Tencent Holdings

When you think about China's internet infrastructure, you're looking at a market where Tencent Cloud holds approximately 9% of the cloud services market share. But here's what makes them different from other cloud providers in the domain space: they own and operate DNSPod, one of China's largest DNS service providers, giving them a unique position in both cloud infrastructure and domain name services.

Launched in 2013 as a subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Ltd, Tencent Cloud isn't just another cloud provider trying to add domain services as an afterthought. They've built their domain registration and DNS management capabilities around DNSPod's proven infrastructure, creating an integrated platform where businesses can handle everything from domain registration to complex DNS configurations in one place.

The company operates as more than a typical registrar. Through their domain name registrar service, they support a wide range of top-level domains including popular options like .com, .net, .org, and various country-specific TLDs. But what sets them apart is how they've integrated domain management with their broader cloud ecosystem — users can manage domain DNS settings, renewals, and configurations within the same interface they use for cloud hosting, databases, and other services.

Their DNS infrastructure tells an interesting story about scale. DNSPod provides what they describe as "fast, stable, and highly available DNS services," but they've also developed HTTPDNS — a mobile DNS service specifically designed to avoid domain name hijacking and cross-network access problems caused by local DNS. This isn't just standard DNS; it's DNS built for China's complex network environment where cross-network access issues are a real problem for mobile applications.

Tencent Cloud's approach to SSL certificates also reflects their integrated thinking. Rather than treating SSL as a separate service, they offer what they call a "one-stop digital certificate management service" that works seamlessly with their domain registration and DNS management tools. For businesses managing multiple domains and certificates, this unified approach eliminates the usual juggling between different platforms and interfaces.

Operating from their headquarters in Shenzhen, Tencent Cloud serves customers across 27 regions worldwide, though their domain and DNS services particularly shine in the Asian market where they understand the unique networking challenges and regulatory requirements that global providers often struggle with.