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What Is a Domain Age Checker?
Quick answer: A domain age checker looks up a domain's public registration record and counts how long ago that registration began. To check a domain's age, enter a domain in the box above, press Get Domain Age and read Created On, Expire On and Age.
Age is whole years, months and days from the domain creation date: on October 23, 2026, google.com (created 1997-09-15) read 29 years, 1 month, 8 days. This free domain age checker dates the registration, not the website.
Check Domain Age Online in Four Steps
Four moves, and the tool forgives most of what you type.
Enter the domain. The heading says Enter 1 domain: one per check, or up to five with a free account.
Press Get Domain Age. Rows fill in under Result one at a time, so a slow registry holds up the next. Most lookups finish in about a second.
Read the row. You get Domain Name, Created On, Expire On and Age, with dates as YYYY-MM-DD. There is no result link, so copy the dates before you leave.
Check another. Replace the name and go again.
Do not tidy the address first. EXAMPLE.COM and https://www.Example.com/page?x=1 both become example.com, and the row label is lower case.
The Public Suffix List, refreshed weekly, finds the registered domain, so shop.example.co.uk is looked up as example.co.uk.
These Created On values came back on October 23, 2026 through RDAP, the registry's own lookup service.
Domain
Created On
Extension
google.com
1997-09-15
.com
bbc.co.uk
1994-12-13
.co.uk
reddit.com
2005-04-29
.com
This site
2023-09-21
.pro
web.dev
2018-10-29
.dev
about.me
2008-04-29
.me
Created On is the start of the current registration, and a renewal never moves it. Expire On, the expiry date the record states, moves with every renewal. Age runs from Created On to today in UTC and drops any zero part, so 2 years, 0 months and 5 days reads 2 years, 5 days; the creation day reads Registered today.
When a record holds only some dates, the missing one shows a grey Not published, never a placeholder. ons.gov.uk shows only an expiry date, 2027-02-01, because its registration event is a 1970 placeholder the tool drops. Now look up your own domain.
Domain Age vs Website Age
Domain age starts the day a name is registered; website age starts the day real pages went live. A parked domain can sit empty for years, so a 10 year old domain can host a 1 year old site. A domain transfer normally keeps Created On, while a re-registered domain gets a new one. This tool is not a website age checker, so for "how old is my website?" ask a web archive.
Which Extensions Show a Domain Registration Date?
Each registry decides what its public records hold. The IANA RDAP bootstrap registry lists an RDAP service for about 1,200 extensions; we ask that service first and fall back to WHOIS. Tested October 17 and 23, 2026.
What you get
Extensions we tested
Example
Created On, Expire On and Age
.com, .net, .org, .io, .me, .co, .pro, .dev, .ai, .uk, .fr and many more
reddit.com, deliveroo.co.uk, web.dev
Created On and Age, with Expire On showing Not published
.nl, .no, .be, .at and .nz, whose records carry no expiry date; .is, .co.jp, .ne.jp and .go.jp, whose expiry our tool does not read yet
nrk.no, vrt.be, rakuten.co.jp
Expire On only, so no Age
.co.il, .edu, .ac.uk and .com.hk, whose creation date our tool does not read yet; a few .uk names (placeholder creation date)
google.co.il, mit.edu, ox.ac.uk
No dates, and a message saying so
.de, .eu, .au, .lu, .lv, .bg, .or.jp, .ac.jp and a few .uk names
spiegel.de, europa.eu, abc.net.au
No answer we can use
No service we can reach, so an instant failure: .tr, .gr, .vn, .eg. Refuses automated WHOIS: .ch, .li. Silent server, about 10 seconds: .es, .pt, .ph. Inconsistent answers: .ke, .cl. A record our tool cannot read yet: .tw
admin.ch, elpais.es, hurriyet.com.tr
On October 23, 2026, we looked up google under 66 country extensions, and 39 returned a creation date. The gaps differ: a registry that publishes no date follows its own policy, a record our tool cannot read is our limit, and a silent server is a connection we cannot make. None of them says the domain is young. Ask the registry or registrar, because retrying within an hour returns the same no dates message.
What Do the Messages in the Result Mean?
Find your message; the last column says what to do.
What you see
What it means
What to do
Not published, in grey
No usable date, or one our tool does not read yet
Nothing to fix
"The registry for .de does not publish registration dates for this name."
No usable dates found, whether by registry policy or our limit
Ask the registry
"No creation date is published for this name, so no age is shown."
An expiry date but no creation date we can read
Check the registry's record
"This name does not appear to be registered." or "No registration record was found."
A not found from the registry, or an empty WHOIS read
Check the spelling; a real .ch or .li name can show the second
"The registry is limiting requests right now.", "The registry did not answer in time." or "The lookup failed."
A busy or slow registry, or no service we can reach
Timeout: wait over 90 seconds, the time a failure is reused. Limiting: come back later. Instant failure: retrying rarely helps
"co.uk is a public suffix shared by many sites"
A shared ending nobody registered, so nothing to look up
Enter a name under it
"Too many lookups in a minute." or "Your session expired."
Over 60 lookups in a minute, or a page left open for hours
Wait a little, or reload
Where the Registration Date Comes From
RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) answers in JSON (RFC 9083), while the older WHOIS record (RFC 3912) is plain text. We ask RDAP first, and the IANA bootstrap file names the server, Verisign's for .com and Nominet's for .uk. A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) that IANA's file does not list, such as .de, goes to its WHOIS server, and so does any registry whose RDAP server fails. A silent server gets two 5 second tries.
We show dates only. For the registrar, name servers and status codes, open the WHOIS Lookup or learn how to read WHOIS data. WHOIS privacy normally changes who is listed, not when: character.ai, behind a privacy proxy, still returned Created On 2018-06-15 in our test.
A date we found is reused for up to 12 hours, so Expire On can trail a renewal, but the age is worked out again on every request. If a result looks odd, cross-check a generic extension such as .com with ICANN's registration data lookup.
How Old Is a Domain? Four Reasons to Check
Use the date as background, never the verdict.
Buying a domain. Check Created On, then ask what the name was used for.
Vetting an unfamiliar site. New is not a scam, old is not safe: run the Blacklist Checker next.
Competitor research. See when a rival registered, then size up the site with the Domain Authority Checker.
Keeping your own records. Take the expiry from your registrar; ours can be 12 hours old.
Does Domain Age Affect SEO?
Only indirectly, and weakly. A link profile, content and a clean history are what help a site, and they take time to build. Age only supplies the time, so a young domain with strong pages can still outrank an old one with none. Our guide to domain age and SEO covers the longer argument.
Limits of Any Domain Age Lookup
Some limits are ours, others come with the data.
Small batches. One domain per check, up to five with an account, no bulk upload.
Dates only. No registrar, owner history or site content, and no SEO rating.
Uneven data. Registries differ, and a few cannot be reached.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is a list of common questions and answers provided to quickly address common concerns or inquiries.
How do I check how old a domain is?
Type the domain into the box on this page, press Get Domain Age and read Created On and Age in the Result table. Pasted addresses work. One domain needs no account, and the age appears in years, months and days.
How is domain age calculated?
We count whole years, months and days from Created On to today in UTC, afresh on every request. A renewal moves only Expire On. Month ends bend the count: January 31 to March 1 in a non-leap year reads 29 days.
How accurate is a domain age checker?
It is as accurate as the registry record behind it. We ask the registry's RDAP service first and fall back to WHOIS. Some registries publish no creation date, and a repeat check can reuse an answer for up to 12 hours.
Why does my domain show Not published or no age?
The registry may leave the date out, as .de and .eu do; the record may hold one our tool does not read yet; our server may fail to reach the extension; or the name is unregistered. Ask the registry or registrar.
Does domain privacy hide the registration date?
Normally not. A privacy service swaps the owner's contact details for its own and leaves the creation date alone. In our test, character.ai, behind a privacy proxy, still returned Created On 2018-06-15, though that is only one example from our tests.
Is the domain age checker free, and how many domains can I check?
Yes, and a check needs no sign up. A visitor checks one domain per submission, a free account up to five, one per line, with no bulk upload. After 60 lookups a minute from one address, you are asked to wait.
Can I check a subdomain, a full web address or an international domain name?
Yes. Paste the address as it is, because the scheme, www., path and capital letters are removed. A subdomain is read as its registered domain, so maps.google.com becomes google.com. An internationalized domain name such as münchen.com is converted to its ASCII (punycode) form.
Does domain age affect SEO, and is an older domain better?
Only indirectly and weakly, and older is not automatically better. Backlinks and content are what a site earns, and age only gives them time to build. A new domain is not a warning sign, nor is an old one proof of quality.
What is the difference between domain age and domain authority?
Age is the time since the current registration began. Authority is a score from a link index that estimates how well a site may rank. They overlap loosely, but a new domain can score high and an old one low.
Can domain age be faked or changed?
A site owner cannot edit it from the website, because the date lives in the registry record. A name that expires, is deleted and is registered again normally gets a new date, while a plain transfer usually keeps the old one.
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