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American nonprofit organization
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN /ˈaɪkæn/ EYE-kan) is a global multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization headquartered
ICANN
Internet top-level domain
The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit that manages several technical aspects of the Internet including
.xxx
Domain at the highest level of the DNS hierarchy
of most top-level domains is delegated to specific organizations by the ICANN, an Internet multi-stakeholder community, which operates the Internet Assigned
Top-level_domain
Non-profit organization
policy-level work with various UN Agencies prior to being appointed to ICANN to serve as a member of the gNSO Council (from 2005 to 2007). The gNSO counsel
DotConnectAfrica
Standards organization overseeing IP addresses
is a function of Public Technical Identifiers (PTI), an affiliate of the ICANN, a nonprofit private American corporation established in 1998 primarily
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority
also oversees the approval process for new proposed top-level domains for ICANN. As of February 2026[update], the IANA root database includes 1593 TLDs
List of Internet top-level domains
List_of_Internet_top-level_domains
Type of internet domain name
"Internationalized Domain Names - ICANN". www.icann.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08. ICANN (Sep 22, 2022). "Root Zone Label Generation Rules". ICANN. IANA Report on Delegation
Internationalized_domain_name
Top level domain without country association
Support Program ICANN". ICANN. July 3, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2026. "ICANN releases Applicant Guide Book and other resources". ICANN Org. December
Generic_top-level_domain
Top-level domain that has a sponsor representing a specific community
through the ICANN process. For example, the .aero TLD is sponsored by SITA, which limits registrations to members of the air transport industry. ICANN only applied
Sponsored_top-level_domain
Identification string in the Internet
Archived 2011-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, ICANN, October 2009 "32nd International Public ICANN Meeting". ICANN. 2008-06-22. Archived from the original on
Domain_name
Internet top-level domain
registrations in the .com domain are processed via registrars accredited by ICANN. The registry accepts internationalized domain names. The domain was one
.com
Manager of Internet domain names
As of March 2024, there are 2,800 domain name registrars accredited by ICANN. The need for a central authority to assign or administer domain names emerged
Domain_name_registrar
Proposed top-level internet domain
$181 million in 2025. The ICANN auction of last resort that started on July 27, 2016, and was completed on July 28, 2016. ICANN will retain all the proceeds
.web
Organization responsible for managing network numbering
input on the RIR system. The NRO is formally affiliated with ICANN in its role as ICANN's Address Supporting Organization (ASO). According to the ASO website
Regional_Internet_registry
Internet top-level domain generally used by or reserved for a country
Zone Database". ICANN. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14. "za-icann-letters-14feb08-en.pdf" (PDF). ICANN. Archived (PDF)
Country_code_top-level_domain
Reserved Internet domain name
domain names. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) operates websites for these domains with content that reflects their purpose
Example.com
Internet top-level domain
.top is a generic top-level domain, officially delegated in ICANN's new gTLD program on August 4, 2014. The domain name extension .top is managed and
.top
Private Internet domain for application use
The name internal is reserved by ICANN as a domain name for private application use that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name
.internal
Computer network protocol
icann.org. ICANN. 6 June 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015. "About WHOIS". whois.icann.org/. ICANN.
WHOIS
Company that manages the ".org" domain
billion USD. Following concerns raised by the attorney general of California, ICANN decided to reject the sale in April 2020. .ORG is the third largest generic
Public_Interest_Registry
Generic top-level domains
result, new top-level domain names have been proposed for implementation by ICANN. Such proposals included a variety of models ranging from the adoption of
Proposed_top-level_domain
Ethiopian-American businesswoman
same directly from ICANN, at the ICANN 42 International meeting held in Dakar Senegal from 23–28 October 2011. The AUC requested ICANN to include all similar
Sophia_Bekele
Computer network protocol
please visit https://icann.org/epp Link: https://icann.org/epp Notice: Title: RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form Description: URL of the ICANN RDDS Inaccuracy
Registration Data Access Protocol
Registration_Data_Access_Protocol
US based internet hosting and domain name registrar
S.) based internet hosting service and domain registrar that had their ICANN-accredited status terminated in March 2007. RegisterFly formerly acted as
RegisterFly
Rejected top level domain
.corp is an ICANN rejected generic top level domain proposed in 2012. The ICANN Board issued a resolution on February 4, 2018 to cease the processing
.corp
Internet top-level domain
requirements do not prescribe any particular purpose. The TLD info followed ICANN's highly publicized announcement, in late 2000, of a phased release of seven
.info
Community-based top-level domain name
was approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The .MUSIC registry agreement was signed on May 4, 2021. .MUSIC Google
.music
American information technology executive
executive, founder of RosettaNet and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICANN. Through Ethos Capital, a private equity company, he unsuccessfully tried
Fadi_Chehadé
American Internet services company
"Litigation Documents". ICANN.org. March 26, 2007. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007. "ICANN". www.icann.org. Archived from
Verisign
American investment firm
portfolio of data-monetization startups. After the takeover failed due to ICANN voting against the sale of the rights, company founders Erik Brooks and
Ethos_Capital
following is a list of ICANN meetings: "ICANN Meetings". ICANN. Retrieved 28 August 2013. Allemann, Andrew (2024-09-16). "ICANN picks Oman for 2025 Annual
List_of_ICANN_meetings
Database of domain names and associated registrant information
Retrieved 2025-02-08. "Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy – ICANN". icann.org. Retrieved 2020-02-19. "NIC México anuncia las etapas de la reapertura
Domain_name_registry
Top-level DNS zone
been overseen by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) which delegates the management to a subsidiary acting as the Internet Assigned
DNS_root_zone
Internet top-level domain for the African Union
disagreement with ICANN (DCA Trust v. ICANN) following an Independent Review Panel (IRP) process that was invoked by DCA Trust under ICANN's accountability
.africa
American computer scientist and Internet pioneer (born 1943)
internet technologies more widely available Cerf helped fund and establish ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. He joined the
Vint_Cerf
American domain registrar and web hosting company
Namecheap was one of the organizations that filed a reconsideration request to ICANN, asking for a review of the decision to remove price ceilings on .org and
Namecheap
System of laws, policies and practices
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. ICANN oversees the assignment of globally unique
Internet_governance
Specific short Internet domain names
and grandfathered those that had already been assigned. In December 2005, ICANN considered auctioning these domain names. On December 1, 1993, the Internet
Single-letter second-level domain
Single-letter_second-level_domain
Internet top-level domain
app is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in ICANN's New gTLD Program. Google purchased the gTLD in an ICANN Auction of Last Resort in February 2015. The
.app_(top-level_domain)
Process of dispute resolution
established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the resolution of disputes regarding the registration of internet domain
Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy
Uniform_Domain-Name_Dispute-Resolution_Policy
Rejected top level domain
.home is an ICANN rejected generic top-level domain proposed in 2012. The ICANN Board issued a resolution on February 4, 2018 to cease the processing
.home
Global system of connected computer networks
organization, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The technical underpinning and standardization of the core protocols is
Internet
American journalist (born 1951)
Chairman of the ICANN Board [..] She was appointed as one of ICANN's nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director until 16
Esther_Dyson
Special type of top-level domain
term demand." The group proposed a methodology using ICANN's Fast Track Process based on the ICANN charter to work with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Internationalized country code top-level domain
Internationalized_country_code_top-level_domain
Internet top-level domain
domains in general and .berlin in particular has been discussed at various ICANN-Meetings since 2005. A statement by proponents of the .berlin proposal reads
.berlin
on 26 June 2017 "application for .ESQ". ICANN. Retrieved 21 November 2014. §18.b.iv, application for .FLY, ICANN. Accessed on line 21 November 2014. ".foo"
List of English-language generic Internet top-level domains
List_of_English-language_generic_Internet_top-level_domains
Former network of DNS name servers
with the "official" Domain Name System root nameservers coordinated by ICANN. The networks were 100% compatible, though ORSN was operated independently
Open_Root_Server_Network
Internet top-level domain
for .shop in the 2012 ICANN new gTLD application round. GMO Registry became the registry operator after prevailing in an ICANN public auction in January
.shop
Internet top-level domain
Its purpose is to denote websites that are wikis. It was proposed in ICANN's New generic top-level domain (gTLD) Program, and became available to the
.wiki
Internet top-level domain
resolution approved by the ICANN board, which states that renewal will be automatic as long as Verisign meets certain ICANN requirements. As of Feb 2025
.net
Internet top-level domain
.gay 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 in
.gay
Internet country-code top level domain for the Soviet Union
with ICANN policies. In September 2007, lobbyists stated that they had started negotiations with ICANN on retaining the domain. In March 2025, ICANN reportedly
.su
Internet top-level domain
sale was blocked by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in April 2020 on the basis that the transfer of control of the domain to
.org
Top-level domain for New York City, US
level domain (TLD) for New York City. It was delegated to the root zone by ICANN on March 20, 2014. In May 2018, the .nyc registry updated its WHOIS access
.nyc
Practice of temporarily registering a domain
the five-day Add Grace Period at the beginning of the registration of an ICANN-regulated second-level domain. During this period, a registration must be
Domain_tasting
Australian businessman and public policy executive
founding figures of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international non-profit organization that coordinates many of the
Paul_Twomey
Internet top-level domain
special-use non-ICANN internet domain invented by Brave Software, Inc. and Unstoppable Domains. As of 2026, this domain is not recognized by ICANN and therefore
.brave
operator of the .name top-level domain for individuals' names as delegated by ICANN on August 1, 2001. It was based in London, in the United Kingdom. According
Global_Name_Registry
Top-level domain
[citation needed] ICANN and Russian Names signed the agreement on 14 December 2013. Between December 2013 and January 2014, all ICANN-accredited Russian
.рус
American computer scientist and Internet pioneer (born 1944)
of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from 2011 through 2017. Steve Crocker attended Van Nuys High School, as
Steve_Crocker
Regional Internet registry for Africa
as the ICANN Address Supporting Organization. This enables the RIRs to coordinate with each other and make joint policy recommendations to ICANN. As part
AFRINIC
Wiki about ICANN and Internet Governance
the Internet community's collaborative development of wiki articles on ICANN and Internet Governance-related topics. It currently counts with over 8
ICANNWiki
Unofficial alternatives to the official DNS Root Zone
is managed by ICANN. By contrast, alternative roots typically include pointers to all of the TLD servers for domains delegated by ICANN, as well as name
Alternative_DNS_root
Rejected top level domain
by ICANN. Its purpose was to enable responsible message recipients to reliably and efficiently identify and accept spam-free mailstreams. The ICANN Board
American writer (born 1961)
American author, high-tech entrepreneur, and former CEO and President of ICANN. He previously served as Director of the National Cybersecurity Center.
Rod_Beckstrom
Name server for the DNS root zone
Server System Advisory Committee is an ICANN committee. ICANN's bylaws say the committee provides advice to ICANN but the committee claims no authority
Root_name_server
International cybersecurity consortium
steering committee include Microsoft, RSA Security, Verisign, PayPal, Adobe, ICANN, Docusign, LinkedIn, Corporation Service Company, and Fortra. Research partners
Anti-Phishing_Working_Group
Indian Internet Governance Activist (born 1961)
At-Large Organization (APRALO) of ICANN in Sep 2016, and further as elected Chair for three terms. In October 2021, ICANN announced that it was honouring
Satish_Babu
Internet top-level domain for employers
domain is restricted to employment-related sites. The domain was approved by ICANN on April 8, 2005, as part of the second group of new TLD applications submitted
.jobs
Internationalized country code top-level domain for Bulgaria
It has previously been rejected by ICANN twice, due to its visual similarity to Brazil's .br, but in 2014 an ICANN panel determined that .бг is not confusingly
.бг
Generic top-level domain (.中文网)
TLD Registry through Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (ICANN)’s new gTLD program launched in April 28, 2014. TLD Registry was founded
Dot_Chinese_Website
Internet top-level domain
"Delegated Strings | ICANN New gTLDs". newgtlds.icann.org. Retrieved 2021-03-16. "Registry Agreements (Chronological) - ICANN". www.icann.org. Retrieved 2021-03-16
.global
Organization
top-level domain (TLD) registries such as ICANN. As of January 2017, OpenNIC recognizes and peers all existing ICANN TLDs, for compatibility reasons. However
OpenNIC
Internet domain suffix linked to places
GAC member at ICANN Michael Leibrandt Workshop on GeoTLDs at ICANN Meeting in San Juan June 2007 ICANN Public Participation Website ICANN GeoTLD wiki page
Geographic_top-level_domain
Numbers (ICANN) is the policy-development body for a narrow range of global issues regarding country code top-level domains (ccTLD) within the ICANN structure
Country Code Names Supporting Organization
Country_Code_Names_Supporting_Organization
Veni Milanov Markovski is ICANN's Vice-President for UN engagement, based in New York. Originally a Bulgarian Internet entrepreneur, who co-founded BOL
Veni_Markovski
Internet top-level domain
issues with being abused for spam and fraudulent purposes. In October 2013 ICANN released their final assessment and mitigation plan for the name collision
.site
Organization
was assumed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). It was accessed through the domain name internic.net, with email, FTP
InterNIC
Internet country-code top level domain for South Sudan
the DNS root zone and was thus not operational. It was approved at the ICANN Board meeting on 27 January 2019 and was added to the DNS root zone on 2
.ss
Internet country code top-level domain for Iran
registration under .ایران .ir for public, in the Persian script. In 2010, ICANN approved the domain ایران. (the Persian spelling of "Iran") after it passed
.ir
ICANN created an experimental set of top-level internationalized domain names in October 2007 for the purpose of testing the use of Internationalizing
IDN_Test_TLDs
Australian lawyer
to create and execute more effective goals. He was the first Chair of ICANN's country-code top-level domain organization (ccNSO) in 2004 and worked in
Chris_Disspain
Internet top-level domain
Governmental Advisory Committee (a group which represents governments within ICANN) which recommended in 2013 against allowing Amazon.com's application to
.amazon
Canadian Internet services provider
became an affiliate of ICANN accredited registrar OpenSRS (now Tucows). In 2003 easyDNS became directly accredited via ICANN. That year the company began
EasyDNS
governance conference held by the Brazilian government and DNS overseer ICANN in May 2014; it was intended to help turn the conference's final principles
NetMundial_Initiative
American legal case
name registrar, appointed by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). All registrars must abide by ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Agreement
Register.com_v._Verio
Generic top-level Internet domain
with several other domains as the first batch of new gTLDs approved by ICANN in the expansion of the Domain Name System following the increased interest
.biz
Internet top-level domain
.xyz is a top-level domain name that was proposed in ICANN's new generic top-level domain (gTLD) Program for consisting of the last three letters of the
.xyz
Proposed generic top-level domain
Americas. This proposal was the successor to the 1999 .naa proposal to ICANN for "a gTLD jurisdictionally scoped to North America and the territories
.nai
Internet top-level domain
June–December six-month cycle through June 17, 2009. In 2009, SITA and ICANN completed a new 10-year sponsorship agreement for the operation of .aero
.aero
Internet top-level domain
United States, as part of an expansion of generic top-level domains by ICANN. The application was successful, and the domain opened for registrations
.irish
Internet top-level domain
domain was submitted to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and although in August 2012 the Saudi Arabian government objected to
.wtf
Internet financial scheme
Secondary Market" (PDF). ICANN. SnapNames. Retrieved 24 November 2015. "ICANN Registry Statistics (.aero to .mobi)". Forms.icann.org. 19 January 2011. Retrieved
Domain_name_speculation
Collaborative compilation of information about the world's time zones
its editor and maintainer since 2005, with the organizational backing of ICANN. The tz database is also known as tzdata, the zoneinfo database or the IANA
Tz_database
Database of trademarks for gTLDs
Clearinghouse is a database of validated and registered trademarks established by ICANN to assist trademark holders prevent infringing behavior in the Domain Name
Trademark_Clearinghouse
Internet top-level domain
.kaufen is a top-level domain (TLD) in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Demand Media (United TLD Holdco Ltd.). The proposed application succeeded
.kaufen
Company that does most of its business on the Internet
"Dotcom". Investopedia. Retrieved 10 October 2018. "ICANN | Archives | Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)". archive.icann.org. Retrieved 2022-03-05. "The History of the
Dot-com_company
Internet top-level domain for Brittany, France
culture and languages. On 10 May 2013, ICANN approved the creation of this domain. On 27 February 2014, ICANN signed a Registry Agreement with the applicant
.bzh
Process of acquiring domain name
routing tables used by every computer that connects to the Internet. Each ICANN-accredited registrar must pay a fixed fee of US$4,000 plus a variable fee
Domain_registration
Internet top-level domain
contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that administers global domain names, under which it
.pro
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