WordPress.com at a Glance
| Type | Hosted website builder |
|---|---|
| Website | wordpress.com |
| Network (ASN) | AS2635 AUTOMATTIC |
| Announced IP space | 155 IPv4 prefixes (~51,456 addresses), 48 IPv6 prefixes |
| Customer nameservers | ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com |
WordPress.com Nameservers
To host a domain with WordPress.com, set these as the domain's nameservers at your registrar:
| Nameserver | IPv4 | Answered from network |
|---|---|---|
| ns1.wordpress.com | 198.181.116.9 | AS2635 Automattic, Inc |
| ns2.wordpress.com | 198.181.117.9 | AS2635 Automattic, Inc |
| ns3.wordpress.com | 192.0.74.9 | AS2635 Automattic, Inc |
- Log in to the registrar where you bought the domain and open its DNS or nameserver settings.
- Choose custom nameservers and replace the current ones with the WordPress.com nameservers above.
- Save, then wait: nameserver changes take up to 24–48 hours to spread. Follow it live with the DNS propagation checker or the NS lookup.
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WordPress.com IP Ranges and ASN
WordPress.com announces its address space from one autonomous system. Any website whose IP address falls in these ranges runs on WordPress.com's network. Counts are from the global routing table on September 25, 2026.
| ASN | Registered name | Registry | IPv4 prefixes | IPv4 addresses | IPv6 prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS2635 | AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US | arin · since 2012 | 155 | 51,456 | 48 |
Largest WordPress.com IP blocks
192.0.80.0/20192.0.96.0/20192.0.112.0/21195.234.108.0/2287.250.176.0/2387.250.178.0/2387.250.180.0/2387.250.182.0/232a04:fa80:2::/482a04:fa80:3::/48Look up any address in these blocks with the IP lookup or the ASN lookup.
How to Check if a Website Is Hosted on WordPress.com
Enter the domain in the checker at the top of this page. It names WordPress.com when one or more of these signals match, and lists each one as evidence:
- The site's IP address is inside AS2635, the network WordPress.com announces.
- The HTTP response carries a host-header header matching WordPress.com.
- The www record is a CNAME to *.wordpress.com.
- The domain uses WordPress.com nameservers (nsN.wordpress.com). This shows where DNS is managed, which is usually but not always the host.
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WordPress.com FAQ
What are WordPress.com's nameservers?
WordPress.com customers point their domain to ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com. Changes take up to 24–48 hours to spread through DNS.
What is WordPress.com's ASN?
WordPress.com announces its IP addresses from AS2635 (AUTOMATTIC, registered with ARIN).
How many IP addresses does WordPress.com have?
As of September 25, 2026, WordPress.com's network announces 155 IPv4 prefixes covering about 51,456 IPv4 addresses, plus 48 IPv6 prefixes (source: RIPEstat routing data).
How can I tell if a website is hosted on WordPress.com?
Run the domain through the hosting checker on this page. It reports WordPress.com when the site's IP address is inside AS2635, the network WordPress.com announces, and it shows every matching signal as evidence.
Is WordPress.com a web host or a CDN?
WordPress.com is a hosted website builder: it provides hosted WordPress sites and blogs (run by Automattic).
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