Domain Age Checker

Why domain age matters

Domain age is a soft trust signal — both for humans evaluating a business online and for search engines ranking sites. A 10-year-old domain consistently maintained is harder to fake than a one-month-old one with a sudden flurry of marketing.

Practical uses

• SEO competitor research. When evaluating why a competitor ranks above you, check whether they've simply had decades of indexing and backlink accumulation.
• Trust verification. Before buying from an unfamiliar online shop, check whether the domain was registered yesterday. Brand-new domains for brand-new "established" businesses are a red flag.
• Domain investing. Older domains with strong history sell at premium prices. Knowing exactly how old one is helps you price negotiations.
• Renewal planning. Spot domains nearing expiry that you might want to acquire (or that you own and need to renew).

Domain registration dates are pulled from public WHOIS data. Some privacy-protected domains hide this; we can't bypass that. .co.ke domains via KENIC typically display registration dates publicly.