NetEase Mail mailbox provider
According to Live Direct Marketing's daily Tranco top-1M scan (September 11, 2026), NetEase Mail is the mailbox provider for 1,468 domains — 0.22% of 666,213 domains with MX records. Detection method: primary MX record (lowest preference).
Key facts
- 1,468 domains in the Tranco top-1M use NetEase Mail (0.22% of domains with MX records).
- Snapshot date: 2026-09-11 — recomputed every day.
- Strongest TLD: .com (53.4% of its domains).
- Region skew: Global / US-skewed.
- Most co-used service: Mailgun.
- Directory category: mailbox provider.
Why NetEase Mail appears in this category
NetEase generic mailbox brand.
We classify it as a mailbox provider 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.
NetEase Mail is the email service operated by NetEase Inc., a major Chinese internet conglomerate. It functions as both a consumer email provider and an available mail infrastructure choice for domain owners and organisations seeking to host their email independently.
Within the broader web, NetEase Mail's MX records appear predominantly on smaller and mid-market websites rather than globally recognised enterprise brands. It maintains notable concentration in the .com domain space with a global footprint showing particular prevalence in US-skewed deployments. The service is frequently observed running alongside Mailgun—a transactional email platform—suggesting it attracts organisations that blend consumer-grade and professional email infrastructure in their setups.
Where NetEase Mail sits in the Tranco ranking
| Tranco rank band | Domains | Share of its base |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1,000 | 3 | 0.2% |
| Top 10,000 | 10 | 0.7% |
| Top 100,000 | 169 | 11.5% |
| Top 1,000,000 | 1,280 | 87.2% |
| Unranked | 6 | 0.4% |
Top-level domain split
| TLD | Domains | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 784 | 53.4% | |
| .cn | 494 | 33.7% | |
| .com.cn | 69 | 4.7% | |
| .net | 42 | 2.9% | |
| .org | 17 | 1.2% | |
| .cc | 5 | 0.3% | |
| .ai | 4 | 0.3% | |
| .vip | 4 | 0.3% | |
| .top | 3 | 0.2% | |
| .jp | 3 | 0.2% |
What NetEase Mail users also use
Cross-tabulated from the same daily snapshot — the other email services seen on the same 1,468 domains.
| Type | Service | Domains | Share of NetEase Mail users |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Mailgun | 24 | 1.6% |
| ESP | Zendesk | 20 | 1.4% |
| ESP | Amazon SES | 9 | 0.6% |
| ESP | SendGrid (Twilio) | 8 | 0.5% |
| ESP | Zoho Campaigns | 5 | 0.3% |
| ESP | Mandrill | 5 | 0.3% |
| ESP | Alibaba DirectMail | 3 | 0.2% |
| ESP | Mailchimp | 2 | 0.1% |
| ESP | HubSpot | 2 | 0.1% |
| ESP | Mailendo | 1 | 0.1% |
MX selection patterns in the long tail
NetEase Mail's presence as an MX record choice is most prominent amongst smaller domains and mid-market operations rather than enterprise or top-tier consumer brands. This distribution reflects that domain owners selecting NetEase Mail typically seek straightforward, centralised email hosting without the carrier-class complexity of larger ISP infrastructures. For deliverability professionals, this distinction matters: your sender reputation and acceptance rates may differ materially depending whether your recipients sit on NetEase Mail versus major hosting providers, because the operational maturity, filtering practices, and network policies of these two populations diverge substantially.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I test email deliverability against NetEase Mail?
If your recipient base includes smaller or mid-market organisations on .com domains—particularly those in US-skewed regions—testing against NetEase Mail is prudent. However, its long-tail distribution means it is not typically a foundational requirement for campaigns aimed at major brands or enterprise recipients.
How many domains use NetEase Mail?
1,468 domains in the Tranco top-1M use NetEase Mail as their mailbox provider as of September 11, 2026 (0.22% of domains with MX records), according to Live Direct Marketing's daily DNS scan.
Is NetEase Mail common enough to affect email deliverability testing?
NetEase Mail accounts for 0.22% 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 NetEase Mail most?
NetEase Mail's largest TLD is .com (53.4% of its domains); it appears across 39 TLDs in total.