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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk Uncertain
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pixabay.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
16 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated

About pixabay.com

pixabay.com went online 16 years ago. It is hosted in United States. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#463). 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
Oct 7, 2010
Website age
16 years
Category
Uncertain
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
Gandi SAS
Page title
Just a moment...

What we checked

Website age 16 years

The domain has existed for 16 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 #463 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 Gandi SAS

The domain is registered through Gandi SAS. If you were scammed, the registrar can receive abuse reports and may suspend the domain.

Technical details for experts
Server address
104.18.40.96
Network
AS13335 · CLOUDFLARENET
Certificate
DV Google Trust Services
Certificate expires
Dec 10, 2026
Last changed
Sep 6, 2026
Response code
403
DNS A
104.18.40.96
172.64.147.160
DNS AAAA
2a06:98c1:3100::6812:2860
2a06:98c1:3103::ac40:93a0
DNS MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
10 aspmx2.googlemail.com
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
DNS NS
adrian.ns.cloudflare.com
seth.ns.cloudflare.com
DNS TXT
facebook-domain-verification=gd4vwva3flmed8wd2axzpa1pfkxsx6
google-site-verification=CgYUXqGvVp2SwBCOIl9KfS_LbDZ9r2Vd2OklaRNY2ys
google-site-verification=O07qXSKEMkyp4znQquvnjcBraQGnlpegexQhtlk8nvc
google-site-verification=OgesMKyCe9yhBJZm8kAqy-55DC8D_THwcMyB1AaeGtk
google-site-verification=W54mcDR7qT7SWm0cTulBaPyZHy7rELXxyK13yBps0Yg
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com ~all

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