Instant messaging platform Telegram could give more than 1 billion users personalized web addresses and AI-generated interactive websites if its application clears ICANN’s approval process
Telegram, the instant messaging platform with more than 1 billion monthly active users, has applied for the .gram top-level domain, potentially giving users a new way to establish their identities on the web.
If the application is approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, Telegram users could eventually obtain second-level domains such as yourname.gram.
The proposal goes beyond domain names. Users would be able to create interactive websites hosted by Telegram with a single prompt, potentially allowing people without technical or web-development skills to launch their own sites by describing what they want.
The move could turn a Telegram username into a broader digital identity, combining messaging, publishing and web presence under one ecosystem.
A creator could use a personalized .gram address for a profile or portfolio, while a business could build a site for its products and services. Telegram would provide the underlying hosting, removing the need for users to separately arrange web hosting.
The plan would extend Telegram’s push beyond messaging. The platform already supports channels, bots, Mini Apps and other tools that allow developers, creators and businesses to build services for its large user base.
A .gram domain would give those users a dedicated web address that could sit outside the Telegram application while remaining connected to its ecosystem.
The timing also coincides with ICANN’s latest expansion of the domain-name system. The organization opened its latest application round for new generic top-level domains in 2026, allowing companies, organizations and other applicants to seek new domain extensions.
An application does not guarantee that .gram will become operational. Telegram would need to clear ICANN’s evaluation and approval process before the domain could be delegated and made available for registrations.
If successful, however, the initiative could give Telegram a new position in the internet infrastructure stack.
Rather than simply helping users communicate, Telegram could give them a domain, host their websites and use AI to build those sites — all from the same platform.
For a company with more than a billion users, turning usernames into web addresses could create a sizeable new layer of the Telegram ecosystem.
Telegram’s next expansion may not be another messaging feature. It could be the web address itself.