NIC.br

What NIC.br does

NIC.br (Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR) is a private, non-profit civil entity established in December 2005 to implement the decisions and projects of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br). Operating from São Paulo, Brazil, with 51-100 employees, NIC.br serves as the country's national registry and Internet governance coordinator. Its mandate covers the .br country-code top-level domain (5.4M+ registered names as of H1 2025), IPv4/IPv6 address and Autonomous System Number (ASN) allocation, Internet exchange infrastructure, national cybersecurity, ICT indicators research, and web technology promotion.

NIC.br's architecture is a federated set of operational divisions: Registro.br handles domain registration and IP allocation; IX.br operates 30+ Internet Exchange Points across Brazil's five regions (reaching 50 Tbit/s aggregate traffic); CERT.br provides national CSIRT services; Cetic.br produces ICT indicators under UNESCO Category II status; Ceweb.br advances web standards (hosting W3C Chapter São Paulo); CEPTRO.br operates SIMET bandwidth measurement, NTP.br official time distribution, and IPv6 training; OBIA monitors AI adoption integrated with MCTI's EBIA strategy. Supporting brands include Internet Segura, Antispam.br, BCP best practices portal, SACI-Adm domain dispute system, and INOC-DBA VoIP for NOCs/CSIRTs.

Revenue is generated exclusively from domain registration services under a transaction-fee model; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The entity has no external investment, no IPO path, and operates under multi-stakeholder CGI.br governance (government, private sector, academia, civil society). Distribution is primarily through digital self-service portals, with reach into Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) via the Digital Governance Dialogues initiative and regional coordination through LACTLD.

Name

NIC.br

Legal name

Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR (NIC.br)

Website

https://nic.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NIC.br is a Brazilian non-profit operating the .br domain registry, IPv4/IPv6 allocation, and 30+ IX.br Internet Exchange Points. It implements CGI.br decisions and runs CERT.br cybersecurity and Cetic.br ICT research under UNESCO auspices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Domain Registration Fees (.br): Revenue generated from registration and maintenance of .br domain names. As of 1st half of 2025, more than 5.4 million .br domains were registered. Activities and projects of NIC.br are funded exclusively from these domain registration services.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

NIC.br operates the .br country-code top-level domain registry and distributes IPv4/IPv6 addresses and Autonomous System Numbers in Brazil, while running 30+ IX.br Internet exchange points and the national CERT.br computer security incident response team. It funds these activities and additional services (SIMET broadband measurement, NTP.br time distribution, Cetic.br ICT research, Ceweb.br web technologies, OBIA AI observatory) exclusively through .br domain registration revenue, serving as Brazil's self-funded national network information center under CGI.br governance.

Product overview

NIC.br (Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR) is a non-profit civil entity that implements decisions and projects from the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br). The organization operates a comprehensive portfolio of Internet infrastructure and services organized around several core divisions and specialized centers. The main products include Registro.br for .br domain registration and IP address allocation; CERT.br for national computer security incident response; CETIC.br for Internet usage research and statistics; IX.br for traffic exchange points; and Ceweb.br for web technologies. Supporting services include SIMET for broadband quality measurement, IPv6.br for protocol adoption, NTP.br for official time distribution, INOC-DBA for VoIP communication between networks, and OBIA for AI monitoring. The organization also maintains security awareness portals (Internet Segura, Cartilha de Segurança), best practices portals (BCP), and hosts the W3C Chapter São Paulo. All activities are funded through service provision, primarily domain registration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Registro.br: Domain registration service for .br domains, IPv4/IPv6 allocation, and ASN distribution
• CERT.br
• CEPTRO.br
• Cetic.br
• IX.br
• Ceweb.br
• SIMET
• NTP.br
• OBIA
• IPv6.br
• INOC-DBA
• Ceregi.br
• Internet Segura
• Portal de Boas Práticas (BCP)

Products and services

• Registro.br
• CERT.br
• IX.br (Brasil Internet Exchange)
• CEPTRO.br
• SIMET
• Cetic.br
• Ceweb.br
• IPv6.br
• NTP.br
• INOC-DBA
• OBIA (Observatório Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial)
• Portal de Boas Práticas (BCP)
• Internet Segura
• SACI-Adm
• Antispam.br
• W3C Chapter São Paulo
• Cartilha de Segurança

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.4+ million .br domains registered as of first half 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNU-EGOV (United Nations University - E-Governance)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2025A webinar organized by UNU-EGOV, Cetic.br, and NIC.br on March 26 brought together speakers discussing structural obstacles facing Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) in developing digital identity systems. The event was part of the Digital Governance Dialogues initiative, a three-year program (2025-2027) hosting thematic sessions in Lusophone African countries on digital governance and digital ID as foundational public infrastructure.
• CGI.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIC.br implements the decisions and projects designed by CGI.br, the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. CGI.br establishes strategic guidelines for Internet use and development in Brazil, coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives, promoting technical quality, innovation, and dissemination of services based on multi-sectoral principles of transparency.
• W3C Chapter São PaulocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBy deliberation of CGI.br, NIC.br hosts the activities of the W3C Chapter São Paulo, the first in South America. The W3C is an international consortium creating standards such as HTML, XML, XHTML, and CSS to ensure the permanent evolution of the Web.
• UNESCO / Cetic.brcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCetic.br|NIC.br is a UNESCO Regional Center of Studies under UNESCO auspices, with over 20 years of operation and expertise covering Latin America and Portuguese-speaking African countries. It is the first UNESCO research center on the Information Society.
• LACTLD (Latin American and Caribbean Top Level Domains)coreTechnology or IntegrationEverton T. Rodrigues, Coordinator of TLD Relations at NIC.br, was elected by regional ccTLDs to the LACTLD Board of Directors for a three-year term. LACTLD is the association of Latin American and Caribbean country-code top-level domain operators.
• Observatório Nacional (Brazilian National Observatory)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNTP.br distributes Legal Time via NTP in conjunction with the Observatório Nacional (National Observatory), which aims to keep devices on networks and the Internet showing the correct official time.
• Cisco (CCNA Training Partnership)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNIC.br partners with Cisco for CCNAv7 distance learning courses (Introduction to Networks, Switching/Routing/Wireless, Enterprise Networking/Security/Automation), offered free of charge through NIC.br's training platform.
• MCTI (Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Brazilian AI Observatory (OBIA), coordinated by NIC.br, integrates the Brazilian AI Strategy (EBIA) of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), gathering data on AI use and adoption in Brazil.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nominet: Nominet operates the .uk country-code top-level domain registry on behalf of the UK internet community and runs cybersecurity services (Nominet Cyber), making it the closest functional peer to NIC.br—combining ccTLD registry operations with national cybersecurity and public-interest mandates under a non-commercial governance model.
• DENIC: DENIC is the non-profit registry operating Germany's .de ccTLD—one of the world's largest by registration count. It is highly comparable to NIC.br in operating model (non-profit, member-driven), scale (~17M domains), and sole-mandate ccTLD role.
• AFNIC: AFNIC is the non-profit registry for .fr and other French overseas territory TLDs. It mirrors NIC.br's non-profit, multi-stakeholder governance and ccTLD registry role, with additional public-interest programs in cybersecurity and digital inclusion.
• CIRA: CIRA operates the .ca ccTLD registry and runs broader Canadian internet infrastructure initiatives including cybersecurity (CIRA Canadian Shield DNS firewall). Comparable to NIC.br's combined registry + CERT.br mandate under a non-profit member structure.
• auDA: auDA is the non-profit policy and operational body for the .au ccTLD family. Comparable to NIC.br in operating a national registry under a multi-stakeholder governance model with broader public-policy responsibilities.
• LACNIC: LACNIC is the regional Internet registry for Latin America and the Caribbean, allocating IP resources across the region. NIC.br provides engineering and hosting services to LACNIC, making it a direct operational counterpart in the regional internet resource ecosystem.
• Internetstiftelsen (IIS): Internetstiftelsen is the non-profit foundation operating Sweden's .se ccTLD and promoting internet development. Highly comparable to NIC.br in non-profit public-interest mandate, registry operations, and broader internet development programs.
• SIDN: SIDN is the non-profit foundation operating the .nl ccTLD registry for the Netherlands. Comparable to NIC.br in non-profit structure, registry role, and additional contributions to Dutch internet security and standards.
• JPRS: JPRS operates Japan's .jp ccTLD registry—one of the largest ccTLDs globally. Comparable to NIC.br in registry scale and public-interest mandate, though structured as a private company rather than a non-profit.

Broad incumbents

• ICANN: ICANN is the global multi-stakeholder organization coordinating the DNS root and top-level domain system. It is not a direct competitor but provides the overarching policy framework within which NIC.br operates the .br registry, making it a broad incumbent in the same industry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/comunicbr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/nicbrvideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/nic.br
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nic-br
• Instagraminstagram.com/nicbr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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