.xyz

is a top-level domain name. It was proposed in ICANN's New generic top-level domain (gTLD) Program, and became available to the general public on June 2, 2014. The domain name came about because the three letters are the last in the Latin-script alphabet. XYZ and CentralNic are the registries for the domain.

Infobox

Introduced

February 19, 2014 (2014-02-19) (root server) June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02) (general public)

TLD type

Generic top-level domain (gTLD)

Status

Active

Registry

Generation (registry) CentralNic (registry technical operator)

Intended use

None

Registration restrictions

None

Documents

ICANN Registry Agreement

DNSSEC

Yes

Registry website

gen

References

The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/technology/google-creates-alphabet-but-runs-into-bmw.html
Fortune
http://fortune.com/2015/08/13/google-alphabet-xzy-urls/
The Domains
http://www.thedomains.com/2015/11/23/xyz-tops-1-5-million-domains-as-domain-registrations-return-to-normal/
Domain Name Wire
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/19/verisign-presses-network-solutions-for-details-on-xyz-registrations/
Network World
https://www.networkworld.com/article/941880/netsols-new-con-renewing-unwanted-xyz-domains.html
"1 Billion Domain Names"
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/1111-billion-xyz-domain-names-300464764.html
Tech Radar
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/new-domain-names-such-as-shop-and-xyz-are-proving-popular-for-cybercrime
F-Secure Blog
https://blog.f-secure.com/why-is-theres-so-much-spam-coming-from-xyz-and-other-new-top-level-domains/