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Is dailymail.com legit or a scam?
dailymail.com was registered Feb 20, 1996 (30 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
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Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for dailymail.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was dailymail.com registered?
dailymail.com's registration dates to Feb 20, 1996 (30 years old), per public registration records. Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE is the registrar on record today.
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3 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 25, 2026).
Registered 1996 · site is live · HTTPS valid
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Daily Mail Online is a news website serving US, UK, Australian, and Irish audiences with coverage of politics, crime, entertainment, sports, lifestyle, and breaking news. The site publishes original reporting and commentary across multiple regional editions.
Registered 30 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Aug 14, 2026 · last checked Oct 25, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredFeb 20, 1996dailymail.com was registered on Feb 20, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 19, 2006 – Nov 3, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described dailymail.com from Jun 19, 2006 to Nov 3, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Charleston West Virginia's daily afternoon newspaper. We update several times a day with local news, sports, opinion, outdoors, business, features, classifieds and more.”
Registrar
Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDEAug 14, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 (latest)Registrar Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Aug 14, 2026 and most recently on Oct 22, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Zone file
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 18, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 18, 2026: a1-204.akam.net, a16-67.akam.net, a24-65.akam.net, a4-67.akam.net….Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 18, 2026
Certificate
Certificate from DigiCert IncSep 17, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 (latest)DigiCert Inc certificate valid Sep 17, 2026 to Apr 3, 2027, as seen on Oct 20, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 20, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (7)
Feb 20, 1996Registration: dailymail.com was registered on Feb 20, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Jun 19, 2006 – Nov 3, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described dailymail.com from Jun 19, 2006 to Nov 3, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Charleston West Virginia's daily afternoon newspaper. We update several times a day with local news, sports, opinion, outdoors, business, features, classifieds and more.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jun 23, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 14, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026Registrar: Registrar Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Aug 14, 2026 and most recently on Oct 22, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 18, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 18, 2026: a1-204.akam.net, a16-67.akam.net, a24-65.akam.net, a4-67.akam.net….
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 23, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 18, 2026
Sep 17, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc certificate valid Sep 17, 2026 to Apr 3, 2027, as seen on Oct 20, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 20, 2026
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (failed)
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Current facts
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latest result
Domain registered Feb 20, 1996 — 30 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 14, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.dailymail.com.
checked Sep 29, 2026
The live front page reads as a news or media site that publishes free content supported by ads, mainly for a general audience.
Authority 96/100— ahead of 96% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
96 is a percentile: higher than 96% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #646)+12
Verified continuity: 30.7 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+5
Calibration adjustment (published map)+22
Model score: 50/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 96/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded less than a day ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded less than a day ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What dailymail.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
Charleston West Virginia's daily afternoon newspaper. We update several times a day with local news, sports, opinion, outdoors, business, features, classifieds and more.
Now
Daily Mail Online is a news website serving US, UK, Australian, and Irish audiences with coverage of politics, crime, entertainment, sports, lifestyle, and breaking news. The site publishes original reporting and commentary across multiple regional editions.
AboutUs summary of the current website, Sep 30, 2026.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1996
Domain registered (Feb 20, 1996).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 19, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“DailyMail.com Daily Charleston area news, sports, features, and classifieds.”