When was random-website.com built?
Analyzed 15 November 2026. Re-analyze
Estimated launch
May 2019
There's good evidence for the year, but the exact month is less certain.
BuiltWhen verified that random-website.com launched in May 2019 (51% confidence), with domain registration recorded in May 2020.
- The current domain registration is newer than the first evidence of the website, so the domain was probably re-registered or changed hands. The registration date is not used as a lower bound.
- Earlier archived copies show a placeholder or parking page, which narrows the launch window.
- Website age
- ~7.5 years
- From estimated launch
- Domain registered
- May 2020
- Not the launch date
- First evidence
- May 2019
- Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)
- Current version
- No clear redesign
- A possible change is in the timeline
History at a glance
The domain and the website have separate lives. Website age is measured from the launch, not from registration.
Timeline
November 2018 – May 2019
May 2020
Domain re-registered
The current registration started after the website was already online — the domain likely lapsed or changed hands.
Confirmed
Between February and March 2023
November 2026
Built with today
Detected on the live homepage. Select a technology to see the evidence.
- Hosting / CDN
AWS, 99% confidence. Show evidence.
- Amazon CloudFront x-amz-cf-id header
- Server header names an AWS service
- 99% detection confidence
- Analytics
Google Analyticssince 2021, 95% confidence. Show evidence.
- gtag.js with a GA measurement ID
- 95% detection confidence
Why we think it launched in 20196 pieces of evidence, each linked to its source
- First archived copy of the website: May 2019.
- Last archived placeholder page: August 2018 (9 months earlier).
August 2018
Last archived placeholder page
The archive still showed a placeholder here (Empty directory listing), so the real website launched after this.
Sets the earliest possible dateInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)View source
May 2019
First archived copy of the website
The earliest successful snapshot of the homepage showing real website content in the Internet Archive.
The estimate is based on thisInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)View source
May 2020
Domain registered
The domain's current registration began on this date. A website can only launch after this, but often launches much later.
Disagrees, so not usedRDAP registry dataView source
February 2021
Google Analytics first seen
Google Analytics appears in archived copies of the site from this date.
Background onlyInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)
July 2021
jQuery first seen
jQuery appears in archived copies of the site from this date.
Background onlyInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)
February 2023
Homepage Last-Modified header
When the server says the current homepage file last changed.
Background onlyHTTP headersView source
What we checked
- Domain registry (RDAP)Checked
- Internet Archive indexChecked
- Live websiteChecked
- Archived page comparisonChecked
56 months of archived homepage copies; 10 compared in detail. BuiltWhen estimates from observable evidence and can be wrong. How estimates work
Domain registrationRegistered May 2020 · CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- Registered
- 26 May 2020
- Registration expires
- 26 May 2027
- Registry record updated
- 6 August 2026
- Registrar
- CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- Nameservers
- ns-1052.awsdns-03.org, ns-1631.awsdns-11.co.uk, ns-479.awsdns-59.com, ns-655.awsdns-17.net
Public registry data via RDAP. Registrant details are never collected.
