DreamHost mailbox provider
According to Live Direct Marketing's daily Tranco top-1M scan (September 24, 2026), DreamHost is the mailbox provider for 456 domains — 0.07% of 675,489 domains with MX records. Detection method: primary MX record (lowest preference).
Key facts
- 456 domains in the Tranco top-1M use DreamHost (0.07% of domains with MX records).
- Snapshot date: 2026-09-24 — recomputed every day.
- Strongest TLD: .com (63.4% of its domains).
- Region skew: Global / US-skewed.
- Most co-used service: MailChannels.
- Directory category: hosting mail bundle.
Why DreamHost appears in this category
US independent hosting cooperative.
We classify it as a hosting mail bundle from primary MX record (lowest preference) matching a maintained provider rule. This is infrastructure attribution from public DNS, not evidence of a direct contract or exclusive use.
DreamHost is a web hosting company that provides integrated email services. It operates mail infrastructure for its customer base of small-to-medium businesses and individual website owners, concentrated primarily in the .com space, and visible as a primary MX host across the Tranco top-1 million.
In email deliverability practice, DreamHost's significance lies in representing the SMB and small-site segment rather than the enterprise tier. For senders, recipient addresses on DreamHost domains are typically smaller business or individual properties. Outbound mail from DreamHost commonly uses third-party filtering and authentication services, notably MailChannels, meaning that reputation management is often decoupled from the hosting provider itself.
Where DreamHost sits in the Tranco ranking
| Tranco rank band | Domains | Share of its base |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1,000 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Top 10,000 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Top 100,000 | 21 | 4.6% |
| Top 1,000,000 | 425 | 93.2% |
| Unranked | 8 | 1.8% |
Top-level domain split
| TLD | Domains | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 289 | 63.4% | |
| .org | 59 | 12.9% | |
| .net | 34 | 7.5% | |
| .com.br | 11 | 2.4% | |
| .io | 6 | 1.3% | |
| .ca | 6 | 1.3% | |
| .info | 4 | 0.9% | |
| .in | 2 | 0.4% | |
| .com.ph | 2 | 0.4% | |
| .cx | 2 | 0.4% |
What DreamHost users also use
Cross-tabulated from the same daily snapshot — the other email services seen on the same 456 domains.
| Type | Service | Domains | Share of DreamHost users |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | MailChannels | 349 | 76.5% |
| ESP | Amazon SES | 10 | 2.2% |
| ESP | SendGrid (Twilio) | 10 | 2.2% |
| ESP | Mailchimp | 10 | 2.2% |
| ESP | Mailgun | 8 | 1.8% |
| ESP | MailerLite | 5 | 1.1% |
| ESP | Elastic Email | 4 | 0.9% |
| ESP | Mailjet (Sinch) | 4 | 0.9% |
| ESP | Brevo (ex-Sendinblue) | 3 | 0.7% |
| ESP | HubSpot | 2 | 0.4% |
MailChannels and reputation management on DreamHost
MailChannels appears frequently alongside DreamHost in email infrastructure data, reflecting a common pattern among smaller hosting customers. MailChannels provides outbound filtering and reputation management, allowing DreamHost-hosted senders to maintain deliverability without independent reputation infrastructure. This configuration is typical for SMBs using DreamHost email services.
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Frequently asked questions
Why do DreamHost and MailChannels appear together in email infrastructure?
Many DreamHost-hosted senders use MailChannels for outbound email reputation and filtering. This is a common configuration for smaller organisations using DreamHost email infrastructure.
How many domains use DreamHost?
456 domains in the Tranco top-1M use DreamHost as their mailbox provider as of September 24, 2026 (0.07% of domains with MX records), according to Live Direct Marketing's daily DNS scan.
Is DreamHost common enough to affect email deliverability testing?
DreamHost accounts for 0.07% of domains with MX records in the top 1M. Whether you should seed a test mailbox there depends on how much of your audience it represents — the co-usage table above shows the services it appears alongside most.
Which countries or TLDs use DreamHost most?
DreamHost's largest TLD is .com (63.4% of its domains); it appears across 45 TLDs in total.