Domain registration date

When the name was first registered. An older domain carries more accumulated trust in search.

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The date the name was first registered, as the registry records it. If a domain lapsed and was later registered again by someone else, the clock usually starts from the new registration, so the date tells you how long the current registration has existed, not the history of the name.

Why it matters

• Trust and reputation. A long, uninterrupted history helps search engines and mail providers judge a domain. Age on its own is not a ranking factor, but a site with years of consistent content and links is.
• Spotting fakes. Phishing and fraud domains are typically days or weeks old. When a partner, supplier or a "bank" mails you from a domain registered last week, that is a strong warning sign.
• Before buying a domain. A creation date much later than the content archived for the name means it was dropped and re-registered; check what it was used for in between.

What the row shows

The date is read from RDAP or WHOIS and printed in your locale. The row is purely informational, and nothing needs fixing: you cannot change it, only keep the registration from lapsing. That is what the registration expiry row is for, and why a lapse costs more than the name: the history you have built resets with it.