Who is ICANN?

ICANN stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. It is a non-profit organization responsible for managing and coordinating the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Specifically, ICANN oversees the allocation of domain names, IP addresses, and other unique identifiers that make up the infrastructure of the Internet.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities.