ICANN's primary principles of operation have been described as helping preserve the operational stability of the Internet; to promote competition; to achieve broad representation of the global Internet community; and to develop policies appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes.
Prinsip operasi utama ICANN adalah membantu menjaga kestabilan operasional Internet; mendukung persaingan; mewujudkan keterwakilan komunitas Internet global; dan mengembangkan kebijakan sesuai misinya melalui proses berbasis konsensus bawah-ke-atas.