July 23 (Reuters) - Internet services company VeriSign on Thursday reported a 6% increase in its second-quarter revenue, driven by steady demand for domain names. • Companies purchasing and renewing domain names to expand their online reach have benefited providers like Verisign.

VeriSign VRSN Q2 2026 earnings call: record .com/.net registrations, raised 2026 guidance, .web launch plans, buybacks & dividend—read key takeaways.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2026.

The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 179.1 million domain name registrations in the domain name base at the end of second quarter of 2026, an increase of 3.0 million domain name registrations,

VeriSign added $884.2 million to its share repurchase program. The technology company said the addition brings its share buyback total to $1.5 billion. The board also approved a cash dividend of 81 cents a share. The dividend will be payable Aug. 27 to stockholders of record as of the close of business Aug. 19.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that .web has been delegated into the global Domain Name System’s (DNS) root zone,

Altogether, the Symantec-VeriSign deal will give the security giant VeriSign's SSL Certificate Services, Public Key Infrastructure, VeriSign Trust Services and VeriSign Identity Protection Authentication Service. Under the terms of the agreement, Symantec ...

VeriSign operates the authoritative domain name registries for the internet's two most popular top-level domains: .com and .net. It's also the main subcontractor for the .edu and .jobs domains. VeriSign sells its domain names to registrars, like GoDaddy ...