Domain popularity check

Purpose

Check whether a website is among the million domains with the most links, according to the Majestic Million list, and at what rank. A well-known website isn’t always safe, and a small genuine shop usually isn’t on it.

Requirements

Anyone can read these guides, no account needed. Some tools require Pro, as indicated in each guide.

Well-known websites get links from thousands of other websites. Type a domain or paste a link and we’ll tell you whether it’s in the Majestic Million, the list of the million domains with the most links, and at what rank. It’s a hint, not proof: it measures links, not safety.

How to use it

1. 1

   Type a domain such as example.com, or paste a link or an email address: we only use the domain.

2. 2

   Press “Check its popularity”. We look up the domain, and the domains it belongs to, in our copy of the Majestic Million.

3. 3

   Read the result: its rank, how many different networks and addresses link to it and what that means.

Synthetic example

https://shop.example.com/cart

Interpret the result

It’s a widely linked domain: It’s among the million domains that get the most links from other websites. That shows it’s well known, not that it’s safe: link shorteners and website builders are on the list too, and scammers use them.

It isn’t in the Majestic Million: Neither this domain nor the domain it belongs to is on the list. That’s normal for most genuine websites, such as a small shop or a local business. It’s only a bad sign if the website claims to be a big brand or a bank.

Rank: the domain’s position in the list. Number 1 is the domain with the most links on the internet, and number 1,000,000 the last one in.

Different networks: how many different /24 networks host websites that link to this domain. Majestic ranks the list by this number because it’s hard to inflate.

Different IP addresses: how many different IP addresses host websites that link to this domain.

The domain it belongs to: if you type an address such as shop.example.com and only example.com is on the list, we show you the rank of example.com.

Limitations

We look the domain up in our copy of the list: nobody else is asked and we never open the website. Only the domain leaves your browser, and we don’t store it.

Troubleshooting

That doesn’t look like a public website. Try something like example.com, or paste the whole link.

The popularity list isn’t available right now. Try again later.

You’ve run a lot of checks in a short time. Wait a while and try again.

Use with the API

The rank of the domain, or of its closest listed parent, in the Majestic Million (the million most linked-to domains, CC BY 3.0), with its referring subnets and IPs. Most legitimate sites are not ranked; a rank is a hint, not proof. Show the source attribution with the rank.

Send the JSON body to the tool's own route, or to POST /v2/tools with the tool field added. Both routes return the same result.

POST https://api.nocall.io/v2/domain-popularity
POST https://api.nocall.io/v2/tools  {"tool":"domain-popularity","url":"https://shop.example.com/cart","country":"ES"}

REQUEST_ID="$(uuidgen)" && [ -n "$REQUEST_ID" ] &&
curl --request POST 'https://api.nocall.io/v2/domain-popularity' \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $NOCALL_API_KEY" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header "Idempotency-Key: $REQUEST_ID" \
  --data '{"url":"https://shop.example.com/cart","country":"ES"}'

import json
import os
import urllib.request
import uuid

api_key = os.environ.get('NOCALL_API_KEY')
if not api_key:
    raise SystemExit('Set NOCALL_API_KEY')

request = urllib.request.Request(
    'https://api.nocall.io/v2/domain-popularity',
    method='POST',
    data=json.dumps({'url': 'https://shop.example.com/cart', 'country': 'ES'}).encode(),
    headers={
        'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + api_key,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'Idempotency-Key': str(uuid.uuid4()),
    },
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=30) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
print(result['data']['result'], result['meta']['unitsCharged'])

import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';

const requestId = randomUUID();
const apiKey = process.env.NOCALL_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('Set NOCALL_API_KEY');

const response = await fetch('https://api.nocall.io/v2/domain-popularity', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer ' + apiKey,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Idempotency-Key': requestId,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url: 'https://shop.example.com/cart', country: 'ES' }),
});
const result = await response.json();
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(result.error?.code ?? 'request_failed');
console.log(result.data.result, result.meta.unitsCharged);

{
  "data": {
    "tool": "domain-popularity",
    "result": {
      "domain": "shop.example.com",
      "domainAscii": "shop.example.com",
      "ranked": true,
      "rank": 1043,
      "rankedDomain": "example.com",
      "refSubnets": 48211,
      "refIps": 81233,
      "listSize": 1000000,
      "updated": "2026-10-26",
      "source": {
        "name": "Majestic Million",
        "url": "https://majestic.com/reports/majestic-million",
        "license": "CC BY 3.0",
        "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_example",
    "unitsCharged": 1,
    "usage": {
      "periodStart": "2026-10-01",
      "unitLimit": 20,
      "unitsUsed": 3,
      "unitsRemaining": 17
    }
  }
}

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Frequently asked questions

Related guides

• Is this website legit?
• How old is this website?
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