Root Servers.
Snapshot · 18 Sep 2026

K-Root

Operational
k.root-servers.net

One of the 13 named authorities configured for the DNS root zone.

AS25152AnycastIPv4 + IPv6DNS RootRIPE NCC

What K-Root is

K-Root is the root server identity k.root-servers.net. It is one of the 13 named authorities for the DNS root zone, is operated by RIPE NCC, and is served from multiple published locations using the same root-service addresses.

Global servicePublished sites across multiple regions
Root authorityAnswers authoritative queries for the root zone
Anycast deliveryOne service identity announced from many sites

Network & Service

Hostname
k.root-servers.net
IPv4
193.0.14.129
IPv6
2001:7fd::1
ASN
AS25152
Operator
RIPE NCC
Transport
DNS over UDP / TCP · port 53
Address families
IPv4 and IPv6

Deployment Snapshot

143Published sitesroot-servers.org
~120Operationalcurrent snapshot
0Suspendedcurrent snapshot
~23Decommissionedcurrent snapshot

Global Anycast Service

Same root-service addresses, published from multiple network sites.

K-Root
AmsterdamFrankfurtLondon
K-Root193.0.14.1292001:7fd::1
MiamiTokyo+ more sites

Published Locations

Selected examples from the operator-published K-Root site dataset.

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LocationSite typeIPv4IPv6Instances
Amsterdam, NLGlobalEnabledEnabled3
Frankfurt, DEGlobalEnabledEnabled3
London, GBGlobalEnabledEnabled3
Miami, USGlobalEnabledEnabled3
Tokyo, JPGlobalEnabledEnabled3