isoc

Name

isoc

Legal name

Internet Society

Website

https://isoc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Governance and Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Policy, Data Governance & Cybersecurity Standards Cooperation (BPADANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Safety, Privacy & Cyber Hygiene (EDAAAIAD), Interest-Based Communities & Forums (BPAMABAC)

Keywords

• Internet governance advocacy
• Internet policy education
• Digital connectivity initiatives
• Online trust safety
• Routing security programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericksburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership: Individual members pay to join and support the organization
2. Organization Membership: Corporate and organizational members pay membership fees
3. Donations: Public donations to support the charitable mission of expanding Internet access and safety
4. Grants and Funding: Funding partnerships and grants to support programmatic work

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Internet Society is a global nonprofit organization that advocates for an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet. It advances Internet policy, security, connectivity, and education through platforms like Internet Society Pulse (Internet health monitoring), a Learning Management System, membership programs, and initiatives such as the Global Encryption Coalition, MANRS routing security, NDSS Symposium, fellowship programs, and the Internet Society Foundation.

Product overview

Internet Society is a global charitable organization (not a product company in the traditional sense) working to protect and strengthen the Internet. Its offerings consist of platforms, programs, and initiatives rather than a unified software product. The core platforms include Internet Society Pulse (Internet health monitoring), the Learning Management System (free online courses), and the Membership Portal. Supporting initiatives include the Global Encryption Coalition, MANRS routing security initiative, NDSS Symposium, Internet Hall of Fame, fellowship programs, and the Common Good Cyber Fund grant program. The Internet Society Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm supporting connectivity work. These offerings collectively serve the organization's mission of an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet for everyone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safer Internet Initiative: An initiative focused on protecting people online through safety measures and awareness programs.

Products and services

• Internet Society Pulse

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)coreTechnology or IntegrationIETF is a standards organization that develops and promotes Internet standards. Internet Society has an official relationship with IETF and provides administrative and organizational support.
• Public Interest Registry (PIR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIR is the nonprofit operator of .ORG and .NGO domains. Internet Society supports PIR activities and makes appointments to its Board.
• Internet Society FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Foundation supports the charitable mission of the Internet Society through funding partnerships and philanthropy.
• Global Encryption Coalition (GEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA coalition defending end-to-end encryption and protecting digital safety through advocacy efforts.
• NDSS SymposiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork and Distributed System Security Symposium is an annual cybersecurity research conference organized by Internet Society.
• Internet Hall of FameminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to Internet development.
• Internet Society PulseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform providing insights into the health, availability, and evolution of the global Internet.
• Global Cyber AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTook on MANRS secretariat and operational functions from Internet Society in January 2024. Internet Society continues to provide funding, advocacy, and training.
• AF-IXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTook on AfPIF secretariat and operational functions from Internet Society in August 2025. Internet Society continues to provide funding.
• LACNICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Internet Registry for Latin America and Caribbean. Collaborated on MANRS workshops for network operators.
• RedCLARAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American Research and Education Network. Collaborated on MANRS workshops.
• APNICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Internet Registry for Asia-Pacific. Jointly conducted network security workshops.
• Common Good Cyber FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant program supporting organizations working on the front lines of a safer Internet.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): International standards body for the Web, with a similar nonprofit mission of developing open standards. Closely comparable to ISOC's IETF-aligned Internet standards and governance advocacy role.
• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN): Coordinates the Internet's unique identifiers and operates the multistakeholder governance model that ISOC defends. Highly comparable as a global, nonprofit Internet governance institution.
• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF): Open standards organization that ISOC has an official, administrative-support relationship with. Operates in the same Internet standards space and shares much of ISOC's technical community.
• Mozilla Foundation: Nonprofit that combines Internet health advocacy, education, and open-source tooling. Mirrors ISOC's mission of keeping the Internet open, secure, and accessible to everyone.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): Digital rights advocacy nonprofit active on encryption, privacy, and free expression — the same policy battlegrounds ISOC engages in through amicus briefs and coalitions.
• Access Now: Global digital rights organization that defends an open Internet and runs campaigns like KeepItOn against Internet shutdowns — directly overlapping ISOC's fragmentation and connectivity advocacy.
• Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT): Co-litigant with ISOC on the CCIA v. Paxton amicus brief. Works on the same Internet policy issues (privacy, age verification, platform regulation) and shares overlapping audiences and coalitions.
• Global Cyber Alliance (GCA): Took over the MANRS secretariat from ISOC in January 2024. Operates closely adjacent Internet security initiatives and is an active implementation partner for ISOC's routing-security work.

Broad incumbents

• Wikimedia Foundation: Global nonprofit stewarding an open-knowledge Internet resource. Comparable as a large, member- and donor-supported nonprofit operating the open Internet commons.

Emerging players

• Open Technology Institute (New America): Co-petitioner with ISOC on the CCIA v. Paxton amicus brief. A think-tank arm that works on Internet freedom, platform governance, and digital rights — overlapping ISOC's policy and advocacy footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/internetsociety
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/InternetSocietyVideo
• Facebookfacebook.com/InternetSociety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/internet-society
• Instagraminstagram.com/internetsociety
• TikToktiktok.com/@internet_society

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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