Runbox mailbox provider

According to Live Direct Marketing's daily Tranco top-1M scan (July 13, 2026), Runbox is the mailbox provider for 66 domains — 0.01% of 658,711 domains with MX records. Detection method: primary MX record (lowest preference).

Key facts

Runbox is a mailbox provider used by smaller and mid-market organisations worldwide to receive email on their domains. It is distributed globally, with a concentration on the .com TLD and regional patterns tilted toward the United States and broader international markets.

For email senders, encountering Runbox as an MX record typically indicates an organisation that also uses Amazon SES for outbound mail. This send–receive split affects reputation signals and filtering logic, requiring senders to align their SES authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) with the receiving side's expectations.

Where Runbox sits in the Tranco ranking

Tranco rank bandDomainsShare of its base
Top 1,00000.0%
Top 10,00000.0%
Top 100,0001522.7%
Top 1,000,0004060.6%
Unranked1116.7%

Top-level domain split

TLDDomainsShare
.com2233.3%
.net710.6%
.org57.6%
.io34.5%
.de23.0%
.gq23.0%
.co11.5%
.com.my11.5%
.cc11.5%
.fi11.5%

What Runbox users also use

Cross-tabulated from the same daily snapshot — the other email services seen on the same 66 domains.

TypeServiceDomainsShare of Runbox users
ESPAmazon SES46.1%
ESPMailchimp23.0%
ESPHubSpot11.5%
ESPMailgun11.5%
ESPHelp Scout11.5%
ESPSendGrid (Twilio)11.5%
ESPSenderSRV11.5%
ESPPostmark11.5%
ESPZendesk11.5%

Runbox and Amazon SES: infrastructure patterns in sender reputation

Organisations using Runbox for inbound mail commonly pair it with Amazon SES for outbound delivery, creating a pattern where sending and receiving infrastructure are separate. This divergence complicates reputation assessment, as filter heuristics may not consistently evaluate the same organisation across both paths. Senders targeting such organisations should verify their SES credentials are correct and trust anchors (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) are strong, since mail systems may apply heightened scrutiny when inbound and outbound infrastructure mismatch noticeably.

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Frequently asked questions

What does it mean when I see Runbox in an MX record?

Runbox is the inbound mail server for that organisation, typically a smaller or mid-market business using managed email hosting, frequently paired with Amazon SES for sending outbound mail.

How many domains use Runbox?

66 domains in the Tranco top-1M use Runbox as their mailbox provider as of July 13, 2026 (0.01% of domains with MX records), according to Live Direct Marketing's daily DNS scan.

Is Runbox common enough to affect email deliverability testing?

Runbox accounts for 0.01% 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 Runbox most?

Runbox's largest TLD is .com (33.3% of its domains); it appears across 31 TLDs in total.

Other mailbox providers

Self-Hosted (22.44%)Google Workspace (21.79%)Microsoft 365 (16.74%)Unknown / Other (7.54%)Generic / unmatched (mx*.*) (2.57%)Proofpoint (1.90%)Generic / unmatched (mail.*) (1.75%)Yandex 360 (1.64%)Cloudflare Email Routing (1.60%)Mimecast (1.52%)