There are four types of financial profiles that can be assigned to an applying entity:
- Government Profile: Governmental entities or recognized intergovernmental organizations.
- Registry Operator Profile: Current registry operators or affiliated entities with active ICANN Registry Agreements.
- Top-25 Financial Profile: Publicly traded companies listed on any of the Top 25 Public Stock Exchanges (per the World Federation of Exchanges list) or their Affiliated entities.
- Standard Financial Profile: Applying entities that do not meet criteria of the other three financial profiles.