.wan

Wan is a family of large language and multimodal artificial intelligence models developed by the Alibaba Group, first released in 2025 and now spanning text, vision, audio, coding, and reasoning models.  The mission and purpose of the .WAN gTLD is to: (1) establish a trusted and intuitive namespace through which developers, enterprises, researchers and the public can identify and access authentic Wan models, documentation and services; (2) protect the Alibaba's global online presence, brand identity, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in the WAN name; (3) provide a secure and authoritative channel for Wan model releases, technical documentation, application programming interfaces and developer support; (4) improve navigation by providing short, memorable Internet addresses associated exclusively with Wan and authorized initiatives; and (5) support continued research and international growth through a flexible platform able to accommodate new model families, modalities and markets. The .WAN gTLD will function as an authoritative source identifier, so that Internet users can recognize that websites in the namespace are controlled by, affiliated with or expressly authorized by the Alibaba. Alibaba will introduce the .WAN gTLD through a controlled rollout. Initial registrations may be used for technical testing, corporate communications, product and model information, documentation and developer support.  This purpose is sustainable because it is tied to a core business of Alibaba rather than to third-party registration demand. Wan has been developed and released continuously since 2025, is central to Alibaba's artificial intelligence strategy, and is a durable brand asset the Alibaba intends to use indefinitely.