On the Record · Verisign
Verisign competitors, on the record
The companies Verisign names as competitors in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, and the companies that name Verisign, each with the sentence and the filing.
Who Verisign names
| Company | Named in |
|---|---|
| .xyz | 2025 |
| Afilias Domains No. 3 Limited | 2025 |
| CentralNic | 2025 |
| China Internet Network | 2025 |
| DENIC eG | 2025 |
| GoDaddy | 2025 |
| 2025 | |
| Identity Digital | 2025 |
| Information Center (CNNIC) | 2025 |
| Nominet | 2025 |
| Public Interest Registry (PIR) | 2025 |
| Radix | 2025 |
In its own words
.xyz, CentralNic, China Internet Network, DENIC eG, GoDaddy, Google, Identity Digital, Information Center (CNNIC), Nominet, Public Interest Registry (PIR), Radix
Word for word“Among our competitors operating gTLD and ccTLD registries are CentralNic, China Internet Network, DENIC eG, GoDaddy, Google, Identity Digital, Information Center (CNNIC), Nominet, Public Interest Registry (PIR), Radix, and .xyz.” 10-K for 2025
Afilias Domains No. 3 Limited
Word for word“As previously disclosed, Afilias Domains No. 3 Limited (now called Altanovo Domains Limited ) (“Afilias”), a competitor and losing bidder in the . web auction, filed a form of arbitration proceeding against ICANN, an Independent Review Process (“IRP”) under ICANN’s bylaws, on November 14, 2018.” 10-K for 2025
Who names Verisign
Companies whose own annual reports name Verisign as a competitor.
Word for word“With respect to our registries, our primary competitors include VeriSign, Inc. and Afilias Limited.” 10-K for 2016
Read from Verisign’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-05. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.