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sfchronicle.com is ranked #6,540 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 42 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on Sep 11, 1998, 28 years, 1 month ago, through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., and is paid up until Sep 10, 2027. It is served through Fastly.

Global rank
#6,540
▼ 19 this week
Domain age
28 years
since Sep 11, 1998
Technologies
1
detected on the homepage
SEO score
57/100
homepage checks

Popularity rank

#6,540 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: #6,065.

#6,016#6,311#6,606 Apr 1, 2026: #6,165Apr 7, 2026: #6,115Apr 8, 2026: #6,114Apr 14, 2026: #6,112Apr 15, 2026: #6,137Apr 21, 2026: #6,174Apr 22, 2026: #6,177Apr 28, 2026: #6,161Apr 29, 2026: #6,153May 5, 2026: #6,162May 6, 2026: #6,160May 12, 2026: #6,065May 13, 2026: #6,092May 19, 2026: #6,148May 20, 2026: #6,140May 26, 2026: #6,119May 27, 2026: #6,122Jun 2, 2026: #6,138Jun 3, 2026: #6,140Jun 9, 2026: #6,105Jun 10, 2026: #6,132Jun 16, 2026: #6,183Jun 17, 2026: #6,180Jun 23, 2026: #6,243Jun 24, 2026: #6,252Jun 30, 2026: #6,282Jul 1, 2026: #6,284Jul 7, 2026: #6,245Jul 8, 2026: #6,237Jul 14, 2026: #6,284Jul 15, 2026: #6,335Jul 21, 2026: #6,405Jul 22, 2026: #6,409Jul 28, 2026: #6,407Jul 29, 2026: #6,411Aug 4, 2026: #6,455Aug 5, 2026: #6,452Aug 11, 2026: #6,436Aug 12, 2026: #6,426Aug 18, 2026: #6,475Aug 19, 2026: #6,476Aug 25, 2026: #6,465Aug 26, 2026: #6,465Sep 1, 2026: #6,485Sep 2, 2026: #6,458Sep 8, 2026: #6,423Sep 9, 2026: #6,453Sep 15, 2026: #6,500Sep 16, 2026: #6,498Sep 22, 2026: #6,532Sep 23, 2026: #6,543Sep 29, 2026: #6,557Sep 30, 2026: #6,556Oct 6, 2026: #6,521Oct 13, 2026: #6,540 Apr 1, 2026 Oct 13, 2026
Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

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Domain registration

Registered
Sep 11, 1998 (28 years, 1 month ago)
Expires
Sep 10, 2027
Registrar
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Name servers
ns1.hearstnp.com, ns2.hearstnp.com, ns3.hearstnp.com, ns4.hearstnp.com, ns5.hearstnp.com, ns6.hearstnp.com
DNSSEC
Not signed

From the registry's public RDAP record, checked Oct 7, 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://www.sfchronicle.com/
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://www.sfchronicle.com/
HTTP status
200
Server
—
Response time
3.60 s (first byte 3.60 s, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size
3.0 KB
Compression
none reported

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Questions about sfchronicle.com

How popular is sfchronicle.com?

sfchronicle.com is #6,540 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is sfchronicle.com?

sfchronicle.com was registered on Sep 11, 1998, which makes the domain 28 years, 1 month old.

What is sfchronicle.com built with?

We detected Fastly on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of sfchronicle.com?

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