List of .ch websites
Domain | TLD | Server Country | Server type (short) | Server type (full) | Technologies | IP address | Status of robots.txt | Languages on website | Emails | Phones | Count Hosts | Harmonic Centrality | PR value |
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admin.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Google Analytics'] | 162.23.130.190 | 200 | ['fr', 'it', 'en'] | ['accra@eda.admin.ch', 'phnompenh.ca@eda.admin.ch', 'phnompenh@eda.admin.ch', 'helpline@eda.admin.ch', 'pretoria.visa@eda.admin.ch', 'pristina@eda.admin.ch', 'lima@eda.admin.ch', 'jakarta@eda.admin.ch', 'nairobi@eda.admin.ch', 'nairobi.cs@eda.admin.ch', 'jakarta.visa@eda.admin.ch', 'accra.economicsection@eda.admin.ch', 'tbilisi@eda.admin.ch', 'jakarta.cc@eda.admin.ch', 'sarajevo@eda.admin.ch', 'dushanbe.visa@eda.admin.ch', 'nairobi.visa@eda.admin.ch', 'dushanbe@eda.admin.ch', 'accra.visa@eda.admin.ch', 'tirana@eda.admin.ch', 'southernafrica@eda.admin.ch', 'bishkek@eda.admin.ch', 'kyiv@eda.admin.ch', 'skopje@eda.admin.ch', 'Belgrade.sdc@eda.admin.ch', 'bishkek.visa@eda.admin.ch', 'cairo.visa@eda.admin.ch', 'bogota.consular@eda.admin.ch', 'cairo@eda.admin.ch', 'bogota@eda.admin.ch'] | ['+41584624178', '+41584624095'] | 1,266 | 21,808,532.00 | 0.0000477638900 |
stophatespeech.ch | ch | Germany (DE) | Nginx | nginx | ['NGINX'] | 161.35.220.36 | 404 | ['de'] | ['sophie.achermann@alliancef.ch;contact@public-discourse.org'] | ['+41792746753'] | 1 | 17,766,330.00 | 0.0000225284400 |
cern.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache/2.4.57 (AlmaLinux) OpenSSL/3.0.7 | ['Google Analytics'] | 188.184.77.250 | 200 | ['en'] | ['chep2012@bnl.gov'] | ['+41754111187', '+41754115162'] | 3,476 | 21,438,946.00 | 0.0000128756000 |
uzh.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache/2.4.37 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) OpenSSL/1.1.1k mod_wsgi/4.7.1 Python/3.9 mod_perl/2.0.12 Perl/v5.26.3 | ['Google Analytics'] | 130.60.184.132 | 200 | ['en'] | ['oa@ub.uzh.ch'] | ['+41446364063', '+41446364042', '+41442683100', '+41446364083'] | 1,581 | 19,645,148.00 | 0.0000055204900 |
unibas.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server'] | 131.152.215.57 | 200 | ['en-US', 'de-CH'] | ['openaccess@unibas.ch'] | ['+41612072817'] | 960 | 20,838,634.00 | 0.0000047449000 |
nzz.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Analytics'] | 194.40.217.80 | 404 | ['de-DE'] | ['shop@nzz.ch'] | ['+41442581383'] | 168 | 20,146,232.00 | 0.0000045288200 |
unige.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Google Analytics'] | 129.194.6.50 | 404 | ['fr-FR', 'en'] | ['Nicolas.Szilas@unige.ch', 'secr-etu-maltt@unige.ch'] | ['+41223728246'] | 702 | 19,715,496.00 | 0.0000043688500 |
oetiker.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['NGINX'] | 46.140.183.221 | 301 | ['en-US'] | ['support@oetiker.ch'] | ['+41627759907'] | 17 | 17,928,668.00 | 0.0000039391900 |
sbb.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Cloudflare | cloudflare | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Amazon CloudFront', 'Varnish Cache'] | 194.150.245.142 | 403 | ['de', 'en'] | ['bougeonslasuisse@cff.ch'] | ['+41512857411'] | 4,372 | 19,455,418.00 | 0.0000037263300 |
unibe.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache/2.4.6 (CentOS) | ['NGINX'] | 130.92.232.93 | 404 | ['de'] | ['pjw@repositoryservices.co.uk'] | ['+41316321103'] | 1,292 | 19,546,834.00 | 0.0000035489500 |
tripadvisor.ch | ch | United States of America (US) | Envoy | envoy | ['Envoy Proxy', 'Varnish Cache'] | 151.101.66.28 | 200 | ['fr', 'sv', 'ar-EG', 'de-AT', 'it', 'pt', 'ko', 'nl-BE', 'en-GB', 'de', 'it-CH', 'zh-hk', 'en-IE', 'es-MX', 'id', 'es-AR', 'en', 'nb', 'ru', 'vi', 'ja', 'en-AU', 'en-SG', 'en-CA', 'en-NZ', 'fr-BE', 'es', 'es-CO', 'en-IN', 'th', 'tr', 'en-MY', 'el', 'da', 'fr-CH', 'en-PH', 'de-CH', 'es-CL', 'es-VE', 'pt-PT', 'en-ZA', 'en-HK', 'he', 'nl', 'fr-CA', 'es-PE', 'ar'] | ['gasthof@alt-paznaun.at'] | ['+43544453800'] | 4 | 19,133,530.00 | 0.0000022176600 |
opera-lausanne.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Google Analytics', 'Google Tag Manager', 'PHP', 'WordPress'] | 84.16.86.148 | 200 | ['en', 'fr', 'fr-FR'] | ['reservations.opera@lausanne.ch;opera@lausanne.ch'] | ['+41213154020'] | 2 | 15,989,267.00 | 0.0000022141300 |
latenium.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Google Tag Manager', 'PHP', 'WooCommerce', 'WordPress'] | 128.65.195.198 | 200 | ['en-US', 'it', 'en'] | ['animation.latenium@ne.ch', 'latenium@ne.ch'] | ['+41328896917', '+41'] | 2 | 16,170,528.00 | 0.0000021957000 |
swico.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX'] | 128.127.54.6 | 200 | ['de'] | ['info@swico.ch', 'giancarlo.palmisani@swico.ch'] | ['+41444469085', '+41444469090'] | 5 | 15,884,223.00 | 0.0000021749600 |
letemps.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX'] | 91.200.144.88 | 200 | ['fr-CH'] | ['events@letemps.ch'] | ['+41225391075'] | 25 | 19,514,708.00 | 0.0000020907400 |
prospective.ch | ch | Ireland (IE) | openresty | openresty | ['Google Analytics', 'Google Tag Manager', 'OpenResty', 'PHP', 'Google reCAPTCHA', 'WordPress'] | 54.246.222.93 | 301 | ['de'] | ['career@chmedia.ch'] | ['+41442581708'] | 43 | 17,223,198.00 | 0.0000019659300 |
zhaw.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'PHP', 'TYPO3'] | 160.85.104.112 | 404 | ['de', 'en'] | ['feedback@20minuten.ch'] | ['+41589347760', '+41589346558', '+41589347171'] | 220 | 19,388,106.00 | 0.0000018197600 |
unifr.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx/1.14.1 | ['Google Analytics'] | 134.21.80.50 | 302 | ['fr'] | ['donatus.duesterhaus@unifr.ch', 'decanat-theol@unifr.ch'] | ['+41263007442'] | 150 | 19,497,668.00 | 0.0000016754500 |
raiffeisen.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server'] | 91.206.104.34 | 301 | ['de', 'it'] | ['info@raiffeisen.ch'] | ['+41712258484', '+41442267450', '+41'] | 161 | 16,548,156.00 | 0.0000016073400 |
be.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server'] | 159.144.56.20 | 200 | ['en'] | ['Geschaeftsstelle.RSTA@be.ch'] | ['+41;+41316362627'] | 296 | 17,003,444.00 | 0.0000015497300 |
usi.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx/1.25.2 | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Cloudflare', 'Google Tag Manager'] | 195.176.55.64 | 301 | ['en'] | ['OA-BiUSI@usi.ch'] | ['+41586665000', '+41586664797'] | 319 | 19,424,674.00 | 0.0000015324300 |
swissjews.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX', 'PHP', 'Plesk'] | 193.138.29.171 | 200 | ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'it'] | ['media@swissjews.ch;info@swissjews.ch'] | ['+41433050777'] | 3 | 15,957,434.00 | 0.0000014636900 |
unisg.ch | ch | Germany (DE) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX', 'PHP', 'Google reCAPTCHA', 'TYPO3'] | 85.131.147.70 | 307 | ['de', 'en'] | ['itbm@unisg.ch'] | ['+41712242520'] | 374 | 19,311,594.00 | 0.0000013858700 |
fairgate.ch | ch | Germany (DE) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Google Tag Manager', 'PHP', 'WordPress'] | 88.99.172.235 | 200 | ['de'] | ['junioren@tcdiessenhofen.ch'] | ['+41522230145;+4942194802323'] | 11 | 15,852,017.00 | 0.0000013323900 |
rsi.ch | ch | Netherlands (NL) | Cowboy | Cowboy | ['NGINX', 'Nuxt.js'] | 89.106.200.1 | 200 | ['it'] | ['info@rsi.ch', 'web.sport@rsi.ch'] | ['+41581359158'] | 71 | 19,281,184.00 | 0.0000013265900 |
vd.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Google Analytics'] | 145.232.192.197 | 200 | ['fr-CH'] | ['info.cosab@vd.ch'] | ['+41213169550'] | 140 | 16,759,118.00 | 0.0000012614300 |
finma.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server'] | 193.223.20.24 | 200 | ['fr', 'it', 'de', 'en'] | ['info@finma.ch'] | ['+41313271977', '+41313279171'] | 19 | 19,157,400.00 | 0.0000011584700 |
clubdesk.ch | ch | Germany (DE) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Google Tag Manager'] | 85.10.215.189 | 200 | ['de-AT', 'de-CH', 'de-DE', 'fr-CH', 'it-CH'] | ['christoph.glur@ipub.ch'] | ['+41445006031'] | 88 | 15,819,213.00 | 0.0000010469300 |
psi.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache/2.4.41 | ['Google Analytics'] | 192.33.120.110 | 200 | ['en-US'] | ['jalkanen+jspwiki@ecyrd.com'] | ['+41563102111'] | 241 | 19,225,222.00 | 0.0000010291000 |
bfh.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache/2.4.6 (CentOS) OpenSSL/1.0.2k-fips mod_perl/2.0.11 Perl/v5.16.3 | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX'] | 147.87.0.240 | 200 | ['en-US'] | ['arbor@bfh.ch'] | ['+41318483111', '+41318485868', '+41323440271'] | 150 | 19,193,440.00 | 0.0000010268700 |
zhdk.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache/2.4.62 (Debian) | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'NGINX', 'PHP', 'Piwik (Matomo)', 'Varnish Cache'] | 195.176.247.145 | 200 | ['de', 'de-CH'] | ['support.elearning@zhdk.ch'] | ['+41434462078'] | 249 | 19,372,228.00 | 0.0000008997500 |
fr.ch | ch | Germany (DE) | Nginx | nginx | ['Drupal', 'NGINX', 'PHP', 'Google reCAPTCHA'] | 52.29.81.245 | 200 | ['fr', 'de'] | ['renata.rudaz@edufr.ch', 'nathan.gavillet@edufr.ch', 'immacolata.febbraro@edufr.ch', 'sacha.khomutov@edufr.ch', 'fabienne.corpataux@edufr.ch', 'catherine.bruelhart@edufr.ch', 'joana.dasilva@edufr.ch', 'anne-catherine.schuwey@edufr.ch', 'leila.bersier@edufr.ch', 'simon.pillonel@edufr.ch', 'carine.schneider@edufr.ch', 'sylvia.poffet@edufr.ch', 'madeleine.puerro@edufr.ch', 'brigitte.fornerod@edufr.ch', 'silvia.vonlanthenegger@edufr.ch', 'bernadette.zosso@edufr.ch', 'marie.glasson@edufr.ch', 'manfred.rumo@edufr.ch', 'naum.filipovksi@edufr.ch', 'joel.berchier@edufr.ch', 'claudia.zbinden@edufr.ch', 'elisabeth.corminboeuf@edufr.ch', 'nathalie.tinguely@edufr.ch', 'catherine.chofflon@edufr.ch', 'alessia.nieva@edufr.ch', 'colette.marchand@edufr.ch'] | ['+41263052955'] | 66 | 19,063,414.00 | 0.0000008163700 |
graduateinstitute.ch | ch | Ireland (IE) | Apache | Apache | ['NGINX'] | 99.80.13.5 | 200 | ['en'] | ['guillaume.pasquier@graduateinstitute.ch', 'Catherine.Brendow@graduateinstitute.ch'] | ['+41229085700'] | 22 | 19,169,030.00 | 0.0000007687200 |
hesge.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Analytics'] | 195.176.241.20 | 404 | ['fr'] | ['info.hets@hesge.ch'] | ['+41225585070'] | 52 | 19,136,280.00 | 0.0000007648400 |
143.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Google Analytics'] | 217.26.50.11 | 200 | ['it-it', 'fr-fr', 'en', 'de-DE', 'de-de'] | ['info@tocco.ch', 'verband@143.ch', 'zuerich@143.ch'] | ['+41443886000'] | 16 | 19,069,016.00 | 0.0000007527000 |
humanrights.ch | ch | Netherlands (NL) | Nginx | nginx | ['Facebook', 'Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX'] | 52.137.42.60 | 200 | ['de'] | ['info@humanrights.ch'] | ['+41313020161'] | 5 | 16,295,564.00 | 0.0000007520200 |
axa.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Google Tag Manager'] | 194.40.0.53 | 404 | ['de-CH', 'fr-CH', 'it-CH', 'en'] | ['investigation@axa.ch'] | ['+41712212008', '+41712212002', '+41712212016', '+41717577405', '+41767707076', '+41717577408', '+41712212004', '+41712212007', '+41712212024', '+41712212017', '+41712212014', '+41712212005', '+41712212015', '+41712212003', '+41712212011', '+41712212000', '+41712212013', '+41712212012', '+41712212006', '+41712212039', '+41712921594', '+41712212018', '+41763294020', '+41762136768'] | 29 | 19,127,462.00 | 0.0000007253800 |
netzone.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache | ['PHP', 'Google reCAPTCHA'] | 212.243.197.27 | 200 | ['de-CH', 'en', 'de', 'en-US'] | ['info@netzone.ch'] | ['+41840008008'] | 9 | 14,210,228.00 | 0.0000007251100 |
fcg-winti.ch | ch | Germany (DE) | Apache | Apache | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'PHP', 'TYPO3'] | 188.40.29.190 | 200 | ['de'] | ['info@fcg-winti.ch'] | ['+41522132978'] | 1 | 14,607,458.00 | 0.0000006894700 |
webador.ch | ch | Netherlands (NL) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX'] | 34.90.225.198 | 200 | ['de-AT', 'fr-CA', 'nl', 'de-CH', 'nl-BE', 'fi-FI', 'es', 'fr', 'fr-CH', 'it', 'it-IT', 'es-MX', 'de', 'en', 'es-US', 'da-DK', 'nl-NL', 'en-GB', 'sv-SE', 'de-DE', 'nb-NO', 'fr-BE', 'en-US', 'en-IE', 'es-ES', 'en-CA', 'fr-FR'] | ['svenfin087@gmail.com'] | ['+41797027694'] | 65 | 13,937,984.00 | 0.0000006636900 |
wsl.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Apache | Apache/2.4.37 (centos) OpenSSL/1.1.1k mod_fcgid/2.3.9 | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'NGINX', 'PHP', 'TYPO3'] | 193.134.202.20 | 200 | ['gb', 'en-gb', 'de'] | ['e-shop@wsl.ch'] | ['+41447392111'] | 63 | 19,280,468.00 | 0.0000006453400 |
bag.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx/1.18.0 | ['Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX'] | 46.22.23.70 | 404 | ['de'] | ['info@bag.ch'] | ['+41413183434'] | 19 | 15,560,715.00 | 0.0000006199200 |
talus.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Cloudflare | cloudflare | ['Google Analytics'] | 194.56.218.19 | 200 | ['de'] | ['servicedesk@talus.ch'] | ['+41323919090'] | 11 | 14,384,071.00 | 0.0000006149800 |
globonet.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Analytics', 'Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX', 'PHP', 'Piwik (Matomo)', 'Plesk'] | 213.167.226.127 | 200 | ['de-DE'] | ['info@globonet.ch'] | ['+41719144400'] | 5 | 14,555,690.00 | 0.0000005359000 |
pwc.ch | ch | Netherlands (NL) | openresty | openresty | ['NGINX'] | 20.71.131.15 | 200 | ['fr'] | ['philip.sommer@pwc.ch', 'michael.ludwig.betz@pwc.ch', 'alexander.schultz-wirth@pwc.ch', '%20michael.plassmann@pwc.ch'] | ['+41'] | 16 | 16,520,673.00 | 0.0000005189900 |
berufsberatung.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Microsoft-IIS | Microsoft-IIS/10.0 | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Microsoft IIS'] | 185.243.117.10 | 200 | ['de'] | ['studienberatung@unibas.ch', 'studienberatung-franz@unibas.ch'] | ['+41612285405', '+41612285602'] | 4 | 19,025,108.00 | 0.0000004886900 |
onedoc.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX'] | 89.145.167.143 | 200 | ['fr', 'it', 'de', 'en'] | ['cabinetgraffnicoud@gmail.com'] | ['+41712882555'] | 17 | 15,586,768.00 | 0.0000004822100 |
zvv.ch | ch | United States of America (US) | Apache | Apache/2.4.57 (Rocky Linux) OpenSSL/3.0.7 Communique/4.3.6 | ['Apache HTTP Server'] | 151.101.67.10 | 200 | ['de'] | ['mobil@sbb.ch'] | ['+41800988988'] | 27 | 19,065,296.00 | 0.0000004796400 |
eawag.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Google Tag Manager', 'NGINX', 'PHP', 'TYPO3'] | 152.88.10.20 | 301 | ['en'] | ['uwo@eawag.ch'] | ['+41587655511'] | 40 | 19,153,360.00 | 0.0000004787700 |
projuventute.ch | ch | Switzerland (CH) | Nginx | nginx | ['Apache HTTP Server', 'Drupal', 'Google Tag Manager', 'PHP'] | 5.148.168.218 | 200 | ['de-CH'] | ['ferienpass@stadtsursee.ch'] | ['+41789561010;+41264975757'] | 174 | 16,379,667.00 | 0.0000004517800 |

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.ch domains share by countries
Country | Share in Country (%) |
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Switzerland (CH) | 56.52 |
Germany (DE) | 17.87 |
United States of America (US) | 11.66 |
France (FR) | 3.08 |
Italy (IT) | 2.52 |
Ireland (IE) | 2.12 |
Canada (CA) | 1.37 |
Netherlands (NL) | 1.20 |
United Kingdom (GB) | 0.90 |
Denmark (DK) | 0.57 |
Austria (AT) | 0.50 |
Luxembourg (LU) | 0.21 |
Lithuania (LT) | 0.19 |
Belgium (BE) | 0.17 |
Slovenia (SI) | 0.16 |
Finland (FI) | 0.14 |
Sweden (SE) | 0.10 |
Czech Republic (CZ) | 0.08 |
Poland (PL) | 0.08 |
Norway (NO) | 0.07 |
Australia (AU) | 0.06 |
Spain (ES) | 0.05 |
Slovakia (SK) | 0.03 |
Singapore (SG) | 0.03 |
Hungary (HU) | 0.03 |
Languages share on .ch domains
Language | Share in Country (%) |
---|---|
German | 52.48 |
French | 19.65 |
English | 18.24 |
Italian | 4.52 |
Spanish | 1.12 |
Dutch | 0.69 |
Portuguese | 0.39 |
Polish | 0.27 |
Russian | 0.26 |
Czech | 0.19 |
Ukrainian | 0.17 |
Swedish | 0.16 |
Danish | 0.15 |
Chamorro | 0.12 |
Chinese | 0.12 |
Finnish | 0.11 |
Arabic | 0.10 |
Japanese | 0.10 |
Hungarian | 0.09 |
Turkish | 0.09 |
Norwegian | 0.07 |
Romanian | 0.07 |
Slovak | 0.06 |
Greek | 0.06 |
Norwegian Bokmål | 0.05 |
What is .ch TLD
The .ch top-level domain (TLD) is the official domain extension for Switzerland. It is widely used by Swiss businesses, organizations, and individuals to create credible and localized web presences. .ch domains are recognized for their association with Swiss quality and reliability. Websites with a .ch TLD signify a strong connection to Switzerland, making them an ideal choice for entities aiming to appeal to the Swiss market. Whether for commercial or personal use, .ch websites benefit from this association, offering an authentic Swiss digital identity to users who seek trust and relevance in their web interactions.
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