Domain Age Checker
Find out how long a domain has been registered. The checker asks the registry for the creation date and shows the age in years, months and days, along with the registrar, the last update and the expiry date.
- Encrypted connection
- No sign-up
- Free to use
How to use Domain Age Checker
- Enter the domain name you want to check.
- Select Check domain age.
- Read the age and the exact registration date at the top of the result.
- Use the registration details below for the registrar, expiry date and data source.
Domain Age Checker features
Exact age
Years, months and days since registration, plus the total number of days.
Registry as the source
The creation date comes from the registry's own record, not from an archive or an estimate.
Expiry and update dates
See how long the current registration runs and when the record last changed.
Honest when data is missing
If a registry withholds the creation date, the tool says so instead of guessing.
Works across TLDs
Generic domains through RDAP and many country domains through WHOIS.
Subdomain aware
Entering a subdomain or a full URL checks the registered domain behind it.
When to use Domain Age Checker
- Judging how established a business is before buying from its website.
- Researching a domain you are thinking of purchasing.
- Spotting freshly registered domains in suspicious emails and messages.
- Collecting background data for an SEO or competitor review.
Domain Age Checker FAQ
How is domain age calculated?
From the creation date in the registry's record to today. The result is given in calendar years, months and days and also as a plain number of days.
Is domain age the same as website age?
Not necessarily. The age shows how long the name has been registered. A website may have been launched years after registration, and its content may have changed owners or purpose several times. Web archives are the better source for the history of a site's content.
Does an older domain rank better in search engines?
Age by itself is not a ranking advantage that search engines reward. Older domains often perform well because they have had more time to earn links and build a reputation, not because of the registration date. A new domain with useful content can outrank an old one.
Why does a well-known old domain show a recent date?
If a registration lapsed and the name was registered again, the creation date is reset to the new registration. Transfers between registrars and changes of owner do not reset the date.
Why is there no creation date for some domains?
A number of country-code registries do not publish it, or only return a minimal record. In those cases the age cannot be determined from registration data.
Why is a new domain a warning sign?
Fraudulent shops and phishing pages usually run on domains registered days or weeks earlier, because they are shut down quickly. A recent registration does not prove bad intent, but together with other signals it is a reason to be careful.
What domain age can and cannot tell you
The age of a domain is one of the few facts about a website that the site owner cannot dress up. It is recorded by the registry at the moment of registration and published in the registration record. That makes it a handy first check: a company claiming twenty years of experience on a domain registered three months ago has some explaining to do, although a rebrand or a move to a new name are perfectly ordinary explanations.
For buyers of domains, age is part of due diligence rather than a measure of value. An older registration means a longer history, and history can be good or bad. Before paying for an aged domain, look at what was published on it in the past, whether it was ever used for spam, and whether the links pointing to it are ones you would want. The registration date only tells you how far back to look.
In security work, age is a quick filter. Newly registered domains are heavily over-represented in phishing and scam campaigns, which is why mail filters and browsers treat them with extra suspicion. If a message urging you to act links to a domain created within the last few weeks, treat it with the same suspicion.
One technical note: the date belongs to the registered domain, not to subdomains. blog.example.com has no registration of its own, so the checker reports the age of example.com.