Domain Age Checker

How to check a domain’s age

Type a domain name above and press Check age. To check several at once, separate them with commas or spaces, up to 10 per check. You will see when each domain was first registered, how old it is today, when it expires, which registrar holds it and which locks are active.

The data comes straight from the official registry through RDAP, the modern replacement for WHOIS. It is the same record registrars and domain investors rely on, not an estimate.

What a domain’s age tells you

• How long someone has valued it. A name renewed every year for 20 years has been paid for, and probably used, for a long time. Owners of long-held names usually expect a higher price.
• Whether it is worth a closer look. Old domains are more likely to have links from other websites and a real history, both good and bad. Check what used to be on it before you buy.
• When it might become available. The expiry date shows how soon the owner must renew. A name close to expiry, with no active website, is one to watch.

Does domain age affect SEO?

Not by itself. Google has said publicly that the age of a domain is not something its ranking systems reward on its own. What makes older domains rank well is what they built up over the years: useful content, links from other sites and a track record. A domain registered long ago but never used has none of that.

The reverse also matters. If a domain expired and was registered again by someone new, its creation date resets, and search engines may treat it as a fresh site even though it looks old in other places. So when you are buying a domain for its history, look at what was actually on it, not just the date.

Reading your results

• Created: the date the current registration began. This is what the domain’s age is measured from.
• Expires: the date the owner must renew by. Most registrars renew automatically, so a close date does not mean the domain will drop.
• Last updated: the last time the registration record changed, for example a renewal, a transfer or new nameservers.
• Registrar: the company the domain is registered with. If you want to buy it, this is not the owner, but it tells you where a transfer would come from.
• Locks: protections such as a transfer lock. They are normal and show the owner is keeping the domain secure.

Know the age. Now find out the value.

Age is one signal among many. A DomainWolf domain appraisal combines it with the quality of the name, the extension, how many other extensions are taken and the website’s history, then gives you a value range with every reason behind it. Own a lot of domains? The Portfolio Analyzer values up to 1,000 at once and tells you which ones are worth renewing.

Questions

Is the Domain Age Checker free?

Yes. No account is needed. It is free for normal use, with a daily limit to keep bots away.

Why does it say no public data for some domains?

Every extension is run by a registry, and a few country-code registries do not publish registration data through RDAP yet. For those, check with the registry or registrar directly.

Why is a domain younger than I expected?

The creation date resets when a domain expires and is registered again by someone else. The name may have had a website years earlier, under a previous owner.

Can I see who owns a domain?

Usually not. Privacy rules mean most registries hide the owner’s name and contact details. The registrar shown in your results can usually forward a message to the owner.