wowhead.com

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #4,792

wowhead.com operates primarily as a knowledge base, focusing on world of warcraft database. Wowhead is a leading website providing an extensive database, news, guides, and tools for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. It features user-contributed content, comments, and a robust item and quest database. It is operated by Wowhead, a subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Ltd..

Beyond its core function, the ecosystem extends into content publishing and social networks, providing a broader range of services.

Industry Category

Knowledge Bases

Platforms hosting reference and educational content.

Related Industries

Content PublishingSocial Networks

Related Topics

World of WarcraftMMORPGgamingdatabaseguidescommunity

Well Established

wowhead.com is a well-established platform operated by Wowhead. Top 10,000 global website, 20 years old, high traffic. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 10,000 global website20 years oldhigh traffic

Security Considerations

While wowhead.com is an established platform, these capabilities require extra vigilance.

User-Generated Content

wowhead.com hosts content created by its users, not the platform operator. Individual posts, profiles, or pages may contain scams, misinformation, or phishing attempts that the platform hasn't yet detected or removed.

Remember: The platform itself is established, but even established platforms can be abused.

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Developer API

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GET /api/v1/classify?domain=wowhead.com
{
  "domain": "wowhead.com",
  "state": "developed",
  "stability": "permanent",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "knowledge_base",
    "specialization": "World of Warcraft Database",
    "secondary_purposes": [
      "content_publishing",
      "social_network"
    ]
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "Comprehensive database, news, and guides for World of Warcraft",
    "summary": "Wowhead is a leading website providing an extensive database, news, guides, and tools for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. It features user-contributed content, comments, and a robust item and quest database.",
    "operator": "Wowhead",
    "parent_entity": "Tencent Holdings Ltd.",
    "topics": [
      "World of Warcraft",
      "MMORPG",
      "gaming",
      "database",
      "guides",
      "community"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": true,
    "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": "2005-12-15",
    "rank": 4792,
    "hosting_provider": "AMAZON-02"
  }
}
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Hosting

AMAZON-02

Registered

Dec 15, 2005

Last Updated

Jan 7, 2026

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