kotaku.com

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #4,506

kotaku.com operates primarily as a news & media site, focusing on video game news and culture. Kotaku is an American video game website and blog that covers video game news, reviews, and culture. It is known for its editorial content and commentary on the gaming industry. It is operated by Kotaku, a subsidiary of G/O Media.

Industry Category

News & Media

Platforms that produce or aggregate news and journalism content.

Related Topics

video gamesgaming newsgame reviewspop cultureentertainment

Well Established

kotaku.com is a well-established platform operated by Kotaku. Top 100,000 global website, 23 years old. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 100,000 global website23 years old
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    "operator": "Kotaku",
    "parent_entity": "G/O Media",
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      "game reviews",
      "pop culture",
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    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
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  "facts": {
    "registered_date": "2002-03-05T00:00:00Z",
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}

Hosting

CLOUDFLARENET

Registered

Mar 5, 2002

Last Updated

Jan 7, 2026

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