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Registered 1995 · site is live · HTTPS valid
The Perl Programming Language - www.perl.org
Perl.org is the official hub for Perl, a feature-rich programming language with over 38 years of development. The site serves programmers of all levels with documentation, learning resources, and access to CPAN, a repository of over 42,000 open-source extension modules. Perl has an active worldwide community with over 230 local groups and regular conferences.
Registered 31 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Jul 23, 2026 · last checked Oct 25, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredMay 31, 1995perl.org was registered on May 31, 1995.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 6, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described perl.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 6, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“The Perl Journal estimated that there are over 1,000,000 Perl users. More than 200 local Perl user groups exist on six continents.”
Registrar
Squarespace Domains II LLCJul 23, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026 (latest)Registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Jul 23, 2026 and most recently on Oct 23, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Zone file
No .org zone-file record for perl.org is shown here yet.
Certificate
Certificate from CertainlyOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 (latest)Certainly certificate valid Oct 16, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026, as seen on Oct 18, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 18, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (6)
May 31, 1995Registration: perl.org was registered on May 31, 1995.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 6, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described perl.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 6, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “The Perl Journal estimated that there are over 1,000,000 Perl users. More than 200 local Perl user groups exist on six continents.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jun 19, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 23, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026Registrar: Registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Jul 23, 2026 and most recently on Oct 23, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026Certificate: Certainly certificate valid Oct 16, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026, as seen on Oct 18, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 18, 2026
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 19, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
All 4 safety checks passed (Oct 25, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered May 31, 1995 — 31 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Squarespace Domains II LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 23, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.perl.org.
checked Sep 29, 2026
The live front page reads as a software or technology site that is funded by donations or members, mainly for specialists in its field.
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 #2,632)+10
Verified continuity: 31.4 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+5
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 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 perl.org 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
The Perl Journal estimated that there are over 1,000,000 Perl users. More than 200 local Perl user groups exist on six continents.
Now
Perl.org is the official hub for Perl, a feature-rich programming language with over 38 years of development. The site serves programmers of all levels with documentation, learning resources, and access to CPAN, a repository of over 42,000 open-source extension modules. Perl has an active worldwide community with over 230 local groups and regular conferences.
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.
1995
Domain registered (May 31, 1995).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 2 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Perl.org Books, mailinglists, and news for people interested in learning”