.spark
Is .spark a real TLD? Who’s applying to run it?
Nobody has applied for .spark in its own right, as of 7 October 2026. Oinkadot named .spark as the backup string of its .puff application.
A bright, friendly word that makes a fun side address, but few serious projects would make .spark their main home.
creative studios, marketing campaigns and early-stage startups wanting an energetic one-word ending, plus hobby and side-project owners
Nobody has applied for .spark in its own right.
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.
Same bet as .spark: a short, single-syllable English noun with no vertical of its own, sold purely on the positive connotation it lends an unrelated business, so the registry is wagering that buyers will bring their own meaning to a metaphor rather than self-select from a category.
Also an open evocative-word play where the string carries a feeling instead of a function, and primary identity goes to whoever wants the sentiment, though its emotional register is narrower and more consumer-warmth than .spark's ignition/idea framing.
Another abstract aspirational noun bet on brands adopting it for what it suggests rather than what it classifies, but it is longer, more corporate-slogan, and drags a real category (eyewear/optical) behind it that .spark does not have.
What a .spark domain is
.spark is not a TLD yet. It is a string on our record of the ICANN 2026 new gTLD round, in our Brand category. Nobody has applied for .spark in its own right. It is named on ICANN’s list as part of an application for another string.
Is the .spark domain extension real yet?
.spark 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 .spark domain?
You can’t yet. A .spark 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 .spark was .star, delegated on 22 December 2015.
Is .spark a real TLD?
Not yet. .spark is not in the DNS root, so nothing resolves under it. It’s here because ICANN’s list names .spark as part of an application for another string. Every entry on this page links to its source.
- Oinkadot · first recordedICANN
“OI2692T-T74877 · Oinkadot Inc · replacement string of .puff”ICANN
- Band chosen: 10-29 (vanity/narrow), top of the band. The verified facts show a single standard application from Oinkadot Inc, recorded as a replacement string for .puff, with no contention; this suggests an open, generic-word positioning rather than a brand or community restriction, which informs adoption likelihood only. The string itself is a positive, memorable English word with broad use as a brand element and in tech product names, so it can plausibly attract creative-sector and campaign registrations and some side-project use. It is not in the 30-49 band because 'spark' does not sit naturally at the end of a name the way nouns like life or live do, so it lacks the phrase-forming slot that gives a generic TLD sustained volume without price promotion; by analogy (inference from analogy) with mood-word TLDs such as .cool and .fun, demand for this kind of string has tended to be promotion-driven and short-lived, with thin aftermarket and weak credibility signal, and the many existing 'Spark'-named products and companies are far more likely to stay on their current addresses than migrate. It is not in the 1-9 band because the word is clean, globally understood, brandable and fits creative and startup messaging, so a real if shallow market exists. Main market uncertainty: whether the string ends up priced and distributed as a mass-market promotional generic (volume on price, little identity use) or as a premium vanity namespace (fewer, more deliberate registrations); either path keeps it in or near this band, but the volume path could push it to the low 30s.