ICANN Contractual Compliance Metrics February 2025 to January 2026
Registrar Reporter Type Detail for Top Five Complaint Types Received
The chart below lists the types of complainants (Reporter Type) who submitted the top-five complaint types by volume against registrars. The Reporter Type refers to the capacity in which the complainant submitted the complaint (e.g., Law Enforcement Agency (LEA), Registrant of the domain name subject to the complaint, Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and the Uniform Rapid Suspension (UDRP/URS) provider, etc.) The Reporter Type is selected at the time of submission by the complainant from a drop-down list within the complaint form – it is not determined by ICANN Contractual Compliance. Complaints resulting from ICANN’s own monitoring of compliance with the relevant contractual obligations will indicate “ICANN Compliance” as the Reporter Type.
| Registrar Complaint Type | Reporter Type | FEB 25 | MAR 25 | APR 25 | MAY 25 | JUN 25 | JUL 25 | AUG 25 | SEP 25 | OCT 25 | NOV 25 | DEC 25 | JAN 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNS Abuse and Other Types of Abuse | Other | 185 | 208 | 212 | 231 | 186 | 197 | 335 | 345 | 334 | 312 | 387 | 227 |
| Registrant - Current | 88 | 94 | 69 | 74 | 585 | 465 | 106 | 47 | 253 | 369 | 474 | 37 | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 36 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 59 | 40 | 58 | 93 | 274 | 287 | 239 | |
| Information Security Researcher | 133 | 70 | 89 | 98 | 120 | 77 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 82 | 141 | 94 | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 38 | 36 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 64 | 58 | 274 | 389 | 51 | 47 | 52 | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 43 | 36 | 31 | 59 | 62 | 52 | 51 | 66 | 45 | 42 | 70 | 69 | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 12 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 16 | |
| Registrant - Former | 8 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| Registrar | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Reseller | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| UDRP/URS - Respondent | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Registry Operator | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | |
| UDRP/URS - Provider | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ICANN Compliance | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Transfer | Registrant - Current | 86 | 125 | 101 | 94 | 101 | 109 | 138 | 143 | 124 | 122 | 142 | 140 |
| Registrant - Former | 26 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 19 | 16 | 26 | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 14 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 21 | |
| Other | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 11 | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Reseller | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Registrar | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| UDRP/URS - Respondent | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Information Security Researcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Registrar Data Escrow | ICANN Compliance | 28 | 51 | 645 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 241 | 252 | 271 | 55 | 57 | 59 |
| Registration Data Inaccuracy | Other | 73 | 68 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 216 | 113 | 58 | 21 | 59 | 86 |
| Registrant - Current | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Information Security Researcher | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| Registrant - Former | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Registrar | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Reseller | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Registry Operator | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| UDRP/URS - Respondent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Generic Registrar | Registrant - Current | 26 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 37 | 31 | 76 |
| Other | 14 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 59 | |
| Registrant - Former | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
| Information Security Researcher | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| ICANN Compliance | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Registrar | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Reseller | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Registry Operator | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| REGISTRAR Total | 910 | 892 | 1470 | 903 | 1383 | 1316 | 1486 | 1594 | 1863 | 1525 | 1914 | 1293 |
Registry Reporter Type Detail for Top Five Complaint Types Received
The chart below lists the types of complainants (Reporter Type) who submitted the top-five complaint types against registry operators. The Reporter Type refers to the capacity in which the complainant submitted the complaint (e.g., Law Enforcement Agency (LEA), Registrant of the domain name subject to the complaint, UDRP/URS Provider, etc.) The Reporter Type is selected at the time of submission by the complainant from a drop-down list within the complaint form – it is not determined by ICANN Contractual Compliance. Complaints resulting from ICANN’s own monitoring of compliance with the relevant contractual obligations will indicate “ICANN Compliance” as the Reporter Type.
| Registry Complaint Type | Reporter Type | FEB 25 | MAR 25 | APR 25 | MAY 25 | JUN 25 | JUL 25 | AUG 25 | SEP 25 | OCT 25 | NOV 25 | DEC 25 | JAN 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registry Data Escrow | ICANN Compliance | 390 | 9 | 77 | 64 | 82 | 63 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 63 |
| DNS Abuse | Other | 17 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| Information Security Researcher | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | |
| Registrant - Current | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| UDRP/URS - Complainant | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | |
| Registrant - Former | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Registry Operator | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| UDRP/URS - Provider | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Reseller | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Registrar | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Generic Registry | Registrant - Current | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Other | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | |
| Registrant - Former | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Information Security Researcher | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Registrar | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Reseller | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Registry Operator | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Zone File Access | Information Security Researcher | - | 14 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 13 | 6 | 5 | - | 6 |
| Other | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Registrant - Current | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Code of Conduct | Other | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Registrant - Current | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | |
| Registrant - Former | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-Governmental Organization | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Information Security Researcher | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Reseller | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| LEA, Consumer Protection, Government or Data Protection Agency | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Authorized Representative of Registrant | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| IP Lawyer/Brand Protection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| REGISTRY Total | 454 | 85 | 121 | 120 | 117 | 109 | 94 | 82 | 54 | 70 | 91 | 112 |