, Inc. US
REALESTATE New North, LLC US
REALESTATE Uniregistry, Corp. KY
REALESTATE dotRealEstate LLC US
REALESTATE Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
RESTAURANT Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
RESTAURANT dot Restaurant Limited GI
RESTAURANT Snow Avenue, LLC US
RESTAURANT Uniregistry, Corp. KY
SCHOOL Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
SCHOOL Little Galley, LLC US
SCHOOL Fegistry, LLC US
SCHOOL Uniregistry, Corp. KY
SEX Uniregistry, Corp. US
SEX ICM Registry SX LLC VG
SHOP DotShop Inc. AE
SHOP Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
SHOP Dot Shop Limited GI
SHOP Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
SHOP Sugar Maple, LLC US
SHOP Commercial Connect LLC US
SHOP BEIJING JINGDONG 360 DU E-COMMERCE L CN
SHOP GMO Registry, Inc. JP
SHOP GMO Registry, Inc. JP
SITE DotSite Inc. AE
SITE Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
SITE Corn Mill, LLC US
SITE Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
SITE Interlink Co., Ltd. JP
SKI STARTING DOT FR
SKI Wild Lake, LLC US
SONY Sony Corporation JP
SPA Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
SPA Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council MY
SPA Foggy Sunset, LLC US
SPACE DotSpace Inc. AE
STAR Star India Private Limited IN
STORAGE Extra Beach, LLC US
STORAGE Self Storage Company LLC US
STORE DotStore Inc. AE
STORE Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
STORE Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
STORE Sand Dale, LLC US
STORE Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
STORE Dot Store Group LLC US
STORE Uniregistry, Corp. KY
STYLE Top Level Design, LLC US
STYLE Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
STYLE Binky Moon, LLC US
STYLE Evolving Style Registry Inc. CA
STYLE Uniregistry, Corp. KY
SUCKS Top Level Spectrum, Inc. US
SUCKS Dog Bloom, LLC US
SUCKS Vox Populi Registry Inc. CA
TEAM Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
TEAM Atomic Lake, LLC US
TEAM Uniregistry, Corp. KY
TEAM Afilias Limited IE
TECH Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
TECH NU DOT CO LLC US
TECH Lone Moon, LLC US
TECH Dot Tech LLC US
TECH Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
TECH Uniregistry, Corp. KY
TECHNOLOGY Auburn Falls US
TENNIS dot Tennis Limited GI
TENNIS Cotton Bloom, LLC US
TENNIS TENNIS AUSTRALIA LTD AU
TENNIS Washington Team Tennis, LLC US
THEATER Key GTLD Holding Inc UA
THEATER Blue Tigers, LLC US
THEATRE Key GTLD Holding Inc UA
TICKETS Tickets TLD LLC US
TICKETS dot Tickets Limited GI
TICKETS Atomic McCook, LLC US
TICKETS Shubert Internet, Inc. US
TICKETS Accent Media Limited GB
VIDEO Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
VIDEO Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
VIDEO Lone Tigers, LLC US
VIDEO Uniregistry, Corp. KY
VIP I-REGISTRY Ltd., Niederlassung Deutschlan DE
VIP Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
VIP Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
VIP John Corner, LLC US
VIP Vipspace Enterprises LLC DE
VIP VIP Registry Pte. Ltd. MY
VISTA Vistaprint Limited BM
VISTAPRINT Vistaprint Limited BM
VODKA Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
VOLKSWAGEN Volkswagen Group of America Inc. US
VOLVO Volvo Holding Sverige Aktiebolag SE
WALES Nominet UK GB
WALMART Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. US
WEB Web.com Group, Inc. US
WEB Afilias Domains No. 3 Limited, IE
WEB Schlund Technologies GmbH DE
WEB NU DOT CO LLC US
WEB Ruby Glen, LLC US
WEB Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
WEB DotWeb Inc. AE
WEBSITE Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
WEBSITE DotWebsite Inc. AE
WEBSITE Fern Edge, LLC US
WEDDING Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
WEDDING Wild Madison, LLC US
WEDDING Wedding TLD LLC US
WINDOWS Microsoft Corporation US
WINE dot Wine Limited GI
WINE June Station, LLC US
WINE Afilias Limited IE
WORLD DotWorld Inc. AE
WORLD Bitter Fields, LLC US
WOW Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
WOW United TLD Holdco Ltd. KY
WOW Amazon EU S.Ã r.l. LU
YOGA Top Level Domain Holdings Limited VG
YOGA Victor Falls, LLC US
YOGA Uniregistry, Corp. KY
YOKOHAMA GMO Registry, Inc. JP
YOUTUBE Charleston Road Registry Inc. US
News credit: Daily Mail
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