.wang Domain: An Extension Aimed at Chinese Markets
The .wang extension entered the root zone on 12 December 2013; its ICANN agreement is dated 24 October 2013 and the registry operator is Zodiac Wang Limited. The string is a pinyin spelling that maps to more than one Chinese character, and the registry markets it through associations of prosperity and branding. On 14 August 2026 the zone held 82,961 registrations.
The extension makes sense for projects selling into Chinese-speaking markets or seeking recognition there, where the spoken reading of a Latin-script root becomes an advantage. The agreement imposes no eligibility test, yet the registry's own guideline ties the process to Chinese telecommunications rules. Try candidate roots on the .wang domain search page.
The registry's published guideline states three things. First, registration goes through a service provider certified by both the telecommunications authority and the registry. Second, the applicant supplies true and complete identity data: for an individual, name, address, telephone and email; for an organisation, its title and organisation code. Third, labels are subject to protected and prohibited lists, and a name that falls into either is refused. The decision rule: query the name before you commit, and move to another root as soon as the answer says the label is protected.
.WANG Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Zodiac Wang Limited
- Root zone entry 12 December 2013
- Registry agreement 24 October 2013
- Registration framework Dually certified service provider plus verified identity data
- Zone size 82,961 registrations (14 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .wang domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.wang 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.
-
New Registration
$18.90 /year -
Transfer
$18.95 /year -
Renewal
$20.85 /year -
Restore
$153.00 -
Late Renewal
$4.17
Included With Every .wang Domain
-
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.
-
Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
-
Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
-
Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.wang Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .wang 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 .wang 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 .wang 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 $4.17 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 .wang 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
.wang Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.wang Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .wang domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.wang Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .wang Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
-
There is no single answer: wang is a pinyin spelling that maps to several different Chinese characters.
The registry presents the extension through associations of prosperity and branding, while the reading that means network is common in everyday use. That ambiguity is the point — a root written in Latin letters is heard as a familiar word in the target market. The decision rule: the extension pays off when your root also says something when spoken, and stays a foreign suffix when it does not.
-
Yes. It is a generic top-level domain and the ICANN agreement sets no eligibility condition.
What differs is the registry's own guideline, which ties the procedure to Chinese telecommunications rules and asks for true, complete identity data about the applicant. In practice that means the contact details you provide at registration are not a formality. Check your candidate on the .wang domain search page before you start the registration.
-
The registry guideline defines two separate lists: protected labels and prohibited labels.
Names in the first group may be taken only by the organisation they belong to; names in the second are closed to every applicant. If a lookup returns either status, the application is refused and waiting will not change it. Screening candidates before you invest in branding work is therefore the quickest way to drop a name early.
-
Projects that want recognition in Chinese-speaking markets.
Concrete cases: an online retailer selling into that market, an agency with an office in the region, a publication producing Chinese-language content, an exporter looking for a memorable address. If your audience sits entirely in Europe or Turkey, the extension sends an unexpected signal and recall drops. With 82,961 registrations, mid-length roots are still within reach.
-
This extension still runs a WHOIS service on port 43 and answers queries.
The server published in the IANA record and the registry's own server return the same data; both were checked on 14 August 2026. Registration date, status codes and the sponsoring registrar can be read directly. You can run the same kind of lookup for other extensions from our whois search page.
Ready to Claim Your .wang Domain?
Type a name and see in seconds whether it is free on .wang. If it is taken, we list close alternatives right away.
Get Help for .wang Domain Registration
Need help registering a .wang domain? Our team is ready to assist.