The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the release of updated industry metrics for its Domain Name Marketplace Indicators initiative. The initiative presents statistics related to generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) with the aim of fostering greater transparency for reputable information on the evolution of the domain name marketplace.
The metrics released through the ICANN Open Data platform (log-in required) as part of this initiative encompass three categories and six dimensions:
The metrics released through the ICANN Open Data platform (log-in required) as part of this initiative encompass three categories and six dimensions:
- Robust competition: registrant choice, registrant domain adoption, service provider marketplace entry, and service provider competition
- Marketplace stability: service provider contractual compliance
- Trust: industry safeguards