Who is GMO Pepabo?
GMO Pepabo is a Japanese internet company in the GMO Internet Group, best known for the Lolipop! hosting service and the MuuMuu Domain registration service. It was founded in Fukuoka in January 2003 as paperboy&co., became part of GMO Internet in 2004, took its current name in 2014 and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (3633).
- What it is
- Web hosting, DNS provider
- Operated by
- GMO Pepabo, Inc.
- Based in
- Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 2003, Fukuoka, as paperboy&co.
- Part of
- GMO Internet Group, since 2004
- Listed
- Tokyo Stock Exchange (3633)
- Website
- pepabo.com/en/
Is GMO Pepabo the same as Onamae?
No. Both belong to the GMO Internet Group, but Onamae.com is the group’s registrar brand, while GMO Pepabo runs Lolipop! and MuuMuu Domain. Names on the dnsv.jp nameservers use Onamae’s DNS; GMO Pepabo’s own nameservers are under muumuu-domain.com and lolipop.jp.
What does GMO Pepabo run?
Among others the Lolipop! hosting service (since 2001), MuuMuu Domain (since 2004) and the shop and marketplace services Color Me Shop, minne and SUZURI, all for customers in Japan.
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Last reviewed October 10, 2026.