Upcoming TLDs / .wiz
Can you register a .wiz domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .wiz would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
The label "wiz" is a common abbreviation for "wizard" or "whiz," denoting expertise, exceptional skill, or a quick problem-solver. It is also associated with guided software tools and used in branding to convey expertise, ease, speed, or capability.
A wiz is someone remarkably good at something, and also the step-by-step helper that walks a person through a task; the word carries a sense of magic and playful invention.
"wiz" is the brand and trademark of the applicant, Wiz & Associates, S.A. de C.V., and corresponds to the distinctive element of the applicant's corporate name. It is not used in a generic or dictionary sense and carries no geographic meaning
Who applied for .wiz
Dotstrategy Co.
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .WIZ is to provide a memorable and expressive namespace for expertise, guidance, and inventive problem solving online. "Wiz" evokes both the wizard, associated with ingenuity and transformation, and the colloquial "whiz," meaning someone exceptionally skilled or capable. The concept is also familiar in technology through software wizards that guide users step by step through a task. .WIZ brings these meanings together in a short, intuitive label for people, products, services, and content that help users get something done.
Intercap Registry Inc.
KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The proposed .wiz top-level domain represents the wiz - everyday shorthand for someone remarkably good at something, and for the step-by-step helper that walks a person through a task. The word also keeps its familiar sense of magic, tricks, and playful invention.
Wiz & Associates, S.A. de C.V.
SV, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
Mission and Purpose
What happens next
- April 30, 2026: Application window opened (done)
- August 12, 2026: Application window closed (done)
- October 7, 2026: Reveal Day: ICANN published every applied-for string (done)
- October 21, 2026: Replacement period ended (applicants could switch to a backup string) (done)
- November 17, 2026: String Confirmation Day: the final list of applied-for strings
- March 16, 2027: Community input and objections period ends
Dates from ICANN’s Reveal Day announcement, checked October 27, 2026. We re-check the applications every day and this page changes when they do.
When will .wiz be available?
ICANN has not set a date. The final list of applied-for strings comes on String Confirmation Day (November 17, 2026), community input and objections run until March 16, 2027, and ICANN processes applications after a prioritization draw in 2027. Registration opens only after ICANN delegates .wiz and its registry announces launch dates.