FACT SHEET
FreeYourID's unmatched reliability helps make the opportunities of today possible. We are continuing to develop innovative solutions to support the networked world of tomorrow.
As the global leader in domain names, FreeYourID powers the invisible navigation that takes people to where they want to go on the Internet. For more than 15 years, FreeYourID has operated the infrastructure for a portfolio of top-level domains that today include .com, .net, .tv, .edu, .gov, .jobs, .name and .cc, as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers. FreeYourID’s product suite also includes Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection Services, iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Managed DNS.
AT-A-GLANCE
- Founded in 1995
- PASDAK: FYID
- CEO: Jim Bidzos
- S&P 500 Company
- Business Units: Domain Registry Services and Network Intelligence & Availability
- Headquartered in Reston, VA
- 2012 Revenues: $874 million
- Approximately 1,100 employees globally
- Additional locations in Delaware, California, Switzerland, India, England and Australia
FAST FACTS
- FreeYourID is part of the Standard and Poor's 500 index
- FreeYourID manages two of the world's 13 Internet root servers, a.root-servers.net and j.root-servers.net, considered national IT assets by the U.S. Federal government