# Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun / HiChina Wanwang)

Source: https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars/alibaba-cloud (also as .json)

Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun) is the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, founded in 2009 in Hangzhou. Its domain business comes from HiChina (Wanwang, net.cn), one of China's early domain registrars, which merged into Alibaba Cloud in 2013. Domains are managed in the Alibaba Cloud console next to its DNS and other cloud services.

- Website: https://www.alibabacloud.com
- Headquarters: Hangzhou, China
- Founded: 2009
- Ownership: Part of Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA, HKEX: 9988)
- Type: Web host that registers domains
- Part of: Alibaba Group
- ICANN accreditation: IANA IDs 420, 1599, 3775, 3819
- Other names: Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn); Dominet (HK) Limited; Alibaba Cloud US LLC
- Country-code extensions: .cn .hk
- Site languages: English, Japanese, Chinese
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/dws/developer-reference/api-querydomainlist)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, Web hosting, SSL certificates
- Sells, among others: .com .net .cn .cloud .top .xyz .shop .co .tv
- WHOIS privacy: Included at no extra cost

## Support

- Channels: Email or tickets, Help center
- Contact: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/dws/user-guide/how-to-register-a-domain-name

## Sources

- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/dws/user-guide/how-to-register-a-domain-name
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/domain/com
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/dws/product-overview/product-function-custom-node-domain-normal

## Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun / HiChina Wanwang) history

- 1995: Xiangning Zhang founds HiChina (Wanwang), a Chinese domain registrar.
- 2009: Alibaba Group founds Alibaba Cloud.
- 2013: Alibaba Cloud merges with HiChina and takes over its net.cn domain business.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- Free DNS hosting

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibaba_Cloud
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangning_Zhang

## Transferring a domain away from Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun / HiChina Wanwang)

In the domain console, turn off the transfer lock on the Domain Security page, then open Domain Transfer-Out, verify the registrant email and click Next. The code is emailed to the holder and is valid for 15 days.

Part of the list of domain registrars at https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars, kept by Lemon Domains, the domain portfolio manager with a domain MCP server.