ask.com

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #3,666

ask.com operates primarily as a search engine, focusing on web search engine. Ask.com is a web search engine that originated as Ask Jeeves, focusing on natural language question-answering. It provides search results and related information to user queries. It is operated by Ask Media Group, a subsidiary of IAC.

Industry Category

Search Engines

Platforms for searching and discovering web content.

Related Topics

search engineweb searchquestion answeringinternet

Well Established

ask.com is a well-established platform operated by Ask Media Group. Top 10,000 global website, 27 years old, high traffic. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 10,000 global website27 years oldhigh traffic
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{
  "domain": "ask.com",
  "state": "developed",
  "stability": "permanent",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "search_engine",
    "specialization": "Web Search Engine",
    "secondary_purposes": []
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "Web search engine known for its question-answering format",
    "summary": "Ask.com is a web search engine that originated as Ask Jeeves, focusing on natural language question-answering. It provides search results and related information to user queries.",
    "operator": "Ask Media Group",
    "parent_entity": "IAC",
    "topics": [
      "search engine",
      "web search",
      "question answering",
      "internet"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": false,
    "is_file_host": false,
    "is_url_shortener": false,
    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
    "is_form_builder": false,
    "is_document_host": false
  },
  "facts": {
    "created_at": "1998-10-20",
    "rank": 3666,
    "hosting_provider": "FASTLY"
  }
}

Hosting

FASTLY

Registered

Oct 20, 1998

Last Updated

Jan 6, 2026

Domain data sourced from WHOIS, Tranco rankings, and URLert's classification engine.