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title: "ICANN report shows IDN registrations falling for fourth straight period"
language: "en"
section: "icann"
date: "2026-10-06T14:08:43Z"
updated: "2026-10-06T14:08:43Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-report-shows-idn-registrations-falling-fourth-straight/"
origin: "master"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/l/informe-icann-revela-caida-registros-idn-cuarto-periodo/"
source:
  name: "domainbrief.de"
  url: "https://domainbrief.de/artikel/bei-internationalisierten-domains-waechst-alles-ausser-den-registrierungen"
  language: "de-DE"
  date: "2026-09-22T12:00:00Z"
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# ICANN report shows IDN registrations falling for fourth straight period

ICANN has published a new report on internationalized domain names (IDNs), domains that use non-Latin scripts or special characters. While the organization points to progress in areas such as infrastructure and tooling, the report itself documents a fourth consecutive decline in IDN registrations. It also finds that 71 percent of mail servers still cannot accept internationalized email addresses, a longstanding barrier to wider adoption. The findings highlight a gap between ICANN's stated progress and the actual uptake of IDNs among users and service providers.

## in plain words

ICANN looked at how internationalized domain names, which let web addresses use non-English letters, are doing. The number of these domains being registered has now dropped for four periods in a row. Most mail servers, 71 percent, still cannot handle email addresses written in these scripts.

Source: [domainbrief.de](https://domainbrief.de/artikel/bei-internationalisierten-domains-waechst-alles-ausser-den-registrierungen)