Is tinyurl.com legit or a scam?

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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk Uncertain
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tinyurl.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
24 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated

About tinyurl.com

tinyurl.com went online 24 years ago. It is hosted in United States. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#288). 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
Jan 27, 2002
Website age
24 years
Category
Uncertain
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
Tucows Domains Inc.
Page title
URL Shortener, Branded Short Links & Analytics | TinyURL

What we checked

Website age 24 years

The domain has existed for 24 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 #288 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 Tucows Domains Inc.

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

Technical details for experts
Server address
104.17.112.233
Network
AS13335 · CLOUDFLARENET
Certificate
DV Google Trust Services
Certificate expires
Dec 3, 2026
Last changed
Nov 19, 2025
Response code
200
DNS A
104.17.112.233
104.18.111.161
DNS AAAA
2606:4700::6811:70e9
2606:4700::6812:6fa1
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
constitution.ns.tinyurl.com
freedom.ns.tinyurl.com
liberty.ns.tinyurl.com
revolution.ns.tinyurl.com
DNS TXT
anthropic-domain-verification-3vdhz1=UPC4e20lOLBzUiBsVLgXSfj4H
atlassian-domain-verification=Yp8nBgqtatID18UEVvPMs0qisMJ2CmcJR2/Fuau6X9lixfs4MJ0zDJFQ5Daxcoam
atlassian-domain-verification=ZbfgGSH1vw9DeOVXGXb24Vab0WyFZWYM4IQ3rAYl2UqH0Nu/LGyWtluxw7ikUyvz
atlassian-sending-domain-verification=c71f72ec-1650-472b-97d8-5e51f6ef8756
brave-ledger-verification=8a5bd9de6adbb2eb6dcc6a703e15aaab10bbb2da95896df14977148b0ce8c6d8
facebook-domain-verification=6nzev667vdzi0ht45dp76uk1gki9wp
google-site-verification=koRGOiDnSuSNELGLaRqlhmyrKy7NGt58rV-rFHpN668
have-i-been-pwned-verification=dweb_0c1gcbtkpyognw624f8y040u

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