Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Icann is a multistakeholder organization that coordinates the Internet's domain name system and Numbers addressing for the benefit of Internet users worldwide, which helps enable a single, interoperable Internet. Icann is responsible for the global technical coordination of the dns. As of june 30, 2023, there were over 365 million registered Internet second level domain Names, including approximately 228 million second level domain Names found in gtlds, most of which are governed by icann's community-developed policies. See additional information about icann's programs and activities on the icann website and in the icann annual report posted at https://www.icann.org/. New gtld auctions contention sets are groups of new gtld applications for identical or confusingly similar strings. If two or more applicants are unable to resolve their contention through other means, they proceed to an icann auction, which is the method of last resort to resolve string contentions as prescribed in module 4 of the applicant guidebook for the 2012 round of the new gtld program. There were no auctions conducted during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023. for more information on auctions visit httpsnewgtldsicannorgenapplicants...