LOS ANGELES - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced in a press release that over 500 new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) have now been introduced into the Internet. The gTLD .NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) was the 500th new gTLD to be delegate with new domains rolling out at an average of one per day. 

The New gTLD Program is the Internet’s largest expansion ever, introducing hundreds of new top-level domain names or “strings” which could become available in the next few years. With the first four strings delegated on October 23, 2014, the Program continues to make advancements and enable enhanced competition, innovation and choice.