Public DNS servers are free, publicly available nameservers that anyone can use instead of their ISP's default DNS servers. They often provide faster browsing, improved security, parental controls, and better privacy. Below is a comprehensive list of the best public DNS servers available worldwide.
Google Public DNS
Google
IPv4 primary8.8.8.8
IPv4 secondary8.8.4.4
IPv6 primary2001:4860:4860::8888
IPv6 secondary2001:4860:4860::8844
High speedDDoS protectionDNSSEC
Cloudflare DNS
Cloudflare
IPv4 primary1.1.1.1
IPv4 secondary1.0.0.1
IPv6 primary2606:4700:4700::1111
IPv6 secondary2606:4700:4700::1001
Privacy-firstno loggingDNSSECDoH/DoT
OpenDNS
Cisco
IPv4 primary208.67.222.222
IPv4 secondary208.67.220.220
IPv6 primary2620:119:35::35
IPv6 secondary2620:119:53::53
Phishing protectionparental controlsDNSSEC
Quad9
Quad9 Foundation
IPv4 primary9.9.9.9
IPv4 secondary149.112.112.112
IPv6 primary2620:fe::fe
IPv6 secondary2620:fe::9
Security-focusedthreat blockingDNSSEC
Primary DNS (Comodo)
Comodo
IPv4 primary8.26.56.26
IPv4 secondary8.20.247.20
Malware protectionphishing protection
Verisign DNS
Verisign
IPv4 primary64.6.64.6
IPv4 secondary64.6.65.6
IPv6 primary2620:74:1b::1
IPv6 secondary2620:74:1c::1
PrivacystabilityDNSSEC
Level3 / CenturyLink
CenturyLink
IPv4 primary4.2.2.1
IPv4 secondary4.2.2.2
Reliablefastno filtering
DNS.WATCH
DNS.WATCH
IPv4 primary84.200.69.80
IPv4 secondary84.200.70.40
IPv6 primary2001:1608:10:25::1c04
IPv6 secondary2001:1608:10:25::9249
No loggingDNSSECcensorship-free
OpenDNS Family
Cisco
IPv4 primary208.67.222.123
IPv4 secondary208.67.220.123
Family-safeadult content blocking
Yandex DNS
Yandex
IPv4 primary77.88.8.8
IPv4 secondary77.88.8.1
IPv6 primary2a02:6b8::feed:0ff
IPv6 secondary2a02:6b8:0:23fe::feed:0ff
Safe modeDNSSEC
AdGuard DNS
AdGuard
IPv4 primary94.140.14.14
IPv4 secondary94.140.15.15
IPv6 primary2a10:50c0::ad1:ff
IPv6 secondary2a10:50c0::ad2:ff
Ad blockingtracker blockingDNSSEC
Neustar DNS
Neustar
IPv4 primary156.154.70.1
IPv4 secondary156.154.71.1
IPv6 primary2610:a1:1010::1
IPv6 secondary2610:a1:1011::1
Threat protectionDNSSEC
Alternate DNS
Alternate DNS
IPv4 primary76.76.19.19
IPv4 secondary76.223.122.150
Ad blockingfaster browsing
CleanBrowsing
CleanBrowsing
IPv4 primary185.228.168.9
IPv4 secondary185.228.169.9
IPv6 primary2a0d:2a00:1::
IPv6 secondary2a0d:2a00:2::
Family filtersecurityDNSSEC
Freenom DNS
Freenom
IPv4 primary80.80.80.80
IPv4 secondary80.80.81.81
IPv6 primary2a04:1e80::1
IPv6 secondary2a04:1e80::2
Freefastanon
Switching to a public DNS server can improve browsing speed, reliability, and security. Most public DNS servers support both IPv4 and IPv6.
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