Skip to main content

What auction method will ICANN use?

هذا المحتوى متوفر فقط باللغة (أو اللغات): English

Last Updated: August 2026

ICANN will use an ascending-clock, second-price auction method, which was also used in the 2012 Round of the New gTLD Program.

For more information, see Section 5.6 of the Applicant Guidebook.