cache.googlevideo.com - dns.ninja
cache.googlevideo.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
googlevideo.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 2607:f8b0:4004:c08::67🇺🇸 Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48 | ||||||
| A | 2607:f8b0:4004:c08::68🇺🇸 Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48 | ||||||
| A | 2607:f8b0:4004:c08::6a🇺🇸 Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48 | ||||||
| A | 2607:f8b0:4004:c08::93🇺🇸 Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48 | ||||||
| A | 172.253.63.99🇺🇸 Google172.253.63.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 172.253.63.103🇺🇸 Google172.253.63.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 172.253.63.104🇺🇸 Google172.253.63.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 172.253.63.105🇺🇸 Google172.253.63.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 172.253.63.106🇺🇸 Google172.253.63.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 172.253.63.147🇺🇸 Google172.253.63.0/24 | ||||||
| NS | ns1.google.com ⭐ | ||||||
| NS | ns2.google.com | ||||||
| NS | ns3.google.com | ||||||
| NS | ns4.google.com | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 ?all | ||||||
| SOA | ns1.google.comdns-admin@google.com serial=946146208 | ||||||
rank #88118 globally
rank #41417 in the tld
Semrush Rank:#3,969,468 Keywords:10 Traffic:83/mo
WOT: SAFE (87/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #20
YouTube Video CDN Domain
googlevideo.com is Google's dedicated content delivery network (CDN) domain for streaming YouTube videos. When users watch videos on youtube.com, the actual video content is served from servers under the *.googlevideo.com domain.
How It Works
- YouTube's web frontend returns HTML containing links to specific cache servers (e.g.,
r4---sn-4g5e6nsd.googlevideo.com) - The googlevideo.com infrastructure handles the actual video stream delivery
- Key subdomains include:
- manifest.googlevideo.com - video manifest and metadata delivery - redirector.googlevideo.com - traffic routing to optimal servers - Regional nodes - thousands of geographically distributed servers
Infrastructure
The domain encompasses 18,000+ documented hostnames distributed globally through Google's Edge CDN, which includes Google Global Cache (GGC) infrastructure deployed within ISP partner networks. This extensive network spans 3,000+ locations worldwide, ensuring low-latency video delivery to viewers regardless of their geographic location.
Notable Facts
- Used by YouTube downloaders to obtain direct video URLs
- Part of the same infrastructure serving other Google media services
- Server naming conventions (like
sn-npoe7ney) indicate geographic and network topology information
PTR for
Subdomains
v20.cache.googlevideo.com |
v7.cache.googlevideo.com |
v6.cache.googlevideo.com |
v23.cache.googlevideo.com |
v21.cache.googlevideo.com |
v16.cache.googlevideo.com |
v4.cache.googlevideo.com |
v10.cache.googlevideo.com |
Same first word
Similar names
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| googlevideo.com | ns2.google.com, ns1.google.com, ns3.google.com, ns4.google.com | 8 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:216.239.36.10
NS records: ns2.google.com, ns1.google.com, ns3.google.com, ns4.google.com
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for googlevideo.com (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 365ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 8
Out-of-bailiwick: 8 (ns2.google.com, ns2.google.com, ns1.google.com...)