# ICANN

> organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces of the Internet

**Wikidata**: [Q485750](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485750)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/icann

## Summary

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a nonprofit organization[1] established on September 18, 1998. It was founded by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor[2]. ICANN operates as a key entity in the coordination of the global internet's domain name system and IP address allocation.As of 2020, ICANN employed 388 people[3]. Its legal structure remains that of a nonprofit organization.


## References

1. [Source](https://www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/the-internet-corporation-for-assigned-names-and-numbers?rid=644565946733-23)
2. [¿Debería Rusia ser desconectada de Internet tras la invasión de Ucrania?](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/deberia-rusia-ser-desconectada-de-internet-tras-la-invasion-de-ucrania-nid11032022/)
3. [Source](https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=dltr)
4. [Source](https://www.ntia.gov/report/2000/second-status-report-department-commerce-icann)
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. Czech National Authority Database
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. [Source](https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/annual-report-2020-en.pdf)
9. [Source](https://www.icann.org/locations)
10. [Source](https://www.icann.org/en/icann-acronyms-and-terms?nav-letter=i&page=1)
11. Q117771462
12. Quora
13. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
14. [Source](https://www.icann.org/zh)
15. [Source](https://www.linkedin.com/company/icann/posts/)
16. YouTube API