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Lifeline · articlecity.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Aug 15, 2011 · 2 registrant changes since 2007 · last checked Nov 3, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 19, 2006 – May 31, 2016An AboutUs wiki page described articlecity.com from Jun 19, 2006 to May 31, 2016 (23 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“ArticleCity.com - Free Articles for Reprint.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006Current AboutUs record
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLCGoDaddy.com, LLCAug 15, 2011 – Nov 10, 2026 (latest)Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 15, 2011 and most recently on Nov 10, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 22, 2026
Registrant
Registrant recordsMay 18, 2007 – Jun 22, 2026Registration records for articlecity.com are held from May 18, 2007 to Jun 22, 2026 (342 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Aug 2012 – Jun 2013Nameservers: name-services.comNameservers: name-services.comMay 18, 2007 – Jan 4, 2011Registration records listed name-services.com nameservers (dns1.name-services.com) for articlecity.com from May 18, 2007 to Jan 4, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Google Trust ServicesApr 2, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026 (latest)Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for articlecity.com from Apr 2, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 25, 2026. Seen in use on Nov 3, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 3, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (23)
Jun 19, 2006 – May 31, 2016AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described articlecity.com from Jun 19, 2006 to May 31, 2016 (23 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “ArticleCity.com - Free Articles for Reprint.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
May 18, 2007 – Jun 22, 2026Registrant: Registration records for articlecity.com are held from May 18, 2007 to Jun 22, 2026 (342 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 18, 2007 – Jan 4, 2011Zone file: Registration records listed name-services.com nameservers (dns1.name-services.com) for articlecity.com from May 18, 2007 to Jan 4, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Mar 9, 2011Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Mar 9, 2011. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jun 22, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Registrant changeMar 9, 2011The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Mar 9, 2011. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Registrant changeSep 4, 2021The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 4, 2021. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
2 registrant changes, 2007–2026
Nameservers: rackspace.comMay 15, 2011 – Aug 23, 2012Registration records listed rackspace.com nameservers (ns.rackspace.com) for articlecity.com from May 15, 2011 to Aug 23, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to rackspace.comMay 15, 2011articlecity.com's nameservers moved from name-services.com to rackspace.com at some point between Jan 4, 2011 and May 15, 2011. Last seen at name-services.com: Jan 4, 2011 (registration record). First seen at rackspace.com: May 15, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 4 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Jun 12, 2013 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1065.awsdns-05.org) for articlecity.com from Jun 12, 2013 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Jun 12, 2013articlecity.com's nameservers moved from rackspace.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Aug 23, 2012 and Jun 12, 2013. Last seen at rackspace.com: Aug 23, 2012 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jun 12, 2013 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 10 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016Amazon Route 53 (ns-1065.awsdns-05.org, ns-1725.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-498.awsdns-62.com…) were the nameservers listed for articlecity.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 2, 2016 – Oct 14, 2016Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1065.awsdns-05.org) for articlecity.com from Apr 2, 2016 to Oct 14, 2016. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: CloudflareJan 27, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (roan.ns.cloudflare.com, vida.ns.cloudflare.com) for articlecity.com from Jan 27, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareJan 27, 2017articlecity.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to Cloudflare at some point between Oct 14, 2016 and Jan 27, 2017. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Oct 14, 2016 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Jan 27, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareApr 3, 2018Cloudflare (sean.ns.cloudflare.com, zita.ns.cloudflare.com) were the nameservers listed for articlecity.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareApr 4, 2018 – Jun 22, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (roan.ns.cloudflare.com, vida.ns.cloudflare.com) for articlecity.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 22, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileJul 28, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Nov 1, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 1, 2026: sean.ns.cloudflare.com, zita.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 1, 2026
Sectigo Limited
May 9, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026
Sectigo Limited issued 1 certificate for articlecity.com from May 9, 2026, the latest valid until Aug 7, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptMay 16, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 3 certificates for articlecity.com from May 16, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 14, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
SSL CorporationJul 20, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026SSL Corporation issued 2 certificates for articlecity.com from Jul 20, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 16, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 15, 2011 – Aug 23, 2012
Zone file: Registration records listed rackspace.com nameservers (ns.rackspace.com) for articlecity.com from May 15, 2011 to Aug 23, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 15, 2011Zone file: articlecity.com's nameservers moved from name-services.com to rackspace.com at some point between Jan 4, 2011 and May 15, 2011. Last seen at name-services.com: Jan 4, 2011 (registration record). First seen at rackspace.com: May 15, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 4 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Aug 15, 2011 – Nov 10, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 15, 2011 and most recently on Nov 10, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 22, 2026
Jun 12, 2013 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1065.awsdns-05.org) for articlecity.com from Jun 12, 2013 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 12, 2013Zone file: articlecity.com's nameservers moved from rackspace.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Aug 23, 2012 and Jun 12, 2013. Last seen at rackspace.com: Aug 23, 2012 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jun 12, 2013 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 10 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1065.awsdns-05.org, ns-1725.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-498.awsdns-62.com…) were the nameservers listed for articlecity.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 2, 2016 – Oct 14, 2016Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1065.awsdns-05.org) for articlecity.com from Apr 2, 2016 to Oct 14, 2016. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 27, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (roan.ns.cloudflare.com, vida.ns.cloudflare.com) for articlecity.com from Jan 27, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 27, 2017Zone file: articlecity.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to Cloudflare at some point between Oct 14, 2016 and Jan 27, 2017. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Oct 14, 2016 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Jan 27, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Cloudflare (sean.ns.cloudflare.com, zita.ns.cloudflare.com) were the nameservers listed for articlecity.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 22, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (roan.ns.cloudflare.com, vida.ns.cloudflare.com) for articlecity.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 22, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 4, 2021Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 4, 2021. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Apr 2, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for articlecity.com from Apr 2, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 25, 2026. Seen in use on Nov 3, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 3, 2026
May 9, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 1 certificate for articlecity.com from May 9, 2026, the latest valid until Aug 7, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 16, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 3 certificates for articlecity.com from May 16, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 14, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 22, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 20, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026Certificate: SSL Corporation issued 2 certificates for articlecity.com from Jul 20, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 16, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 28, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Nov 1, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 1, 2026: sean.ns.cloudflare.com, zita.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 1, 2026
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered May 23, 2001 — 25 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy.com, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 19, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.articlecity.com.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as a business-services site that sells its own services, mainly for businesses and professionals.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 79 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 79 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What articlecity.com said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
ArticleCity.com - Free Articles for Reprint.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.