lichess.org

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lichess.org is ranked #1,228 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 2 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on Jun 14, 2010, 16 years, 4 months ago, through OVH sas, and is paid up until Jun 14, 2027. It is served by Nginx.

Global rank

#1,228

▼ 7 this week

Domain age

16 years

since Jun 14, 2010

Technologies

detected on the homepage

SEO score

76/100

homepage checks

Popularity rank

#1,228 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: #1,118.

Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

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

Domain registration

Registered: Jun 14, 2010 (16 years, 4 months ago)
Expires: Jun 14, 2027
Registrar: OVH sas
Name servers: dimitris.ns.cloudflare.com, serenity.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC: 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://lichess.org/

lichess.org • Free Online Chess

Free online chess server. Play chess in a clean interface. No registration, no ads, no plugin required. Play chess with the computer, friends or random opponents.

14 passed · 7 warnings · 2 failed

Content

✓Title31 characters
✓Meta description162 characters
✕H1 headingMissing in the served HTML
✓Subheadings12 H2 headings
✕Image alt text9 of 17 images have no alt text
✓Content lengthAbout 450 words

Indexing

✓IndexableNo noindex directive
!Canonical URLMissing
✓robots.txtFound
!XML sitemapNot found
✓Language attributeen-GB
ihreflang22 language alternates
!Structured dataNo JSON-LD or microdata

Social sharing

✓Open GraphTitle, description and image 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-OptionsNot set
!Referrer-PolicyNot set

Server response

Final URL: https://lichess.org/
HTTP status: 200
Server: nginx
Response time: 124 ms (first byte 123 ms, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size: 36 KB
Compression: br

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Questions about lichess.org

How popular is lichess.org?

lichess.org is #1,228 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is lichess.org?

lichess.org was registered on Jun 14, 2010, which makes the domain 16 years, 4 months old.

What is lichess.org built with?

We detected Nginx on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of lichess.org?

OVH sas, according to the registry's RDAP record.