TinyURL.com The original way to shorten long URL's
TinyURL.com is a free URL-shortening service that converts long web addresses into compact, redirectable links. It is operated by Gilby Productions, based in Blaine, Minnesota, and serves anyone needing to share or manage unwieldy URLs. The site bills itself as the original URL shortener, predating many of the better-known services in the category.
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Authority
100/100
Safety
90/100
Registered
Jan 27, 2002
24 years old · Tucows Domains Inc.
On record
since 2006
All 5 safety checks passed (Sep 5, 2026).
Current facts
What AboutUs observed on the live site and in WHOIS/DNS today. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
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Gilby Productions — company name on record since 2006; still matches the live site.
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Domain registered Jan 27, 2002 — 24 years old.
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Registrar today: Tucows Domains Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 26, 2026).
Authority 100/100— in the top 1% of scored sitesClear
Why this authority score
Prominence (Tranco rank #278; Open PageRank 6.7/10)+21
Verified continuity: 24.5 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+4
Prominence × continuity interaction+1
Calibration adjustment (published map)+30
Every point maps to a sentence. These lines sum to the model score of 67/99, which is what places this site at 100/100 against every other scored site.
Safety evidence
All checked sources came back clean
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2002
Domain registered (Jan 27, 2002).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 32 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“TinyURL.com The original way to shorten long URL's”