samuelchenard/state-of-dmarc-2026

Palisade State of DMARC 2026 and derivative benchmarks

Aggregate public-DNS measurements behind Palisade's 2026 email-authentication research. This mirror keeps the State of DMARC parent dataset and three separately sourced, aggregate-only derivative studies on one citation surface.

• —Parent report: https://www.palisade.email/research/state-of-dmarc-2026
• —DOI and permanent parent archive: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21924607
• —Parent dataset version: 1.4
• —Parent scan completed: 13 August 2026
• —License: CC BY 4.0

Included datasets

The State of DMARC 2026: enforcement across the top 100,000 domains

The pinned Tranco top-100,000 parent study observed 99,310 domains. Files: state-of-dmarc-2026.csv and state-of-dmarc-2026.json.

Observed MX provider benchmark 2026

• —Report: https://www.palisade.email/research/email-provider-benchmark-2026
• —Published: 2026-08-14
• —Observed: 99,300 of 100,000 rows
• —Files: email-provider-benchmark-2026.csv, email-provider-benchmark-2026.json

A rank-adjusted comparison of DMARC, reporting, SPF and BIMI deployment by observed MX operator across the Tranco top 100,000 domains.

Canada and Quebec email-authentication benchmark 2026

• —Report: https://www.palisade.email/research/canada-email-authentication-2026
• —Published: 2026-08-14
• —Observed: 1,028 of 1,030 rows
• —Files: canada-email-authentication-2026.csv, canada-email-authentication-2026.json

DMARC, SPF, BIMI and observed MX deployment across sourced Canadian public institutions, listed companies and major organizational systems.

North American MSP email-authentication benchmark 2026

• —Report: https://www.palisade.email/research/north-american-msp-email-security-2026
• —Published: 2026-08-14
• —Observed: 566 of 567 rows
• —Files: north-american-msp-email-security-2026.csv, north-american-msp-email-security-2026.json

Aggregate DMARC, reporting, SPF and BIMI measurements across 500+ MSP organizational domains listed in Clutch's U.S. and Canada markets.

Responsible data release

Only reviewed aggregate statistics are included. The mirror intentionally excludes per-domain scan results, organization mappings, contact details, licensed directory descriptions and election-office observations. Every percentage retains its numerator and denominator; source restrictions and limitations remain in each JSON publication object and canonical report.

Citation

Cite the canonical page for the specific derivative study you use. For the parent dataset, cite: Chenard, Samuel. (2026). The State of DMARC 2026: Enforcement Across the Top 100,000 Domains (Version 1.4) [Data set]. Palisade. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21924607