# Tencent Cloud / DNSPod

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

DNSPod is a DNS and domain service from Tencent Cloud. It started in 2006 as an independent DNS provider in China, founded by Wu Hongsheng, and became part of Tencent in 2011. Domains are registered and managed alongside DNSPod's DNS hosting.

- Website: https://www.dnspod.cn
- Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
- Founded: 2006
- Founders: Wu Hongsheng
- Ownership: Part of Tencent (HKEX: 0700)
- Type: Web host that registers domains
- Part of: Tencent
- ICANN accreditation: IANA IDs 1697, 3755, 3793, 3858
- Other names: DNSPod, Inc.; Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Limited Liability Company; Guangzhou Yunxun Information Technology Co., Ltd.; Aceville Pte. Ltd.
- Country-code extensions: .cn
- Site languages: English, Chinese
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://www.tencentcloud.com/document/api/1157/53854)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting

## Support

- Channels: Help center
- Contact: https://docs.dnspod.com/domain/

## Sources

- https://docs.dnspod.com/domain/
- https://docs.dnspod.com/dns/faq-others/
- https://www.dnspod.com/?lang=en

## Tencent Cloud / DNSPod history

- 2006: Wu Hongsheng founds DNSPod as a DNS service.
- 2011: Tencent acquires DNSPod, which becomes part of Tencent Cloud.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- Free DNS hosting

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/91563-49
- https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2144478731797765
- https://intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1157/49024

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.