Who is XServer?
XServer (エックスサーバー) is a Japanese hosting company from Osaka. Its shared hosting service of the same name started in July 2003; the company behind it was founded in January 2004 and took the name XServer Inc. in 2012. It also registers domains as an ICANN-accredited registrar.
- What it is
- Web hosting, Domain registrar, DNS provider
- Operated by
- XServer Inc. (エックスサーバー株式会社)
- Based in
- Osaka, Japan
- Founded
- 2004, hosting service since 2003
- ICANN accreditation
- Yes, IANA ID 1557
- Website
- xserver.co.jp
Where is XServer based?
Its head office is in Grand Front Osaka in Osaka’s Kita ward, with further offices in Osaka and Tokyo.
What does XServer do?
It is best known for shared web hosting in Japan, and it also offers servers, cloud services and domain registration. Names hosted with it use its nameservers, which is how it appears in Analytics.
XServer in axath Analytics
Analytics reads the zone files of more than 350 extensions every day and shows which providers gain and lose names, including XServer.
Open AnalyticsSources
- XServer: company overview (会社概要)
- XServer: company history (沿革)
- IANA: Registrar IDs (ICANN-accredited registrars)
Last reviewed October 9, 2026.