What domain age tells you
The registration date is the day a domain was first bought and never resets while it stays registered. It is a small but real trust signal: a ten-year-old domain has history, a two-week-old one has none — which is why scam sites and throwaway spam domains are nearly always new.
Where the data comes from
RDAP is the official, structured replacement for WHOIS, served by the registry for each ending. This page asks IANA which server answers for the domain's ending, then asks that server directly from your browser. Nothing passes through our servers.
How to use the checker
- Paste up to eight domains. Addresses with
https://orwww.are tidied automatically. - Press Check and read the age, the registration and expiry dates, and the registrar.
- For the full record — name servers, contacts, status codes — use the WHOIS lookup.
Does domain age help SEO?
Google has said repeatedly that age on its own is not a ranking factor. What correlates with age is everything that takes time to build: links, content and a track record. A new domain is not penalised, it simply has not earned anything yet — and buying an old domain brings its history, good or bad.
When a lookup comes back empty
- Some country endings (including several in Asia and Europe) run no public RDAP service. The WHOIS tool can still reach those.
- Registries are allowed to hide dates under privacy rules, and a few show only the last change.
- "Not registered" means the domain is free — worth checking with a registrar before celebrating.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find out when a domain was registered?
Enter it above. The registration date comes straight from the registry over RDAP, along with the expiry date and the registrar.
Does an older domain rank better on Google?
Not by itself. Google has said age is not a ranking factor; what helps is the links, content and reputation a long-lived site tends to have accumulated.
Why does it say the registry publishes no RDAP?
A handful of country-code registries still only run WHOIS. Use the WHOIS lookup tool for those endings — it queries the registry directly.