What is a Domain Age Checker?
A domain age check is a tool that fetches the date when a domain name was registered and derives the age of a domain name. The Domain Age measures how long a domain name has existed since it was registered, from its domain name registration date to the current time.
Our Domain Age Checker fetches the domain Registration Data from RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) and shows the age of the domain in years, months, days and total days.
How to Use the Domain Age Checker
- Type in a domain name (such as
example.com). - Press Check Domain Age.
- See the registration date, domain age and age bands.
Why is it that domain age is important?
- SEO trust — Old domain names have an established history and backlink profile and are trusted more by search engines.
- Security assessment — Newly registered domains are often used in phishing and spam campaigns. One of the signals in threat intelligence is domain age.
- Domain acquisition — Check the actual history of domain before purchase.
- Competitive research — Check the length of time that competitors have been operating online.
Domain Age Categories
- New (< 1 year) — Has recently been registered. Increased risk to security. It takes time to win trust of search engines.
- Development (1-3 years) — Getting started. Trust is starting to set in with search engines.
- Established (3-5 years) — Domain with some experience. Likely to be trusted by search engines.
- Well-established (5+ years) — A good track record in the domain. The highest possible trust and authority potential.
Privacy
Our tool makes public queries to RDAP servers. No domains, results or IP addresses are stored, logged or shared.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the Domain Age computed?
Domain age is determined by the date that the domain was registered in its RDAP (or WHOIS) record. It's a time that has passed from the creation date to today's date.
Is the Domain Age Checker free?
Yes. It is 100% free with no sign-up, no limits, and no captchas.
Is Domain age important in SEO?
Google has said that domain age is not a direct ranking factor. However, older domains are more likely to have more content, backlinks and trust signals which are indirect factors in improving ranking.
What is RDAP?
RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) is the new and more structured replacement for the old WHOIS protocol. It provides standardised JSON data which is more easily parsed and more reliable than WHOIS.
Is it possible to fake domain age?
No. The domain registrar stamps the date of registration and it is not possible to change this. When a domain expires and gets re-registered, the initial date of registration is generally kept.