Threat Investigation

www.afternic.com

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #384

www.afternic.com operates primarily as a marketplace, focusing on domain name marketplace. Afternic is a premier secondary market platform for domain names, facilitating the purchase, sale, and transfer of digital real estate. It operates a massive distribution network that syndicates domain listings to major registrars worldwide. It is operated by Afternic, a subsidiary of GoDaddy Inc..

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Security Considerations

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

User-Generated Content

www.afternic.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.

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GET /api/v1/classify?domain=www.afternic.com
{
  "domain": "afternic.com",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "marketplace",
    "specialization": "Domain Name Marketplace"
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "The world's largest marketplace for buying and selling domain names",
    "summary": "Afternic is a premier secondary market platform for domain names, facilitating the purchase, sale, and transfer of digital real estate. It operates a massive distribution network that syndicates domain listings to major registrars worldwide.",
    "operator": "Afternic",
    "parent_entity": "GoDaddy Inc.",
    "topics": [
      "domain names",
      "domain marketplace",
      "domain brokerage",
      "web services"
    ]
  },
  "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": {
    "registered_date": "1999-03-13T00:00:00Z",
    "rank": 384,
    "hosting_provider": "AKAMAI-ASN1 Akamai International B.V."
  }
}

Hosting

AKAMAI-ASN1 Akamai International B.V.

Registered

Mar 13, 1999

Last Updated

Jan 9, 2026

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