Hosting Stats: DNS Providers of .com

Who runs the DNS for .com?

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Look up a domain

Each domain is counted once, under the provider of its first nameserver. The DNS provider is often, but not always, the registrar or web host; the “likely operator” label is a best guess for well-known providers.

Questions about the Hosting Stats

Which DNS providers run the most .com domains?

The tool shows the market share of DNS providers across the .com zone, updated daily. Open the page for the current ranking.

Can I see who hosts my domain's DNS?

Yes. Enter any .com name and the tool looks up its DNS provider.

Is DNS the same as web hosting?

No. DNS tells browsers where a domain points. The web server can be elsewhere, so this shows who runs the DNS, not who hosts the website.

Terms used on this page

DNS (Domain Name System) DNS is the internet's phone book: it turns a domain name into the addresses and settings that browsers and mail servers need to reach it.

Nameserver A nameserver is a server that holds a domain's DNS records and answers questions about it. A domain lists at least two so one can fail.

DNS provider A DNS provider is the company that runs the nameservers for a domain. It is often, but not always, the registrar or the web host.

Zone file A zone file is the registry's list of every domain in an extension that has nameservers, with those nameservers. The .com zone has well over 160 million names.