Domain Age Checker
Find out when a domain was registered, its age, expiry date, registrar, and nameservers. Queries live RDAP data directly from registries.
What is Domain Age?
Domain age refers to the length of time a domain name has been registered and active on the internet. It is calculated from the original creation date recorded in WHOIS/RDAP databases maintained by domain registries.
Domain age is an important metric in SEO, cybersecurity, and business due diligence. Older domains tend to carry more trust with search engines because they have had more time to accumulate backlinks, content history, and a track record. Conversely, newly registered domains are often associated with spam or phishing, which is why many security filters flag very young domains.
Our tool queries live RDAP data directly from authoritative registries in your browser, giving you the exact creation date, expiration date, registrar name, and authoritative nameservers for any domain — in seconds and completely free. No data passes through our servers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is domain age?
Domain age is the length of time since a domain name was first registered. It is calculated from the creation date in the WHOIS/RDAP database to the current date. For example, a domain registered on January 1, 2010 would be over 16 years old today.
Why does domain age matter for SEO?
Older domains tend to have more trust with search engines. While domain age alone is not a confirmed direct ranking factor, older domains often have established backlink profiles, indexed content history, and a longer track record that all contribute to higher search rankings.
How accurate is this domain age checker?
Our tool queries live RDAP data directly from domain registries in your browser, providing real-time and accurate creation and expiration dates from authoritative sources. No data passes through our servers — it goes straight from the registry to you.
Which domain extensions are supported?
We currently support 51 TLDs with verified RDAP servers, including popular extensions like .com, .net, .org, .dev, .app, .uk, .fr, .ca, .in, and many more. If a TLD is not in our verified list, the tool will let you know it is not supported.
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