independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk is ranked #738 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 10 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on Feb 2, 1996, 30 years, 8 months ago, through Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude, and is paid up until Feb 2, 2027. Its homepage uses Google Ad Manager. It is served through Fastly.
Popularity rank
#738 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: #626.
Domain registration
- Registered
- Feb 2, 1996 (30 years, 8 months ago)
- Expires
- Feb 2, 2027
- Registrar
- Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude
- Name servers
lars.ns.cloudflare.com.,rihana.ns.cloudflare.com.- DNSSEC
- Not signed
From the registry's public RDAP record, checked Oct 1, 2026.
Technology stack
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.
20 passed · 2 warnings · 1 failed
Content
- !Title68 characters — aim for 15–65
- ✓Meta description57 characters
- !H1 heading12 H1 headings — use one
- ✓Subheadings85 H2 headings
- ✕Image alt text18 of 70 images have no alt text
- ✓Content lengthAbout 1,232 words
Indexing
- ✓IndexableNo noindex directive
- ✓Canonical URLhttps://www.independent.co.uk/us
- ✓robots.txtFound
- ✓XML sitemapFound
- ✓Language attributeen
- ihreflang2 language alternates
- ✓Structured dataOrganization
Social sharing
- ✓Open GraphTitle, description and image set
- ✓Twitter / X cardsummary
Technical
- ✓HTTPSServed over HTTPS
- ✓Mobile viewportFound
- ✓FaviconFound
- ✓Character encodingutf-8
Security headers
- ✓Strict-Transport-SecuritySet
- ✓Content-Security-PolicySet
- ✓Clickjacking protectionSet
- ✓X-Content-Type-OptionsSet
- ✓Referrer-PolicySet
Server response
- Final URL
https://www.independent.co.uk/us- HTTP status
- 200
- Server
- —
- Response time
- 1.56 s (first byte 1.55 s, from our scanner in a US data centre)
- HTML size
- 328 KB
- Compression
- br
Sites ranked near independent.co.uk
| Rank | Website | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| #733 | stripchat.com | 2006 |
| #734 | nel.goog | 2018 |
| #735 | bamgrid.com | 2012 |
| #736 | nmrodam.com | 2019 |
| #737 | cnet.com | 1994 |
| #739 | pushy.io | 2017 |
| #740 | bugsnag.com | 2011 |
| #741 | amazon.it | — |
| #742 | porkbun.com | 1999 |
| #743 | consultant.ru | — |
Questions about independent.co.uk
How popular is independent.co.uk?
independent.co.uk is #738 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.
How old is independent.co.uk?
independent.co.uk was registered on Feb 2, 1996, which makes the domain 30 years, 8 months old.
What is independent.co.uk built with?
We detected Google Ad Manager and Fastly on its homepage.
Who is the registrar of independent.co.uk?
Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude, according to the registry's RDAP record.