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nature.com is ranked #298 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), up 2 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on Aug 11, 1994, 32 years, 2 months ago, through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., and is paid up until Aug 10, 2028. It is served through Fastly.

Global rank

#298

▲ 10 this week

Domain age

32 years

since Aug 11, 1994

Technologies

detected on the homepage

SEO score

57/100

homepage checks

Popularity rank

#298 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: #279.

Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

See where nature.com sits in the top 10,000

Domain registration

Registered: Aug 11, 1994 (32 years, 2 months ago)
Expires: Aug 10, 2028
Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Name servers: pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org, pdns4.ultradns.org, pdns5.ultradns.info, pdns6.ultradns.co.uk
DNSSEC: Not signed

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

Technology stack

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.

57/100

https://idp.nature.com/transit?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Fnature&code=a4aaa273-c4f4-41f6-9bb4-08b51872ef73

Client Challenge

(no meta description)

7 passed · 11 warnings · 4 failed

Content

✓Title16 characters
✕Meta descriptionMissing
✕H1 headingMissing in the served HTML
!SubheadingsNo H2 headings in the served HTML
iImage alt textNo images in the served HTML
✕Content lengthAbout 36 words in the served HTML

Indexing

✓IndexableNo noindex directive
!Canonical URLMissing
✓robots.txtFound
✓XML sitemapFound
✓Language attributeen
!Structured dataNo JSON-LD or microdata

Social sharing

✕Open GraphMissing
!Twitter / X cardMissing

Technical

✓HTTPSServed over HTTPS
✓Mobile viewportFound
!FaviconMissing
!Character encodingNot declared

Security headers

!Strict-Transport-SecurityNot set
!Content-Security-PolicyNot set
!Clickjacking protectionNot set
!X-Content-Type-OptionsNot set
!Referrer-PolicyNot set

Server response

Final URL: https://idp.nature.com/transit?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Fnature&code=a4aaa273-c4f4-41f6-9bb4-08b51872ef73
HTTP status: 200
Server: —
Response time: 2.96 s (first byte 2.96 s, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size: 3.0 KB
Compression: none reported

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Questions about nature.com

How popular is nature.com?

nature.com is #298 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is nature.com?

nature.com was registered on Aug 11, 1994, which makes the domain 32 years, 2 months old.

What is nature.com built with?

We detected Fastly on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of nature.com?

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