Quad9

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Quad9 was founded on May 11, 2016. Its founders are IBM, Packet Clearing House, and Global Cyber Alliance.[1]

Its headquarters are in Zurich.[2].

Quad9

Summary

Quad9 is a name server[1]. Quad9 draws 544 Wikipedia views per month (name_server category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quad9 is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Quad9's instance of is recorded as name server[4].
  • Quad9's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[5].
  • Quad9's instance of is recorded as service on Internet[6].
  • Quad9's founder is recorded as IBM[7].
  • Quad9's founder is recorded as Packet Clearing House[8].
  • Quad9's founder is recorded as Global Cyber Alliance[9].
  • Quad9's operator is recorded as CleanerDNS[10].
  • Quad9's logo image is recorded as Quad9 logo.svg[11].
  • Quad9's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich[12].
  • Quad9's chairperson is recorded as Bill Woodcock[13].
  • +2016-05-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Quad9[14].
  • Quad9's location of formation is recorded as Berkeley[15].
  • Quad9's official website is recorded as https://www.quad9.net[16].
  • Quad9's official website is recorded as https://www.quad9.net/fr[17].
  • Quad9's legal form is recorded as foundation[18].
  • Quad9's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.quad9.net/blog/[19].
  • Quad9's X is recorded as Quad9DNS[20].
  • Quad9's operating area is recorded as worldwide[21].
  • Quad9's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f5ckmxpg[22].
  • Quad9's Google Play Store app ID is recorded as com.quad9.aegis[23].
  • Quad9's has goal is recorded as Internet privacy[24].
  • Quad9's has goal is recorded as computer security[25].
  • Quad9's autonomous system number is recorded as 19281[26].
  • Quad9's autonomous system number is recorded as 398891[27].

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Founding

Founders include IBM[7], Packet Clearing House[8], and Global Cyber Alliance[9]. +2016-05-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Quad9[14]. Quad9's location of formation is recorded as Berkeley[15].

Leadership

Quad9's chairperson is recorded as Bill Woodcock[13].

Operations

Quad9's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich[12]. Quad9's operator is recorded as CleanerDNS[10].

Why It Matters

Quad9 draws 544 Wikipedia views per month (name_server category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Quad9 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Quad9 is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . quad9.net. Retrieved . quad9.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . quad9.net. Retrieved . quad9.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . quad9.net. Retrieved . quad9.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ncsc.admin.ch. Retrieved . ncsc.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . quad9.net. Retrieved . quad9.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ftp.arin.net. ftp.arin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ftp.arin.net. ftp.arin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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