This proposed gTLD is being submitted by Charleston Road Registry, wholly owned by Google. The purpose of .gmail is to provide a dedicated space on the internet in which Google can innovate on its Gmail offerings.
Google's mission with the gTLD is to provide a dedicated domain space in which second-level domains that relate to groups or organizations can be created.
In addition, Google expects the new gTLD will simplify the Gmail experience by establishing a new generation of email addresses such as
[email protected], for example.
The proposed gTLD is designed to enhance consumer choice with the availability of second-level domain space, expand Gmail's namespace and improve the user experience.
At this stage we cannot confirm if the .GMAIL gTLD will be open to the public. For this reason we'll still allow requests to reach our database but should the gTLD end up being classified as closed then any requests we receive will be cancelled.