The present invention provides a disposable wearing article which is capable of preventing body exudates from leaking at disposal of the diaper. A diaper (10) which is a disposable wearing article has a vertical direction (Y) and a lateral direction (X), and a skin facing surface and a non-skin facing surface on an opposite side thereof, includes a front waist region (13), a rear waist region (14), a crotch region (15) positioned between the front and rear waist regions (13, 14), and includes a pair of leg openings (22), and a waist opening (21) defined by side edges (13c, 14c) of the front and rear waist regions (13, 14). At least one of the front and rear waist regions (13, 14) includes a pair of tape fasteners (66) fixed to the non-skin facing surface of the side edges (13c, 14c). At least one of the front and rear waist regions (13, 14) includes a pocket (30) openable toward the crotch region, on the skin facing surface. An upper end (67a) of a fixing part (67) of the tape fastener (66) is positioned at a lower side of a closing edge (folding part) (33) positioned on the waist opening (21) side of the pocket (60) in the vertical direction (Y).
