For people wondering how some of these domains are already reserved, new TLDs are usually made available in different phases: - Sunrise is open to TMCH users (

For people wondering how some of these domains are already reserved, new TLDs are usually made available in different phases: - Sunrise is open to TMCH users (trademarks) - EAP/Landrush (Early Access Program) is available for a few days/weeks before GA and the price decreases periodically (usually an EAP is 1 week and the price decreases daily) - Pre-registrations are a "fake" phase in which you can pre-order a domain to the registrar, and they'll order it for you as soon as the GA opens (if the domain was already sold during earlier phases, or if someone pre-registered at another registrar that happened to be faster, you'll get refunded). It's a kind of backorder, specific to pre-GA phase - GA (General Availability), where the TLD is finally open to everyone at GA pricing During all these phases, domains can be sold in "tiers" (eg. "Premium") which is why some domains (1-2 letters, common dictionary words) are more expensive.