The 'root' of the internet is 13 named server clusters
The internet's naming system rests on 13 letters. Behind each letter is a globally distributed cluster of servers, and one of them lives in a former Royal Air Force bunker in Hampshire.
By How It Works · Aug 12, 2026
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