bbc.com

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bbc.com is ranked #215 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 1 place in four weeks. The domain was registered on Jul 15, 1989, 37 years, 2 months ago, through Tucows Domains Inc., and is paid up until Jul 14, 2030. Its homepage uses Next.js, React and Bootstrap. It is served through Fastly.

Global rank

#215

▲ 5 this week

Domain age

37 years

since Jul 15, 1989

Technologies

detected on the homepage

SEO score

83/100

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Popularity rank

#215 of the top 1 million sites in the Tranco research ranking, which averages several traffic and DNS sources over 30 days. Best rank in the period shown: #200.

Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

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Domain registration

Registered: Jul 15, 1989 (37 years, 2 months ago)
Expires: Jul 14, 2030
Registrar: Tucows Domains Inc.
Name servers: ddns0.bbc.co.uk, ddns0.bbc.com, ddns1.bbc.co.uk, ddns1.bbc.com, dns0.bbc.co.uk, dns0.bbc.com, dns1.bbc.co.uk, dns1.bbc.com
DNSSEC: Not signed

From the registry's public RDAP record, checked Oct 1, 2026.

Technology stack

JavaScript frameworks

Next.js React

UI frameworks & fonts

Bootstrap

CDN

Fastly

Detected from the homepage HTML and response headers on Oct 14, 2026. Tools loaded only after scripts run (or after consent banners) may be missing.

Homepage SEO check

Checked from the HTML our scanner received on Oct 14, 2026. Content added later by JavaScript isn't counted.

83/100

https://www.bbc.com/

BBC Home - Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more.

17 passed · 4 warnings · 2 failed

Content

!Title116 characters — aim for 15–65
✓Meta description126 characters
✕H1 headingMissing in the served HTML
✓Subheadings135 H2 headings
✕Image alt text70 of 143 images have no alt text
✓Content lengthAbout 2,501 words

Indexing

✓IndexableNo noindex directive
✓Canonical URLhttps://www.bbc.com
✓robots.txtFound
✓XML sitemapFound
✓Language attributeen-GB
ihreflang2 language alternates
✓Structured dataWebPage

Social sharing

!Open Graph2 of 3 key tags set
!Twitter / X cardMissing

Technical

✓HTTPSServed over HTTPS
✓Mobile viewportFound
✓FaviconFound
✓Character encodingutf-8

Security headers

✓Strict-Transport-SecuritySet
!Content-Security-PolicyNot set
✓Clickjacking protectionSet
✓X-Content-Type-OptionsSet
✓Referrer-PolicySet

Server response

Final URL: https://www.bbc.com/
HTTP status: 200
Server: BBC-GTM
Response time: 924 ms (first byte 910 ms, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size: 665 KB
Compression: gzip

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Questions about bbc.com

How popular is bbc.com?

bbc.com is #215 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is bbc.com?

bbc.com was registered on Jul 15, 1989, which makes the domain 37 years, 2 months old.

What is bbc.com built with?

We detected Next.js, React, Bootstrap and Fastly on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of bbc.com?

Tucows Domains Inc., according to the registry's RDAP record.