Amazon Web Services at a Glance
| Type | Cloud platform |
|---|---|
| Website | aws.amazon.com |
| Network (ASN) | AS16509 AMAZON-02, AS14618 AMAZON-AES |
| Announced IP space | 20,874 IPv4 prefixes (~242,694,144 addresses), 6,675 IPv6 prefixes |
| Customer nameservers | None: keep your DNS provider and add the records from the dashboard |
Amazon Web Services Nameservers
Amazon Web Services does not ask customers to move their nameservers. Your domain stays with its current DNS provider, and you point it at Amazon Web Services with the A, AAAA or CNAME record shown in your Amazon Web Services dashboard (CNAME targets look like *.amazonaws.com, *.awsglobalaccelerator.com). Verify the record afterwards with the DNS lookup.
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Amazon Web Services IP Ranges and ASN
Amazon Web Services announces its address space from 2 autonomous systems. Any website whose IP address falls in these ranges runs on Amazon Web Services's network. Counts are from the global routing table on September 25, 2026.
| ASN | Registered name | Registry | IPv4 prefixes | IPv4 addresses | IPv6 prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS16509 | AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US | arin · since 2000 | 19,428 | 218,713,088 | 6,022 |
| AS14618 | AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US | arin · since 2005 | 1,446 | 23,981,056 | 653 |
Largest Amazon Web Services IP blocks
3.0.0.0/103.64.0.0/103.128.0.0/103.192.0.0/1034.192.0.0/1044.192.0.0/10184.192.0.0/1044.224.0.0/112406:da00::/242600:1f00::/2444.192.0.0/113.80.0.0/123.208.0.0/123.224.0.0/1234.192.0.0/1234.224.0.0/12100.48.0.0/12184.192.0.0/122a01:bb22::/332a01:bb22:8000::/33Look up any address in these blocks with the IP lookup or the ASN lookup.
How to Check if a Website Is Hosted on Amazon Web Services
Enter the domain in the checker at the top of this page. It names Amazon Web Services when one or more of these signals match, and lists each one as evidence:
- The site's IP address is inside AS16509 or AS14618, the network Amazon Web Services announces.
- The www record is a CNAME to *.amazonaws.com, *.awsglobalaccelerator.com.
- The domain uses Amazon Web Services nameservers (*.awsdns-NN.com, *.awsdns-NN.net, *.awsdns-NN.org, *.awsdns-NN.co.uk). This shows where DNS is managed, which is usually but not always the host.
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Amazon Web Services FAQ
What are Amazon Web Services's nameservers?
Amazon Web Services does not ask customers to switch nameservers. You keep DNS at your registrar or DNS provider and add the A, AAAA or CNAME record shown in your Amazon Web Services dashboard.
What is Amazon Web Services's ASN?
Amazon Web Services announces its IP addresses from AS16509 (AMAZON-02, registered with ARIN) and AS14618 (AMAZON-AES, registered with ARIN).
How many IP addresses does Amazon Web Services have?
As of September 25, 2026, Amazon Web Services's network announces 20,874 IPv4 prefixes covering about 242,694,144 IPv4 addresses, plus 6,675 IPv6 prefixes (source: RIPEstat routing data).
How can I tell if a website is hosted on Amazon Web Services?
Run the domain through the hosting checker on this page. It reports Amazon Web Services when the site's IP address is inside AS16509 or AS14618, the network Amazon Web Services announces, and it shows every matching signal as evidence.
Is Amazon Web Services a web host or a CDN?
Amazon Web Services is a cloud platform: it provides cloud infrastructure: EC2 servers, S3 storage, Lightsail VPS, CloudFront CDN and Route 53 DNS.
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