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Common questions
Is nationalgeographic.com legit or a scam?
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.
Who owns nationalgeographic.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for nationalgeographic.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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3 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 20, 2026).
Registered 1995 · site is live · HTTPS valid
National Geographic
National Geographic publishes articles, photography, and documentary series on science, nature, exploration, and travel. The site serves general audiences interested in wildlife, geography, history, and environmental conservation, and offers magazine subscriptions and expedition cruises.
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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 Oct 10, 1995 — 31 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 20, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.nationalgeographic.com.
✓ domain continuity 31 years registered✓ live verified Oct 20, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 20 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 20 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