thestar.com
thestar.com is ranked #4,032 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), up 98 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on Nov 7, 1995, 30 years, 11 months ago, through Tucows Domains Inc., and is paid up until Nov 6, 2026. Its homepage uses Font Awesome, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Amazon Ads, Google Ad Manager and reCAPTCHA. It is served through jsDelivr.
Popularity rank
#4,032 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: #3,422.
Domain registration
- Registered
- Nov 7, 1995 (30 years, 11 months ago)
- Expires
- Nov 6, 2026
- Registrar
- Tucows Domains Inc.
- Name servers
ns-1321.awsdns-37.org,ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk,ns-480.awsdns-60.com,ns-559.awsdns-05.net- DNSSEC
- Not signed
From the registry's public RDAP record, checked Oct 1, 2026.
Technology stack
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.
20 passed · 3 warnings · 0 failed
Content
- ✓Title50 characters
- !Meta description178 characters — aim for 50–170
- ✓H1 headingExactly one H1
- ✓Subheadings20 H2 headings
- !Image alt text1 of 63 images have no alt text
- ✓Content lengthAbout 2,408 words
Indexing
- ✓IndexableNo noindex directive
- ✓Canonical URLhttps://www.thestar.com/
- ✓robots.txtFound
- ✓XML sitemapFound
- ✓Language attributeen
- ✓Structured dataNewsMediaOrganization, WebSite, Organization
Social sharing
- ✓Open GraphTitle, description and image set
- ✓Twitter / X cardsummary_large_image
Technical
- ✓HTTPSServed over HTTPS
- ✓Mobile viewportFound
- ✓FaviconFound
- !Character encodingNot declared
Security headers
- ✓Strict-Transport-SecuritySet
- ✓Content-Security-PolicySet
- ✓Clickjacking protectionSet
- ✓X-Content-Type-OptionsSet
- ✓Referrer-PolicySet
Server response
- Final URL
https://www.thestar.com/- HTTP status
- 200
- Server
- —
- Response time
- 2.81 s (first byte 2.79 s, from our scanner in a US data centre)
- HTML size
- 641 KB
- Compression
- gzip
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Sites ranked near thestar.com
| Rank | Website | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| #4,027 | cars.com | 1998 |
| #4,028 | strln.net | 2017 |
| #4,029 | hiyaapi.com | 2016 |
| #4,030 | macomnet.ru | — |
| #4,031 | volcfcdndvs1.com | 2025 |
| #4,033 | abb.com | 1990 |
| #4,034 | volcgtm.com | 2021 |
| #4,035 | microsoftonline.us | — |
| #4,036 | shopee.co.th | 2015 |
| #4,037 | tfl.gov.uk | 2000 |
Questions about thestar.com
How popular is thestar.com?
thestar.com is #4,032 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.
How old is thestar.com?
thestar.com was registered on Nov 7, 1995, which makes the domain 30 years, 11 months old.
What is thestar.com built with?
We detected Font Awesome, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Amazon Ads, Google Ad Manager, reCAPTCHA and jsDelivr on its homepage.
Who is the registrar of thestar.com?
Tucows Domains Inc., according to the registry's RDAP record.