kernel.org

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kernel.org is ranked #1,811 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 568 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on Mar 7, 1997, 29 years, 7 months ago, through Gandi SAS, and is paid up until Mar 8, 2027. It is served by Nginx.

Global rank

#1,811

▼ 291 this week

Domain age

29 years

since Mar 7, 1997

Technologies

detected on the homepage

SEO score

76/100

homepage checks

Popularity rank

#1,811 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: #1,219.

Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

See where kernel.org sits in the top 10,000

Domain registration

Registered: Mar 7, 1997 (29 years, 7 months ago)
Expires: Mar 8, 2027
Registrar: Gandi SAS
Name servers: ns11.constellix.com, ns21.constellix.com, ns31.constellix.com, ns41.constellix.net, ns51.constellix.net, ns61.constellix.net
DNSSEC: Not signed

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

Technology stack

Web servers

Nginx

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.

76/100

https://kernel.org/

The Linux Kernel Archives

(no meta description)

14 passed · 7 warnings · 2 failed

Content

✓Title25 characters
✕Meta descriptionMissing
!H1 heading2 H1 headings — use one
✓Subheadings2 H2 headings
✓Image alt textAll 8 images have alt text
!Content lengthAbout 228 words in the served HTML

Indexing

✓IndexableNo noindex directive
!Canonical URLMissing
!robots.txtNot found
!XML sitemapNot found
✓Language attributeen
!Structured dataNo JSON-LD or microdata

Social sharing

✕Open GraphMissing
!Twitter / X cardMissing

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://kernel.org/
HTTP status: 200
Server: nginx
Response time: 37 ms (first byte 37 ms, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size: 19 KB
Compression: gzip

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Questions about kernel.org

How popular is kernel.org?

kernel.org is #1,811 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is kernel.org?

kernel.org was registered on Mar 7, 1997, which makes the domain 29 years, 7 months old.

What is kernel.org built with?

We detected Nginx on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of kernel.org?

Gandi SAS, according to the registry's RDAP record.