Ask HN: Why ICANN Domain Names Are Owned via GoDaddy?

<code>Domain Name: icann.org Registry Domain ID: 628dbbcb4edc464b9401cbadea0a08b2-LROR Registrar WHOIS Server: http://whois.godaddy.com Registrar URL: http://www.whois.godaddy.com Updated Date: 2020-09-24T16:37:31Z Creation Date: 1998-09-14T04:00:00Z Registry Expiry Date: 2027-12-07T17:04:26Z Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Registrar IANA ID: 146</code> These are the original whois information.

I confirmed it, whois record said it was registered via GoDaddy. Maybe it is because of GoDaddy is the biggest domain name registry company.

Because they registered/transferred them to GoDaddy.com

GoDaddy has the IANA Registrar ID #146,so I think it is not the oldest internet domain registrar company. Since ICANN rules the internet, they shouldn't use an unreliable company like this, why didn't ICANN use Network Solutions which has the IANA Registrar ID #2(#1 is reserved)? Hence,Network Solutions is trusted and used by the United Nations and its bodies. GoDaddy did really bad things, so why did ICANN ever do this?