Who is DNSPod?
DNSPod is a DNS and domain service that belongs to Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of the Chinese technology group Tencent. Wu Hongsheng started it in 2006 as a free DNS hosting platform, and Tencent bought it in 2011. Tencent Cloud describes it today as its product for domain and DNS services.
- What it is
- DNS provider, Domain registrar
- Part of
- Tencent Cloud (Tencent)
- Based in
- China
- Started
- 2006, part of Tencent since 2011
- ICANN accreditation
- Yes, DNSPod, Inc., IANA ID 1697
- Website
- dnspod.com
Who owns DNSPod?
Tencent. It bought DNSPod in 2011, and the service now runs as part of Tencent Cloud.
What does DNSPod do?
It answers DNS queries for domains whose nameservers point to it, and it registers domain names. Several Tencent companies hold their own ICANN accreditations; DNSPod, Inc. is listed under IANA ID 1697.
DNSPod in axath Analytics
Analytics reads the zone files of more than 350 extensions every day and shows which providers gain and lose names, including DNSPod.
Open AnalyticsSources
- Tencent Cloud: DNSPod product documentation
- ifeng Tech: profile of DNSPod founder Wu Hongsheng
- IANA: Registrar IDs (ICANN-accredited registrars)
Last reviewed October 9, 2026.