According to Live Direct Marketing's daily Tranco top-1M scan (July 13, 2026), Host-H (BG) is the mailbox provider for 6 domains — 0.00% of 658,711 domains with MX records. Detection method: primary MX record (lowest preference).
Host-H (BG) is a mailbox provider offering email hosting across a distributed footprint, primarily detected as a primary MX record for smaller and mid-market domains within the Tranco top-1 million list. Its operational presence is notably concentrated in the South African .co.za domain space, serving as a regional infrastructure anchor for that geography.
Because Host-H (BG) sits in the long tail of providers rather than among the largest global brands, it often goes overlooked in generic email testing strategies. However, for senders targeting South African enterprises or smaller regional sites, and for recipients operating in that space, its position in the mail path is significant enough to matter for deliverability success; global senders may treat it as a secondary testing concern unless the target audience concentrates in its core regions.
| Tranco rank band | Domains | Share of its base |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Top 10,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Top 100,000 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Top 1,000,000 | 5 | 83.3% |
| Unranked | 0 | 0.0% |
| TLD | Domains | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .co.za | 4 | 66.7% | |
| .net | 2 | 33.3% |
Cross-tabulated from the same daily snapshot — the other email services seen on the same 6 domains.
| Type | Service | Domains | Share of Host-H (BG) users |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Host-H (BG) | 5 | 83.3% |
| ESP | Mandrill | 1 | 16.7% |
| ESP | Zoho ZeptoMail | 1 | 16.7% |
| ESP | Zoho Mail 360 | 1 | 16.7% |
Host-H (BG)'s strength lies in regional rather than global reach. If your sending profile skews toward South African domains, .co.za enterprises, or smaller regional websites, Host-H (BG) should feature in your core testing matrix. Conversely, if your audience is primarily North American or Western European, it becomes a peripheral concern — test it if resources allow, but deprioritise it below the major global providers. The clustering pattern observed suggests Host-H (BG) tends to serve geographically or service-tier-similar sites, reinforcing its role as a regional specialist rather than a universal infrastructure anchor.
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If your recipients or sending targets are concentrated in South Africa or its regional footprint, yes—include it in your core testing suite. If you operate globally or primarily in Western markets, test it opportunistically but prioritise universal providers first.
6 domains in the Tranco top-1M use Host-H (BG) as their mailbox provider as of July 13, 2026 (0.00% of domains with MX records), according to Live Direct Marketing's daily DNS scan.
Host-H (BG) accounts for 0.00% 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.
Host-H (BG)'s largest TLD is .co.za (66.7% of its domains); it appears across 2 TLDs in total.