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Common questions
Is time.com legit or a scam?
time.com was registered Nov 19, 1993 (32 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.
Who owns time.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for time.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was time.com registered?
time.com's registration dates to Nov 19, 1993 (32 years old), per public registration records. MarkMonitor Inc. is the registrar on record today.
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3 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 14, 2026).
Registered 1993 · site is live · HTTPS valid
TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
TIME publishes breaking news and analysis on politics, world events, health, science, entertainment, and technology. The site serves readers seeking current national and international news coverage, with original reporting and opinion pieces across multiple sections.
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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 19, 1993 — 32 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: MarkMonitor Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 23, 2026).
Authority 87/100— ahead of 87% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
87 is a percentile: higher than 87% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #570)+9
Verified continuity: 32.9 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+20
Model score: 44/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 87/100 — 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 14 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 14 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2014 record.
1993
Domain registered (Nov 19, 1993).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 14 times through 2014.
2014
Self-description at the time:
“Time.com Time mag - analysis, & reporting on politics & current affairs”