# Who are VeriSign, Inc.'s customers? Who does VeriSign, Inc. earn revenue from?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/verisign · Facet: customers · Updated: 2026-09-24T04:39:44.345304+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: VeriSign, Inc.'s confirmed revenue counterparties include GoDaddy plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 revenue edges, backed by 5 dated sources, 2 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

### 고대디 (high)  → /godaddy.md
- metric: Count 52,702,774 domains · 2025-07 · .com domains under management across the GoDaddy registrar family
- note: GoDaddy is a direct customer that pays Verisign registry fees for .com and .net registrations. GoDaddy's registrar family managed about 52.7 million .com domains in July 2025, ranking first in the published data, but Verisign does not disclose revenue by named customer.
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-25) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609711/000160971126000010/gddy-20251231.htm: "VeriSign, the registry for .com and .net, has current annual list prices"
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-05) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447326000006/vrsn-20251231.htm: "the registrars, who are our direct customers"
- [confirms] Domain Name Wire (EN, news, published 2025-11-05) https://domainnamewire.com/2025/11/05/domain-registrar-shakeup-latest-numbers-show-major-shifts/: "GoDaddy 52,702,774"
- [mentions] ZDNet Korea (KO, news, published 2010-10-15) https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20101015144715: "The existing model registered domains at reasonable prices through registrars such as GoDaddy."

### Berkshire Hathaway (high)  → /berkshire-hathaway.md
- metric: Market share 9.87 percent · 2026 proxy ownership table · Beneficial ownership percentage attributed to Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett
- note: Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett shared voting and dispositive power over 8,989,880 Verisign shares as of September 30, 2025. Verisign's 2026 proxy reported the stake as 9.87%.
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-04-09) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447326000013/vrsn-20260409.htm: "Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. ... 8,989,880 ... 9.87%"

### Namecheap (mid)
- metric: Count 11,776,515 domains · 2025-07 · .com domains under management across the Namecheap registrar family
- note: Namecheap is a large registrar that uses Verisign's backend to register and renew .com domains. Its registrar family managed about 11.8 million .com domains in July 2025, ranking second in the published data.
- [confirms] Domain Name Wire (EN, news, published 2025-11-05) https://domainnamewire.com/2025/11/05/domain-registrar-shakeup-latest-numbers-show-major-shifts/: "Namecheap 11,776,515"
- [confirms] DN.org (EN, analysis, published 2025-07-07) https://dn.org/verisigns-market-share-and-com-pricing-trends/: "registrars like GoDaddy, Namecheap, and Google Domains ... must interact with Verisign's backend systems"

Reverse side: https://valuechain.wiki/verisign/suppliers.md · Ripple: https://valuechain.wiki/verisign/ripple.md

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