Domain age is not a Google ranking factor.
It is context for comparing sites.
Domain age
What a domain's age tells you, and what it does not.
A domain's age is the time since it was first registered. It is a quick way to size up a competitor or a site you are thinking of buying links from or buying outright: a ten-year-old domain has had a long time to collect links and history, while a domain registered last month has not.
Age on its own is not a ranking factor, and an old domain that changed hands may have nothing in common with its past. Read it beside the domain's authority and links, which the other free checkers show.
How to use the checker
Three steps to the registry's answer.
Enter up to five domains
With or without https:// or www. Subdomains are trimmed to the registered domain.
Read the registry's answer
Age, created, expires, last changed, registrar, name servers, lock status, DNSSEC and hosting appear on this page.
Compare and share
Put competitors side by side, then share the result with a link.
How the numbers are made
Where every date comes from.
The registry that holds the domain answers, and the result names it.
IANA's RDAP directory
IANA publishes which registry answers for each domain ending. MrKeyword asks only those registries.
The registry's own record
Dates, registrar, name servers and status are read from the registry's RDAP record, not from a cached WHOIS copy.
Nothing guessed
When a registry publishes no RDAP or does not answer, the result says so rather than estimating.
What this does not do
Registration facts are exact. What they mean for rankings is not.
A sold or expired-and-re-registered domain
may show a recent creation date or an old one, depending on the registry.
Some country registries publish no RDAP records
So their dates cannot be shown here.
Owner contact details are not shown.
Registries redact them for privacy.
FAQ
Questions about domain age.
Enter up to five domains above and see the registry's answer.
Get started freeHow does the domain age checker work?
It asks the domain's own registry. Every generic domain ending, and many country endings, publish registration records over RDAP, the official successor to WHOIS. MrKeyword finds the right registry through IANA's public directory and reads the creation date, expiry date, registrar and name servers from it.
Does domain age affect SEO?
Not directly. Google has said the age of a domain is not a ranking factor. Older domains often rank well because they have had years to earn links and content, so age is useful context when you compare competitors, not a lever to pull.
Why can't some domains be checked?
A few country registries, such as .de, do not publish RDAP records yet. The checker says so instead of guessing, and the rest of the result, like the hosting, still shows.
What does “probably not registered” mean?
The registry has no record of the name. It is usually available to register, though some registries hide reserved or premium names.
Is it a WHOIS lookup?
It shows the same registration facts a WHOIS lookup does: dates, registrar, name servers and status. Personal contact details are not shown; registries redact them for privacy anyway.
Is it free?
Yes. Check up to five domains at once with no account. Each result has a link you can share.
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