RENATER (FR academic) mailbox provider
According to Live Direct Marketing's daily Tranco top-1M scan (September 12, 2026), RENATER (FR academic) is the mailbox provider for 148 domains — 0.02% of 665,310 domains with MX records. Detection method: primary MX record (lowest preference).
Key facts
- 148 domains in the Tranco top-1M use RENATER (FR academic) (0.02% of domains with MX records).
- Snapshot date: 2026-09-12 — recomputed every day.
- Strongest TLD: .fr (96.6% of its domains).
- Region skew: France.
- Most co-used service: Mailjet (Sinch).
- Directory category: corporate mail infrastructure.
Why RENATER (FR academic) appears in this category
French national research and education network.
We classify it as a corporate mail infrastructure 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.
RENATER (Réseau National de Télécommunications pour la Technologie, l'Enseignement et la Recherche) is the French academic and research network, operated by the country's Ministry of Higher Education. It provides network infrastructure and email services primarily to French universities, research institutions, and related academic organisations.
RENATER's presence in email infrastructure data reflects its tight focus on the French institutional sector—it appears predominantly in MX records for .fr academic domains rather than across unrelated commercial websites. For senders targeting French universities or researchers, recognising RENATER as a legitimate academic mail endpoint is essential; for receivers, RENATER-hosted addresses typically signal institutional affiliation, though the provider faces the same deliverability dynamics as other regional or smaller-scale mail systems.
Where RENATER (FR academic) sits in the Tranco ranking
| Tranco rank band | Domains | Share of its base |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Top 10,000 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Top 100,000 | 56 | 37.8% |
| Top 1,000,000 | 89 | 60.1% |
| Unranked | 2 | 1.4% |
Top-level domain split
| TLD | Domains | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .fr | 143 | 96.6% | |
| .eu | 2 | 1.4% | |
| .org | 2 | 1.4% | |
| .pf | 1 | 0.7% |
What RENATER (FR academic) users also use
Cross-tabulated from the same daily snapshot — the other email services seen on the same 148 domains.
| Type | Service | Domains | Share of RENATER (FR academic) users |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Mailjet (Sinch) | 29 | 19.6% |
| ESP | Tipimail (Sinch) | 13 | 8.8% |
| ESP | SendGrid (Twilio) | 12 | 8.1% |
| ESP | Brevo (ex-Sendinblue) | 10 | 6.8% |
| ESP | Mandrill | 4 | 2.7% |
| ESP | Mailgun | 2 | 1.4% |
| ESP | Mailchimp | 2 | 1.4% |
| ESP | Salesforce | 1 | 0.7% |
| ESP | Zoho Campaigns | 1 | 0.7% |
| ESP | Flexmail | 1 | 0.7% |
Regional Concentration and Institutional Validation
RENATER's footprint is tightly clustered within French academic and research institutions rather than dispersed across general-purpose websites. This regional and sectoral concentration means that email from .fr academic domains with RENATER MX records carries institutional context—a signal of legitimacy for recipients but also a marker that sender authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) may follow patterns specific to the French academic sector's infrastructure policies.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I test email deliverability against RENATER?
If your recipients include French academic or research institutions, testing against RENATER mailboxes is worthwhile to ensure authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) and content policies do not cause filtering issues; however, as a regional academic network, RENATER is not a mainstream inbox to prioritise unless you actively send to the French higher-education sector.
How many domains use RENATER (FR academic)?
148 domains in the Tranco top-1M use RENATER (FR academic) as their mailbox provider as of September 12, 2026 (0.02% of domains with MX records), according to Live Direct Marketing's daily DNS scan.
Is RENATER (FR academic) common enough to affect email deliverability testing?
RENATER (FR academic) accounts for 0.02% 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 RENATER (FR academic) most?
RENATER (FR academic)'s largest TLD is .fr (96.6% of its domains); it appears across 4 TLDs in total.