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Who hosts wordpress.com?

wordpress.com's homepage is served by Automattic. The evidence below comes from public signals: the site's HTTP response headers, the network that owns its IP address, and its DNS records.

Hosting / network
Automattic
CDN / proxy
None detected
DNS hosted at
Automattic
ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com
Platform
Not identified
IP network
AS2635
AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US
Server software
nginx
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What the public signals show

No CDN was detected in front of the server: visitors connect to it directly.

DNS for wordpress.com is managed at Automattic (nameservers ns1.wordpress.com and ns2.wordpress.com).

The server software advertised in its headers: nginx.

Evidence

  • Response carries Automattic's "host-header: WordPress.com" (Automattic runs WordPress.com, WordPress VIP, Pressable and Tumblr)
  • The server IP belongs to Automattic's own network, AS2635 (AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US)
  • Nameservers point to Automattic (ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com)

Questions about wordpress.com

Who hosts wordpress.com?

wordpress.com's homepage is served by Automattic.

Is wordpress.com on Cloudflare?

No Cloudflare signals were found in wordpress.com's responses or IP address.

Where is wordpress.com's DNS hosted?

At Automattic, based on the domain's NS records.

Checked 2026-10-01from public DNS records, IP network registrations (via Team Cymru's ASN data) and the site's HTTP response headers. Hosting can change at any time — use the live re-check for the current answer. wordpress.com is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

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