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Gandi is a French domain name registrar and web hosting provider founded in 1999 by French Internet pioneers.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Gandi is a domain name registrar and web hosting provider founded by French Internet pioneers Pierre Beyssac, Laurent Chemla, David Nahmias, and Valentin Lacambre. Registered in 1999 and launched in March 2000, it has become one of the largest domain name vendors in the world, with more than 2.3 million domain names under active management as of 2019. Acquired in 2005 by an experienced and independent managerial team, Gandi has a presence on three continents, with offices in Paris, Luxembourg, San Francisco, and Taipei, and customers in 192 different countries. Beyond domain registration, Gandi offers web hosting, professional email, SSL certificates, VPS servers, and cloud hosting services.

History

Gandi was founded by French Internet pioneers Pierre Beyssac, Laurent Chemla, David Nahmias, and Valentin Lacambre. Registered in 1999 and launched in March 2000, Gandi has become one of the largest domain name vendors in the world, with more than 2.3 million domain names under active management as of 2019. Initially authorized by ICANN to sell .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .name, and .be domain names since March 2000, Gandi has since been accredited for .fr and .eu since 2005. In 2005, Gandi was acquired by an experienced and independent managerial team. In 2008, based on its expertise in domain hosting, Gandi launched a retail Cloud hosting service. Since March 2011, Gandi Corporate Services has dedicated itself to small and medium-sized businesses, large corporations, and agencies (more than 500 customers). Besides its role as a domain name registrar, Gandi is also an SSL (TLS) certificate authority.

Products and positioning

Gandi positions itself as a provider of robust and reliable services for web projects, serving small and medium-sized businesses, large corporations, and agencies.

  • Domain name registration

  • Web hosting

  • Professional email

  • SSL certificates

  • VPS servers

  • Cloud hosting

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