ICANN Contractual Compliance 2025 Annual Reports
2025 Reporter Type by Complaint Type
This report presents the number of compliance tickets created during the calendar year summarized by Reporter Type and Complaint Type. It also includes the percentage of each in relation to the total.
2025 Reporter Type Summary
| Reporter Type | # Tickets | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Registrant - Current | 5,290 | 27.24% |
| Other | 4,746 | 24.44% |
| ICANN Compliance | 2,798 | 14.41% |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 1,573 | 8.10% |
| Information Security Researcher | 1,523 | 7.84% |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 1,272 | 6.55% |
| Registrant - Former | 854 | 4.40% |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 767 | 3.95% |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 298 | 1.53% |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 102 | 0.53% |
| UDRP/URS - Provider | 63 | 0.32% |
| Registrar | 56 | 0.29% |
| Reseller | 43 | 0.22% |
| Registry Operator | 17 | 0.09% |
| UDRP/URS - Respondent | 15 | 0.08% |
| 2025 Total | 19,417 | 100.00% |
2025 Reporter Type Detail
| Complaint Type | Reporter Type | # Tickets | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registrar | |||
| Audit | ICANN Compliance | 1 | 0.01% |
| Consent To Display Registration Data | Registrant - Current | 21 | 0.12% |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 2 | 0.01% | |
| Other | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Registrant - Former | 1 | 0.01% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Disclosure of gTLD Registration Data | Other | 47 | 0.26% |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 19 | 0.11% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 13 | 0.07% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 9 | 0.05% | |
| Registrant - Former | 9 | 0.05% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 7 | 0.04% | |
| Registrant - Current | 4 | 0.02% | |
| Reseller | 1 | 0.01% | |
| UDRP/URS - Provider | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 1 | 0.01% | |
| DNS Abuse and Other Types of Abuse | Other | 3,126 | 17.48% |
| Registrant - Current | 2,650 | 14.82% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 1,190 | 6.65% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 1,131 | 6.32% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 1,039 | 5.81% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 610 | 3.41% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 227 | 1.27% | |
| Registrant - Former | 129 | 0.72% | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 42 | 0.23% | |
| Registrar | 23 | 0.13% | |
| Reseller | 16 | 0.09% | |
| UDRP/URS - Respondent | 10 | 0.06% | |
| Registry Operator | 8 | 0.04% | |
| UDRP/URS - Provider | 3 | 0.02% | |
| ICANN Compliance | 2 | 0.01% | |
| Domain Renewal/Redemption | Registrant - Current | 484 | 2.71% |
| Registrant - Former | 247 | 1.38% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 104 | 0.58% | |
| Other | 74 | 0.41% | |
| Reseller | 7 | 0.04% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 6 | 0.03% | |
| Registrar | 3 | 0.02% | |
| UDRP/URS - Provider | 2 | 0.01% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 2 | 0.01% | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 1 | 0.01% | |
| UDRP/URS - Respondent | 1 | 0.01% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.01% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Domain Suspension | Registrant - Current | 230 | 1.29% |
| Registrant - Former | 31 | 0.17% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 29 | 0.16% | |
| Other | 21 | 0.12% | |
| Registrar | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 3 | 0.02% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.01% | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Registry Operator | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Generic Registrar | Registrant - Current | 330 | 1.85% |
| Other | 260 | 1.45% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 87 | 0.49% | |
| Registrant - Former | 80 | 0.45% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 71 | 0.40% | |
| ICANN Compliance | 70 | 0.39% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 29 | 0.16% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 27 | 0.15% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 17 | 0.10% | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 6 | 0.03% | |
| Registrar | 5 | 0.03% | |
| Reseller | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Registry Operator | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Privacy/Proxy | Other | 32 | 0.18% |
| Registrant - Current | 8 | 0.04% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 7 | 0.04% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 5 | 0.03% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 4 | 0.02% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Registrant - Former | 2 | 0.01% | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 1 | 0.01% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Registrar Data Escrow | ICANN Compliance | 1,779 | 9.95% |
| Registrar Fees | ICANN Compliance | 17 | 0.10% |
| Registration Data (service down) | ICANN Compliance | 47 | 0.26% |
| Other | 36 | 0.20% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 31 | 0.17% | |
| Registrant - Current | 18 | 0.10% | |
| Registrant - Former | 7 | 0.04% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 4 | 0.02% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 2 | 0.01% | |
| Reseller | 2 | 0.01% | |
| Registrar | 2 | 0.01% | |
| UDRP/URS - Provider | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Registry Operator | 1 | 0.01% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Registration Data Inaccuracy | Other | 778 | 4.35% |
| Registrant - Current | 86 | 0.48% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 55 | 0.31% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 45 | 0.25% | |
| Registrant - Former | 41 | 0.23% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 36 | 0.20% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 30 | 0.17% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 6 | 0.03% | |
| Registrar | 6 | 0.03% | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 5 | 0.03% | |
| Registry Operator | 2 | 0.01% | |
| Reseller | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Transfer | Registrant - Current | 1,380 | 7.72% |
| Registrant - Former | 283 | 1.58% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 239 | 1.34% | |
| Other | 149 | 0.83% | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 13 | 0.07% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 11 | 0.06% | |
| Reseller | 10 | 0.06% | |
| Registrar | 8 | 0.04% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 7 | 0.04% | |
| UDRP/URS - Respondent | 3 | 0.02% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution (UDRP) | UDRP/URS - Provider | 47 | 0.26% |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 20 | 0.11% | |
| Registrant - Former | 6 | 0.03% | |
| Registrant - Current | 6 | 0.03% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 4 | 0.02% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 4 | 0.02% | |
| Other | 2 | 0.01% | |
| UDRP/URS - Respondent | 1 | 0.01% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Registrar | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Registrar Total | 17,884 | 100.00% | |
| Registry | |||
| Audit | ICANN Compliance | 27 | 1.76% |
| Code of Conduct | Other | 21 | 1.37% |
| Registrant - Current | 15 | 0.98% | |
| Registrant - Former | 4 | 0.26% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 3 | 0.20% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Reseller | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Registrar | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 1 | 0.07% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 1 | 0.07% | |
| DNS Abuse | Other | 176 | 11.48% |
| Information Security Researcher | 77 | 5.02% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 51 | 3.33% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 38 | 2.48% | |
| Registrant - Current | 37 | 2.41% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 26 | 1.70% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 25 | 1.63% | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 9 | 0.59% | |
| Registrant - Former | 7 | 0.46% | |
| UDRP/URS - Provider | 3 | 0.20% | |
| Registry Operator | 3 | 0.20% | |
| Registrar | 2 | 0.13% | |
| Reseller | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Generic Registry | Registrant - Current | 17 | 1.11% |
| Other | 15 | 0.98% | |
| Registrant - Former | 5 | 0.33% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 4 | 0.26% | |
| Information Security Researcher | 4 | 0.26% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 3 | 0.20% | |
| Registrar | 2 | 0.13% | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 2 | 0.13% | |
| Reseller | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Registry Operator | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Public Interest Commitments (PIC) | LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.07% |
| Registrant - Current | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Other | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Registry Data Escrow | ICANN Compliance | 840 | 54.79% |
| Registry Fees | ICANN Compliance | 15 | 0.98% |
| Reserved Names | Other | 3 | 0.20% |
| Registrant - Current | 2 | 0.13% | |
| Registrant - Former | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Service Level Agreement Alerts | Other | 1 | 0.07% |
| Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) | UDRP/URS - Provider | 6 | 0.39% |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 4 | 0.26% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 2 | 0.13% | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Zone File Access | Information Security Researcher | 63 | 4.11% |
| Other | 3 | 0.20% | |
| Registrant - Current | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Registrant - Former | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 1 | 0.07% | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Registry Total | 1,533 | 100.00% | |