.com Domain Age Checker

.com is the oldest and largest gTLD, operated by Verisign under a thin-registry model — the registry stores minimal registrant data itself and defers most WHOIS detail to the sponsoring registrar. In practice this means creation and expiry dates are almost always available via RDAP (Verisign has supported RDAP since its earliest rollout), but registrant contact fields are frequently redacted under WHOIS privacy or the ICANN Temp Spec.

Because .com has been the default choice for 30+ years, age carries real signal here: a .com registered in the 1990s or early 2000s has usually survived multiple ownership changes, redesigns, and algorithm updates, which makes its backlink history worth scrutinizing on its own merits rather than assuming age alone means quality (see our note on domain age and SEO below).

If you're evaluating a .com for purchase or backlink value, cross-reference the creation date here against the Wayback Machine's earliest capture — a domain registered decades ago but with no archived content until recently is a common sign it was parked or dormant, not actively built up.

Related reading: Does Domain Age Affect SEO Rankings?