Creation date
When the domain was first registered, from the registry’s WHOIS record.
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Find out when a domain was registered and when it expires
Enter any domain and get its creation date, registrar and expiry date from the public registry record, plus its age in years and days. Useful before you buy a domain, audit a competitor or check that your own renewal is not about to lapse.
Domain Age Checker
Run the tool above and the result appears here.
What it checks
What the Domain Age Checker looks at
Registrar
Which company holds the registration, so you know where to log in to renew or transfer.
Expiry date
When the registration lapses. A lapsed domain is the fastest way to lose a website and its rankings.
Age in years and days
Older domains with a clean history tend to be trusted faster when new content is added.
How to read it
Does domain age affect rankings?
Does domain age affect rankings?
Not directly. Google has said age itself is not a factor, but older domains usually have more links, more history and more trust, which are. A ten-year-old domain with a new site often ranks faster than a brand-new one with the same content. When you buy an aged domain, check its history with the Wayback Machine first.
The check every business owner should run
Look at the expiry date of your own domain once a year. Domains lapse because the card on file expired or the email went to a former employee, and recovering one after it drops can cost thousands or be impossible.
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Written and reviewed by
Kateryna QuinnFounder and CEO, aStash. Forbes Next 1000, NOCO Style 30 Under 30Kateryna founded aStash in Fort Collins in 2017. The free tools on this site are the checks her team runs on every client page; the domain age checker is the same check, opened up so you can run it yourself.
FAQ
Questions about this tool
Anything else? (970) 399-9004 reaches a person in Fort Collins, not a call center.
Why does the result say the creation date is unavailable?
Some registries, including several country-code domains, do not publish creation dates, and some registrars hide them behind privacy services.
Is the expiry date the same as my hosting renewal?
No. Domain registration and hosting are separate services, often with separate companies. Both need renewing.
Does moving to a new registrar reset the age?
No. Transfers keep the original creation date.
Can I check a subdomain?
Domain age belongs to the root domain. A subdomain such as blog.example.com shares example.com’s record.