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theconversation.com is ranked #1,203 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 107 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on May 29, 2003, 23 years, 4 months ago, through 1API GmbH, and is paid up until May 29, 2027. Its homepage uses Next.js and React. It is served through Fastly by Nginx.

Global rank
#1,203
▼ 9 this week
Domain age
23 years
since May 29, 2003
Technologies
4
detected on the homepage
SEO score
78/100
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Popularity rank

#1,203 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: #968.

#945#1,086#1,227 Apr 1, 2026: #987Apr 7, 2026: #993Apr 8, 2026: #996Apr 14, 2026: #998Apr 15, 2026: #998Apr 21, 2026: #994Apr 22, 2026: #992Apr 28, 2026: #992Apr 29, 2026: #990May 5, 2026: #982May 6, 2026: #981May 12, 2026: #978May 13, 2026: #977May 19, 2026: #978May 20, 2026: #977May 26, 2026: #982May 27, 2026: #983Jun 2, 2026: #984Jun 3, 2026: #981Jun 9, 2026: #977Jun 10, 2026: #972Jun 16, 2026: #971Jun 17, 2026: #968Jun 23, 2026: #970Jun 24, 2026: #973Jun 30, 2026: #976Jul 1, 2026: #977Jul 7, 2026: #989Jul 8, 2026: #990Jul 14, 2026: #990Jul 15, 2026: #989Jul 21, 2026: #991Jul 22, 2026: #991Jul 28, 2026: #987Jul 29, 2026: #985Aug 4, 2026: #995Aug 5, 2026: #997Aug 11, 2026: #1,007Aug 12, 2026: #1,010Aug 18, 2026: #1,014Aug 19, 2026: #1,016Aug 25, 2026: #1,032Aug 26, 2026: #1,034Sep 1, 2026: #1,046Sep 2, 2026: #1,044Sep 8, 2026: #1,061Sep 9, 2026: #1,064Sep 15, 2026: #1,097Sep 16, 2026: #1,096Sep 22, 2026: #1,122Sep 23, 2026: #1,127Sep 29, 2026: #1,154Sep 30, 2026: #1,160Oct 6, 2026: #1,194Oct 13, 2026: #1,203 Apr 1, 2026 Oct 13, 2026
Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

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Domain registration

Registered
May 29, 2003 (23 years, 4 months ago)
Expires
May 29, 2027
Registrar
1API GmbH
Name servers
ns1.dnsimple-edge.com, ns1.dnsunlimited.com, ns2.dnsimple-edge.net, ns2.dnsunlimited.com, ns3.dnsimple-edge.io, ns3.dnsunlimited.com, ns4.dnsimple-edge.org, ns4.dnsunlimited.com
DNSSEC
Not signed

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

Technology stack

JavaScript frameworks
Next.jsReact
CDN
Fastly
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.

78/100
https://theconversation.com/us
The Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand
An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written by experts, assisted by journalists, to clearly explain events in the news and the latest research.

13 passed · 10 warnings · 0 failed

Content

  • !Title89 characters — aim for 15–65
  • !Meta description215 characters — aim for 50–170
  • ✓H1 headingExactly one H1
  • ✓Subheadings17 H2 headings
  • ✓Image alt textAll 270 images have alt text
  • ✓Content lengthAbout 1,930 words

Indexing

  • ✓IndexableNo noindex directive
  • ✓Canonical URLhttps://theconversation.com/us
  • ✓robots.txtFound
  • ✓XML sitemapFound
  • !Language attributeMissing
  • !Structured dataNo JSON-LD or microdata

Social sharing

  • !Open Graph2 of 3 key tags set
  • !Twitter / X cardMissing

Technical

  • ✓HTTPSServed over HTTPS
  • ✓Mobile viewportFound
  • !FaviconMissing
  • ✓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://theconversation.com/us
HTTP status
200
Server
nginx
Response time
1.89 s (first byte 1.86 s, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size
1.1 MB
Compression
gzip

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Questions about theconversation.com

How popular is theconversation.com?

theconversation.com is #1,203 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is theconversation.com?

theconversation.com was registered on May 29, 2003, which makes the domain 23 years, 4 months old.

What is theconversation.com built with?

We detected Next.js, React, Fastly and Nginx on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of theconversation.com?

1API GmbH, according to the registry's RDAP record.