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Common questions
Is worldometers.info legit or a scam?
worldometers.info was registered Sep 3, 2004 (22 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 worldometers.info?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for worldometers.info. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was worldometers.info registered?
worldometers.info's registration dates to Sep 3, 2004 (22 years old), per public registration records. GoDaddy.com, LLC is the registrar on record today.
Worldometers provides live, real-time statistics on global population, health, energy, environment, and food metrics, including a world population clock and emissions tracking. The site serves researchers, educators, and general audiences seeking current world data.
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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 Sep 3, 2004 — 22 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy.com, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 29, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.worldometers.info.
Authority 78/100— ahead of 78% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
78 is a percentile: higher than 78% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #4,846)+9
Verified continuity: 22.1 years (RDAP registration)+10
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+17
Model score: 40/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 78/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
Retained threat-feed result (recorded about 15 days ago); name-similarity check available (recorded about 4 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 4 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2004
Domain registered (Sep 3, 2004).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 2 times through 2008.