Applies for whopping 216 top level domain names — Identity Digital
Firm makes massive investment in fresh strings, counting applications for .agent and .crypto.
Identity Digital hopes to add hundreds of top level domain names to its by now massive portfolio.
The firm, which is by now the largest registry in terms of top level domain names, applied for 216 strings in the 2026 round.
The applications span 13 categories:
- AI
- Web3 & Crypto
- Finance
- Commerce & Retail
- Media & Creators
- Tech & Infrastructure
- Trade & Industry
- Professional Services
- Travel & Hospitality
- Identity & Trust
- Gambling
- Generic
- Health & Wellness
Of course, the AI and Crypto categories are fresh compared to its 2012 applications.
The full list of domains is here.
Matt Overman, Chief Revenue Officer of Identity Digital, told Reglike that its 2026 string list builds on what it has learned since it applied in 2012.
“We believe in the portfolio model since people and businesses don’t all want the same name,” Overman stated. A broad portfolio lets us offer extensions for wide audiences and for specific industries and communities, so more people can find a name that fits who they are. We took that approach in 2012, and it’s the one we’ve brought to this round.”
Many of its strings match applications that other firms disclosed ahead of reveal day, such as .bit, .crypto, and .agent.
Interestingly, the firm seems to have hedged its bets on .agent by applying for two shortened versions: .agnt and .agt.
Its applications include many generic strings, such as .good, .view, and .hub. From a volume perspective, its largest existing strings are generic. .Live, .digital, .life, and .world each have over 400,000 domains in the zone.
It also applied for very niche industry strings, which is expected with the firm’s portfolio approach. It hopes to add .bakery, .glasses, and .tea, among others. Similar strings in its existing portfolio include .plumbing, .glass, and .coffee.
Identity Digital will also be the backend registry service provider (RSP) for other firms’ top level domains, some of which are sure to be in contention sets with Identity Digital’s applications.
Overman stated that the firm had separate teams working on their owned and operated strategy and the RSP business.
Speaking of the RSP, it’s greatly improved from what the firm used in the last round. The firm hopes registrars find it easy to work with.
“We learned 14 years ago that getting an extension delegated is only the first step,” Overman stated. “People can’t register a name unless registrars carry it, so the registrar relationship matters as much as the application. If our applications are successful, the fresh extensions will run on the same platform registrars use today. We want it to be simple for as many registrars as possible to carry them.”
Up next for the firm is deciding which strings to continue with and which to swap with replacements.
