.let
Is .let a real TLD? Who’s applying to run it?
Nobody has applied for .let in its own right, as of 7 October 2026. ShortDot named .let as the backup string of its .key application.
A niche TLD for letting agents and landlords in UK/Irish/Commonwealth English markets where "to let" is the idiom, plus phrase-hack buyers (let.me, let.us) and developers who like the programming keyword.
letting agents and landlords in UK/Irish/Commonwealth English markets where "to let" is the idiom, plus phrase-hack buyers (let.me, let.us) and developers who like the programming keyword
Nobody has applied for .let in its own right.
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.
The same bet: a bare one-syllable transaction word for the rental side of property, whose value comes entirely from completing a phrase (to-let / for-rent) for landlords, letting agents and listing portals rather than from a brand or community owning it.
Also an unowned verb-noun naming the act of renting property, sold to the same agent/landlord/commercial-property registrant, and dependent on the same thing being true — that a transaction verb can carry a listings business's primary identity.
Same category and same buyer pool, but the plural is an inventory-and-portal word aimed at operators with stock to show, a heavier, more descriptive bet than the terse transaction verb .let is making.
What a .let domain is
.let is not a TLD yet. It is a string on our record of the ICANN 2026 new gTLD round, in our Commerce category. Nobody has applied for .let in its own right. It is named on ICANN’s list as part of an application for another string.
Is the .let domain extension real yet?
.let is not yet a domain extension you can register: nothing resolves under it, and no registrar sells names in it. Nobody has applied for it on the public record; the ICANN 2026 new gTLD round is the process that would decide whether it becomes one.
When can you buy a .let domain?
You can’t yet. A .let name can only be registered once the string is delegated (added to the DNS root) and its registry opens. Last round's closest parallel to .let was .rent, delegated on 30 April 2015.
Is .let a real TLD?
Not yet. .let is not in the DNS root, so nothing resolves under it. It’s here because ICANN’s list names .let as part of an application for another string. Every entry on this page links to its source.
- ShortDot · now replacementICANN
- ShortDot · now announced
- ShortDot · first recordedShortDot (Ireland) Limited
“NA2626T-T31004 · ShortDot (Ireland) Limited · replacement string of .key”ICANN
“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
- Band chosen: 30-49 (usable but limited). The string is a common, short English verb with two real hooks — the British/Irish rental idiom "to let" and its status as a keyword in several programming languages — plus phrase-hack potential (let.me, let.it). It is not in the 50-69 band because no established category treats .let as a natural identity: letting agents in the UK and Ireland overwhelmingly sit on ccTLD second-level names and route demand through portals, and developers already have .dev and similar as defaults, so any adoption needs explaining and the aftermarket would be thin. It is above the 10-29 band because the word is genuinely useful, not a joke — by analogy (flagged as analogy) with property-verb TLDs such as .rent and .rentals, which have found small but persistent end-use rather than purely event-driven registrations. Verified registration or pricing figures for any comparable TLD are unknown to me here; the operator's listed portfolio (.icu, .cyou, .bond, .cfd, .sbs) suggests, by analogy only, a volume-and-promotion go-to-market, which would raise registration counts without necessarily raising brand credibility. Main market uncertainty: whether the UK/Irish lettings sector adopts .let as a primary identity at all, versus the string filling mostly with low-cost speculative or phrase registrations.