How old is that domain?
Get the exact registration date, expiry, and registrar for any domain — straight from the official registry, with a plain-English read on what the age actually means for SEO. No signup, no limits.
Data comes live from official domain registries via RDAP. Nothing you enter is stored or logged.
Age is a starting point, not a strategy
An old domain with no links and thin content still loses to a focused competitor. If you want to know what is actually holding your rankings back, we'll audit the whole picture — technical health, content depth, and the backlink profile behind it.
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Does domain age affect Google rankings?
Only indirectly, and far less than most people assume. Google's John Mueller has said repeatedly that domain age itself is not a ranking factor. What an older domain usually has is a longer backlink history, established brand signals, and a track record of consistent content — and those absolutely affect rankings. A ten-year-old domain with no links will not outrank a one-year-old site with strong coverage.
How is domain age actually calculated?
From the registration date in the domain's registry record — the day it was first registered by anyone, not the day you bought it. If a domain was registered in 2009, dropped in 2014, and re-registered in 2020, most registries reset the creation date to 2020. This tool reports what the registry currently publishes.
Where does this data come from?
Directly from the official domain registries via RDAP, the protocol ICANN mandated to replace WHOIS. There is no third-party database in the middle, so the dates are the authoritative ones. Nothing you enter is logged or stored — the lookup runs in your own browser.
Why does it say no data for some domains?
Two reasons. A few country registries — New Zealand and South Africa among them — run no public RDAP service at all, so no automated tool can retrieve their dates. Others, including Australia and Japan, publish records but redact the registration date under their privacy rules. In both cases the domain is fine; the date simply isn't public.
Should I buy an expired domain because it's old?
Be careful. Age alone is worth very little, and expired domains often carry the exact problems that got them abandoned — spam link profiles, manual actions, or a topical history unrelated to your business. If you are evaluating one, check the backlink profile and the Wayback Machine history before you consider the age at all.
Can I get a tool like this on my own website?
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