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britannica.com

Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica

britannica.com is registered with CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. since June 14, 1995 (31.4 years). The registration expires on June 13, 2027. The site runs on VWO, Google Ad Manager, Cloudflare Web Analytics and 4 other technologies. Its email security grade is C. Its SSL certificate is issued by Amazon and is valid for 77 more days.

Domain age
31.4 yrs
Technologies
7
Email security
C
SSL days left
77

Registration

RegistrarCSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
IANA ID299
RegisteredJune 14, 1995
ExpiresJune 13, 2027
UpdatedJune 9, 2026
Statusclient transfer prohibited
Name serversns-1050.awsdns-03.org, ns-1567.awsdns-03.co.uk, ns-243.awsdns-30.com, ns-829.awsdns-39.net
DNSSECNot signed

DNS records

TypeValueTTL
A184.196.30.24960
A32.201.172.11860
NSns-1050.awsdns-03.org3600
NSns-1567.awsdns-03.co.uk3600
NSns-243.awsdns-30.com3600
NSns-829.awsdns-39.net3600
TXTca3-34d513380a624c15b1894f20512d2ca81800
TXTca3-5187b5f7e89c48ce9ac11ac4ad4ba6811800
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=yx5oj1072bsq69m7blcnrkktdu6h4h1800
TXTgoogle-site-verification=3qlcdPLjaLxZmTfGmv2-7hXoRu7HWw7Sx--a2KgIoN01800
TXTgoogle-site-verification=iCsMOBxTnqow6GNvW0LQ292qIMjLqMXwpQ6tOfIZgY41800
TXTgoogle-site-verification=k10aAIZQu5EjFbrh-ABW-9q9phYyigXf-211snaxdg41800
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.google.com exists:%{i}._spf.sparkpostmail.com ~all1800

Technology stack

A/B testing
JavaScript library

Analytics and advertising IDs

google_tag_manager:GTM-5W6NC8google_tag_manager:GTM-KRJ753NG

SSL certificate

ValidValid
IssuerUS, Amazon RSA 2048 M04, Amazon
ExpiresJanuary 26, 2027
Days remaining77
ProtocolTLSv1.2
Names*.britannica.com, britannica.com

Email security

CScore 78/100 across SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI.
  • warnNo DKIM key found at common selectors (google, selector1, selector2, default, k1, k2, s1, s2, ...). DKIM may still use a custom selector we cannot guess.
  • warnNo MX records: this domain cannot receive email.
  • warnNo BIMI record (optional: shows your logo next to your emails in supporting inboxes).
  • goodSPF record found.
  • goodSPF ends with ~all: servers you have not listed are marked as suspicious (soft fail).
  • goodDMARC policy is reject: mail that fails authentication is blocked.
  • goodDMARC aggregate reports are sent to mailto:[email protected].

Homepage metadata

TitleEncyclopedia Britannica | Britannica
DescriptionExplore the fact-checked online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and images from experts.
Languageen
Canonicalhttps://www.britannica.com/
Structured dataWebSite
IndexableYes
Word count961

About britannica.com

Who is the registrar of britannica.com?

britannica.com is registered with CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (IANA ID 299).

When does britannica.com expire?

The current registration of britannica.com expires on June 13, 2027. It was first registered on June 14, 1995.

What technology does britannica.com use?

We detected 7 technologies on britannica.com, including VWO, Google Ad Manager, Cloudflare Web Analytics, Cloudflare, Google Fonts, jQuery.

Does britannica.com protect its email with SPF and DMARC?

britannica.com scores 78/100 (grade C) for email security. No DKIM key found at common selectors (google, selector1, selector2, default, k1, k2, s1, s2, ...). DKIM may still use a custom selector we cannot guess. No MX records: this domain cannot receive email.

What are the name servers of britannica.com?

britannica.com uses ns-1050.awsdns-03.org, ns-1567.awsdns-03.co.uk, ns-243.awsdns-30.com, ns-829.awsdns-39.net.