The .pizza Domain: A Kitchen Address Read at a Glance
The .pizza domain entered the root zone on 22 August 2014 under an ICANN agreement dated 26 June 2014, with Binky Moon, LLC of the Identity Digital group as contracting party. On 13 August 2026 the zone held 38,488 registrations, of which 10,019 appeared in the zone file.
Single-site pizzerias, chains, frozen product brands, suppliers of dough and oven equipment, and recipe or blog projects populate the zone. The word is pronounced almost identically across languages, which makes the address legible to a visitor who does not read your menu language — an advantage restaurant addresses rarely enjoy. Test candidates in .pizza domain search and compare a broader option on the .menu page.
The open registration commitment in the agreement forbids the registry from applying an identity-based eligibility limit, so no trading licence, food register entry or tax document can be requested. For a visitor that means one thing: the address does not show that a licensed kitchen stands behind it. Permits for producing and selling food arise from the work you do, never from the name you registered. Displaying your licence and registration details on the page serves both the regulator and the customer.
.PIZZA Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital)
- Root zone entry 22 August 2014
- Eligibility None — the agreement commits to open registration
- Zone size 38,488 registrations, 10,019 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .pizza domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.pizza Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$16.90 /year -
Transfer
$64.99 /year -
Renewal
$69.99 /year -
Restore
$164.90 -
Late Renewal
$11.12
Included With Every .pizza Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.pizza Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .pizza domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .pizza address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .pizza domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $11.12 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .pizza returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.pizza Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.pizza Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .pizza domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.pizza Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .pizza Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No document is requested at registration. Because the open registration commitment rules out an identity-based eligibility limit, the registry cannot ask for a licence, a food register entry or a tax record. In the real world, of course, permits to sell food arise from the business you run and exist independently of the domain. Try candidates in .pizza domain search.
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If local search brings you customers, yes, because a city or district name matches the query and helps when someone reads the address aloud. If you plan to open further sites, keeping the brand name clean and putting the branch in a sub-folder stays more flexible, since changing the address later breaks links. Test combinations together in bulk domain name search.
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On 13 August 2026, 10,019 of 38,488 registrations appeared in the zone file, a share of roughly 26 per cent. Three names in every four have therefore never gone live, which suggests a portion of the short generic labels is being held rather than used. If the name you want is taken, whois search shows who holds the record.
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Every page carrying an order or payment step needs a certificate, because addresses, phone numbers and card details pass through them. Beyond that, state your delivery area, opening hours and allergen information plainly on the page: these are a legal duty in most markets and the most common reason an order gets cancelled. See the SSL certificate page for options.
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Look at how wide your menu really is. Where the offer is built around one product, the narrow extension strengthens the address and the customer knows what to expect. Where the menu also carries pasta, grills or desserts, a broader extension will not box you in. Make the comparison on the .menu page.
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The name has to be unlocked, you need the authorisation code from your current registrar, and the address on the record must work. No extra eligibility review or document request applies. One practical tip for restaurant sites: do not schedule the move on your busiest evening, because the order page can be briefly unreachable while DNS propagates. Begin at the domain transfer page.
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