Evaluating the Impact of Name Resolution Dependence on the DNS

Table 1

Name servers of high dependence degree.

No.	Name servers	Number of domains
1	f1g1ns2.dnspod.net	376
2	f1g1ns1.dnspod.net	376
3	dns3.registrar-servers.com	187
4	dns2.registrar-servers.com	187
5	dns1.registrar-servers.com	187
6	dns4.registrar-servers.com	183
7	dns5.registrar-servers.com	181
8	ns2.bluehost.com	171
9	ns1.bluehost.com	171
10	ns0.dnsmadeeasy.com	170
11	ns1.dnsmadeeasy.com	168
12	ns2.dnsmadeeasy.com	161
13	ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com	161
14	ns3.dnsmadeeasy.com	159
15	ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com	159
16	ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com	158
17	ns2.rackspace.com	152
18	ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com	152
19	ns.rackspace.com	150
20	ns4.dnsmadeeasy.com	148
21	ns2.dreamhost.com	144
22	ns1.dreamhost.com	144
23	dns2.stabletransit.com	139
24	dns1.stabletransit.com	139
25	ns3.dreamhost.com	133
26	ns1.dns.ne.jp	132
27	ns2.dns.ne.jp	130
28	ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com	130
29	dns4.name-services.com	130
30	dns3.name-services.com	130

Number of domains represents the number of domains that depend on this name server to resolve.