QQ Mail (Tencent) mailbox provider
According to Live Direct Marketing's daily Tranco top-1M scan (September 12, 2026), QQ Mail (Tencent) is the mailbox provider for 5,446 domains — 0.82% of 665,310 domains with MX records. Detection method: primary MX record (lowest preference).
Key facts
- 5,446 domains in the Tranco top-1M use QQ Mail (Tencent) (0.82% of domains with MX records).
- Snapshot date: 2026-09-12 — recomputed every day.
- 30-day share change: +0.01 pp.
- Strongest TLD: .com (61.7% of its domains).
- Region skew: Global / US-skewed.
- Most co-used service: Mailgun.
- Directory category: mailbox provider.
Why QQ Mail (Tencent) appears in this category
Tencent QQ consumer mail (incl. Foxmail).
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.
QQ Mail is Tencent's email service, providing both webmail access and mail server infrastructure for domain operators. Tencent is a major technology conglomerate based in China.
In email infrastructure detection, QQ Mail appears primarily as the MX record for smaller and mid-sized domains concentrated in the .com space, rather than major brands. Its frequent co-occurrence with Mailgun indicates adoption in outsourced, cost-conscious email stacks, and recent growth suggests expanding reach beyond its traditional regional base.
Where QQ Mail (Tencent) sits in the Tranco ranking
| Tranco rank band | Domains | Share of its base |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1,000 | 6 | 0.1% |
| Top 10,000 | 41 | 0.8% |
| Top 100,000 | 670 | 12.3% |
| Top 1,000,000 | 4,690 | 86.1% |
| Unranked | 39 | 0.7% |
Top-level domain split
| TLD | Domains | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 3,359 | 61.7% | |
| .cn | 1,191 | 21.9% | |
| .net | 262 | 4.8% | |
| .com.cn | 245 | 4.5% | |
| .org | 62 | 1.1% | |
| .cc | 41 | 0.8% | |
| .ai | 23 | 0.4% | |
| .me | 21 | 0.4% | |
| .hk | 17 | 0.3% | |
| .tv | 15 | 0.3% |
What QQ Mail (Tencent) users also use
Cross-tabulated from the same daily snapshot — the other email services seen on the same 5,446 domains.
| Type | Service | Domains | Share of QQ Mail (Tencent) users |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Mailgun | 46 | 0.8% |
| ESP | Amazon SES | 35 | 0.6% |
| ESP | Zendesk | 33 | 0.6% |
| ESP | SendCloud (China) | 18 | 0.3% |
| ESP | Alibaba DirectMail | 15 | 0.3% |
| ESP | MailerLite | 11 | 0.2% |
| ESP | Mandrill | 10 | 0.2% |
| ESP | SendGrid (Twilio) | 10 | 0.2% |
| ESP | Mailchimp | 9 | 0.2% |
| ESP | Salesforce Marketing Cloud | 8 | 0.1% |
QQ Mail and outsourced email infrastructure
QQ Mail frequently appears on domains that also employ third-party services like Mailgun for email sending, a pattern reflecting its role in cost-optimised, outsourced email operations rather than in-house infrastructure. This correlation is relevant for senders because it indicates the organisational contexts likely to be using QQ Mail—smaller to mid-market operators—and correlates with how those organisations approach email configuration and reputation management across provider boundaries.
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Frequently asked questions
Is QQ Mail important for email deliverability testing?
If your recipient list includes smaller or mid-market domains, QQ Mail is worth testing against. It is increasingly common in cost-optimised email infrastructures that outsource delivery via platforms like Mailgun.
How many domains use QQ Mail (Tencent)?
5,446 domains in the Tranco top-1M use QQ Mail (Tencent) as their mailbox provider as of September 12, 2026 (0.82% of domains with MX records), according to Live Direct Marketing's daily DNS scan.
Is QQ Mail (Tencent) common enough to affect email deliverability testing?
QQ Mail (Tencent) accounts for 0.82% 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.
Is QQ Mail (Tencent) growing or declining?
QQ Mail (Tencent) has been stable — its share moved +0.01 pp over the last 30 days (as of September 12, 2026).
Which countries or TLDs use QQ Mail (Tencent) most?
QQ Mail (Tencent)'s largest TLD is .com (61.7% of its domains); it appears across 87 TLDs in total.