www.example.com - dns.ninja

www.example.com

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
A2606:4700:10::6814:179aπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cloudflare2606:4700:10::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US βœ“ In HTTPS hints
A2606:4700:10::ac42:93f3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cloudflare2606:4700:10::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US βœ“ In HTTPS hints
A104.20.23.154Cloudflare104.20.16.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US βœ“ In HTTPS hints
A172.66.147.243πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cloudflare172.66.144.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US βœ“ In HTTPS hints
HTTPSHTTP/2 βœ“ hints match
IPv4 hints104.20.23.154, 172.66.147.243
IPv6 hints2606:4700:10::6814:179a, 2606:4700:10::ac42:93f3

example.com

DNSSECπŸ”’ Signed (DS record present)
A2606:4700:10::6814:179aπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cloudflare2606:4700:10::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US βœ“ In HTTPS hints
A2606:4700:10::ac42:93f3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cloudflare2606:4700:10::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US βœ“ In HTTPS hints
A104.20.23.154Cloudflare104.20.16.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US βœ“ In HTTPS hints
A172.66.147.243πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cloudflare172.66.144.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US βœ“ In HTTPS hints
NSelliott.ns.cloudflare.com ⭐
NShera.ns.cloudflare.com
TXT_k2n1y4vw3qtb4skdx9e7dxt97qrmmq9
TXTv=spf1 -all
HTTPSHTTP/2 βœ“ hints match
IPv4 hints104.20.23.154, 172.66.147.243
IPv6 hints2606:4700:10::6814:179a, 2606:4700:10::ac42:93f3
SOAelliott.ns.cloudflare.comdns@cloudflare.com serial=2407636105
WOT: SAFE (94/100)
rank #119 globally
rank #76 in the tld

example.com

Lead: example.com is a reserved domain used for documentation and example purposes, operated by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). It is widely recognized as a safe placeholder for illustrative URLs.

Key facts

  • Owner / operator: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
  • TLD:.comβ€” gTLD
  • Primary purpose: placeholder domain for documentation and examples
  • Status: active (reserved for documentation)

History

YearEvent
1992Registered by IANA
1999Reserved for documentation by RFC 2606
2014Continues to be used as a generic example domain

Related domains

  • example.org
  • example.net
Semrush Rank:#294,760 Keywords:15,506 Traffic:5,448/mo
WOT: SAFE (94/100)
πŸ“ˆ Tranco rank: #185
example.com - Tranco Rank (30d: ↓-2)182184186188190Jun 7Jun 16Jun 25Jul 4Jul 13Rank#183#185

Example.com

Example.com is a reserved domain operated by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) specifically for use in documentation, tutorials, and educational materials.

Purpose

  • Provides a safe, standardized placeholder domain for technical documentation
  • Allows developers and writers to reference a domain in examples without requiring permission
  • Prevents confusion between example code and real production systems

Key Facts

  • Operator: IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
  • Status: Reserved domain, not available for registration
  • Use case: Documentation, tutorials, code samples, and educational materials
  • The domain should never be used in actual production environments or live applications

PTR for

MX for

Previously MX for

Same first word

Similar names

DNS History

11 records (4 active, 7 former)

201020122014201620182020202220242026A104.20.23.154172.66.147.2432606:4700:10::6814:179a2606:4700:10::ac42:93f3104.18.26.120104.18.27.120208.77.188.1662606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:19462606:4700::6812:1a782606:4700::6812:1b7893.184.216.34
β—‹A104.18.26.1202026-02-14 β†’ 2026-04-10 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2021-10-27 14:46:42
● 2026-02-14 21:27:42
● 2026-04-10 06:10:16
β—‹ 2026-04-10 08:20:22
β—‹ 2026-07-16 02:21:00
β—‹A104.18.27.1202026-02-14 β†’ 2026-04-10 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2021-10-27 14:46:42
● 2026-02-14 21:27:42
● 2026-04-10 06:10:16
β—‹ 2026-04-10 08:20:22
β—‹ 2026-07-16 02:21:00
●A104.20.23.1542026-04-10 β†’ 2026-07-16 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2026-04-10 06:10:16
● 2026-04-10 08:20:22
● 2026-07-16 02:21:00
●A172.66.147.2432026-04-10 β†’ 2026-07-16 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2026-04-10 06:10:16
● 2026-04-10 08:20:22
● 2026-07-16 02:21:00
β—‹A208.77.188.1662009-01-26 β†’ 2009-01-26 Β· 3 obs
● 2009-01-26 08:52:54
β—‹ 2015-09-01 11:53:06
β—‹ 2026-07-16 02:21:00
β—‹A2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:19462015-09-01 β†’ 2021-10-27 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2009-01-26 08:52:54
● 2015-09-01 11:53:06
● 2021-10-27 14:46:42
β—‹ 2026-02-14 21:27:42
β—‹ 2026-07-16 02:21:00
β—‹A2606:4700::6812:1a782026-02-14 β†’ 2026-04-10 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2021-10-27 14:46:42
● 2026-02-14 21:27:42
● 2026-04-10 06:10:16
β—‹ 2026-04-10 08:20:22
β—‹ 2026-07-16 02:21:00
β—‹A2606:4700::6812:1b782026-02-14 β†’ 2026-04-10 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2021-10-27 14:46:42
● 2026-02-14 21:27:42
● 2026-04-10 06:10:16
β—‹ 2026-04-10 08:20:22
β—‹ 2026-07-16 02:21:00
●A2606:4700:10::6814:179a2026-04-10 β†’ 2026-07-16 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2026-04-10 06:10:16
● 2026-04-10 08:20:22
● 2026-07-16 02:21:00
●A2606:4700:10::ac42:93f32026-04-10 β†’ 2026-07-16 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2026-04-10 06:10:16
● 2026-04-10 08:20:22
● 2026-07-16 02:21:00
β—‹A93.184.216.342015-09-01 β†’ 2021-10-27 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2009-01-26 08:52:54
● 2015-09-01 11:53:06
● 2021-10-27 14:46:42
β—‹ 2026-02-14 21:27:42
β—‹ 2026-07-16 02:21:00

πŸ” DNS Trace

πŸ“‹ Delegation Chain

ZoneNameserversGlue
comi.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, k.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...-
example.comhera.ns.cloudflare.com, elliott.ns.cloudflare.com12 records

βœ… Authoritative Response

Server:108.162.195.228

NS records: hera.ns.cloudflare.com, elliott.ns.cloudflare.com

πŸ”’ DNSSEC Status

πŸ” Secure (DNSSEC validated)

Chain of trust verified from root to domain

⏱️ Timing

Total: 189ms | Queries: -

πŸ“„ Records

TypeCountSample Data
A2104.20.23.154, 172.66.147.243
AAAA22606:4700:10::ac42:93f3, 2606:4700:10::6814:179a
HTTPS1{"priority":1,"target":".","alpn":["h2"]

πŸ“Œ Glue Records Collected

Total: 12

Out-of-bailiwick: 12 (hera.ns.cloudflare.com, hera.ns.cloudflare.com, hera.ns.cloudflare.com...)

Analysis

Mail Server Role

www.example.com acts as a mail server for lugman.net, tenkounoebi.com and lugman.org.

mail.example.com, mail.interdet-lsp.org and mail.lugman.org are frequently seen as mail servers alongside www.example.com.

IP Addresses

www.example.com has four IP addresses: 104.20.23.154, 172.66.147.243, 2606:4700:10::6814:179a and 2606:4700:10::ac42:93f3.

Among the host names that share IP numbers with www.example.com are turbus.cl, zpack.dev, example.com and two others.