thesun.co.uk

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #1,939

thesun.co.uk operates primarily as a news & media site, focusing on tabloid news. The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper, published by News Group Newspapers. It is known for its sensationalist reporting and broad coverage of news, sports, and entertainment, primarily targeting a mass market audience in the UK. It is operated by News Group Newspapers, a subsidiary of News Corp.

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News & Media

Platforms that produce or aggregate news and journalism content.

Well Established

thesun.co.uk is a well-established platform operated by News Group Newspapers. Top 100,000 global website, 28 years old. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 100,000 global website28 years old
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GET /api/v1/classify?domain=thesun.co.uk
{
  "domain": "thesun.co.uk",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "news_media",
    "specialization": "Tabloid News"
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "UK-based tabloid newspaper and news website",
    "summary": "The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper, published by News Group Newspapers. It is known for its sensationalist reporting and broad coverage of news, sports, and entertainment, primarily targeting a mass market audience in the UK.",
    "operator": "News Group Newspapers",
    "parent_entity": "News Corp",
    "topics": [
      "news",
      "tabloid",
      "uk news",
      "entertainment",
      "sports",
      "politics"
    ]
  },
  "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": {
    "registered_date": "1997-05-19T00:00:00Z",
    "rank": 1939,
    "hosting_provider": "AUTOMATTIC"
  }
}

Hosting

AUTOMATTIC

Registered

May 19, 1997

Last Updated

Jan 6, 2026

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