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Common questions
Is newyorker.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 newyorker.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for newyorker.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 19, 2026).
Registered 1993 · site is live · HTTPS valid
The New Yorker
The New Yorker publishes reporting, profiles, cultural criticism, fiction, humor, and cartoons across its website, magazine, podcasts, and videos. It serves readers interested in politics, arts, literature, and current events. The site offers daily news coverage, long-form investigations, essays, and interactive puzzles and games.
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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 Nov 15, 1993 — 32 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 23, 2026).
Authority 93/100— ahead of 93% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
93 is a percentile: higher than 93% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #1,836)+11
Verified continuity: 32.9 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+21
Model score: 47/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 93/100 — 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 about 19 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 19 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1993
Domain registered (Nov 15, 1993).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 8 times through 2013.