Resources on Domain Names >> Publications >> Studies and Reports
There is a vast number of publications and reports on domain names. This selection is qualitative, not exhaustive.
Icann Beginners guides: booklets intended to help newcomers to a topic quickly grasp the basics.
Centr.org/library/ - reports, statistics, and policy documents related to country-code domain registries and internet governance in Europe, from the Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries (CENTR).
Afnic Observatory and resources: technical guides, market studies and more resources from French Registry Afnic
Eurid Knowledge centre: research about the internet and domain name systems, especially within the European context.
ldnworldreport.eu - Annual World Report and more resources on Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs), by Eurid and Unesco
dotMagazine - e-magazine on the internet industry, from the Professional Association eco (see more info)
Africa Domain Name Industry Study - Study from Coalition for Digital Africa, 2024
dnib.com - Sponsored by Verisign, the domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) provides regular domain name statistics and analytical research to the DNS industry and publishes the Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report (see more info)
Global Domain Report 2025 InternetX/Sedo - InternetX yearly report on the Domain name Industry
DotBrand Observatory - promotional website by Com Laude about having one's own top-level domains (see more details)
MarkMonitor Reports - Reports on newTLD, Web3, ICANN governance...
World Intellectual Property Report - published every two years, by WIPO
World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024 - World Intellectual Property Indicators is the annual survey of intellectual property (IP) activity around the world carried out by WIPO, the United Nations specialized agency for innovation and IP.
Online brand protection - White Paper by Novagraaf, published in 2022
Expired Domains ebook: Best dropcatching services, tools and strategies, March 2025