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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk Uncertain
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britannica.com looks legitimate based on our checks.

Likely safe. As always, check the address bar before entering sensitive data.

Security check
None detected
Visitors
Very Popular
Website age
31 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated Rescan available after 7 days

About britannica.com

britannica.com went online 31 years ago. It is hosted in United States. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#684). None of the security databases we monitor list it. Its connection is encrypted (padlock in the address bar) — good, though scam sites can have this too.

Key facts

Online since
Jun 14, 1995
Website age
31 years
Category
Uncertain
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Page title
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What we checked

Website age 31 years

The domain has existed for 31 years. Long-lived domains are less likely to be throwaway scam sites, although old domains can be bought or hijacked.

Visitors Very Popular

This site ranks #684 among the most visited websites worldwide (Tranco list). Scam sites rarely reach this level of traffic.

Security databases None detected

No security vendor or threat feed we check currently lists this domain. New scams are often not listed yet, so treat this as one signal among many.

Hosting country United States

The website is hosted on a server in United States. The hosting location says little on its own, but it should fit where the business claims to be.

Registered with CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

The domain is registered through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.. If you were scammed, the registrar can receive abuse reports and may suspend the domain.

Technical details for experts
Server address
184.196.30.249
Network
AS14618 · AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc.
Certificate
DV Amazon
Certificate expires
Jan 25, 2027
Last changed
Jun 9, 2026
Response code
403
DNS A
184.196.30.249
32.201.172.118
DNS NS
ns-1050.awsdns-03.org
ns-1567.awsdns-03.co.uk
ns-243.awsdns-30.com
ns-829.awsdns-39.net
DNS TXT
ca3-34d513380a624c15b1894f20512d2ca8
ca3-5187b5f7e89c48ce9ac11ac4ad4ba681
facebook-domain-verification=yx5oj1072bsq69m7blcnrkktdu6h4h
google-site-verification=3qlcdPLjaLxZmTfGmv2-7hXoRu7HWw7Sx--a2KgIoN0
google-site-verification=iCsMOBxTnqow6GNvW0LQ292qIMjLqMXwpQ6tOfIZgY4
google-site-verification=k10aAIZQu5EjFbrh-ABW-9q9phYyigXf-211snaxdg4
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com exists:%{i}._spf.sparkpostmail.com ~all

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