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Telegram founder Pavel Durov recently announced that Telegram has formally applied to ICANN for the .gram top-level domain. Should the application be approved, every Telegram user would eventually be granted a personal top-level domain linked directly to their account name – for instance, landian.gram.
Currently Awaiting ICANN Approval
Domain registration and allocation of this kind require ICANN’s approval before proceeding. Telegram has already submitted its application to register the .gram domain, and if the request succeeds, the domain would be operated directly by Telegram itself, rather than being distributed through conventional domain registrars who then charge users for individual registrations.
Durov explicitly stated that every user would receive their own individual domain – which he referred to as a second-level domain. Based on the example provided, this would take the form of addresses like landian.gram that users already encounter in everyday browsing. In practice, this means every Telegram user would automatically be assigned their own domain going forward, and anyone visiting that address would be able to reach the corresponding user directly through Telegram.
A Possible Response to the Earlier .me Domain Ban
Telegram previously relied on t.me as one of its primary domains, and that domain was blocked by its domain registry. The block stemmed from the presence, on Telegram, of a group operating hacking-related infrastructure – a group that had been sanctioned by the United States. Although the U.S. sanctions specifically named a t.me subdomain, the .me registry ultimately blocked the entire domain outright.
For Telegram, operating its own dedicated domain would sidestep this exact problem. Since U.S. authorities typically demand the blocking of specific groups rather than an entire domain, Telegram could simply comply by blocking the targeted group directly, without risking the entire .gram domain being blocked as a consequence. This vulnerability may well be the underlying motivation behind Telegram’s decision to pursue its own top-level domain.
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