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Is .gl safe? The state of .gl domain security
.gl is safer than the internet average. Across 4,502 graded .gl domains, 64.7% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 7.8% earn a B or better. Most .gl domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
Of 4,502 graded .gl domains, 64.7% earn an F — well below the 78.3% internet-wide average. 1.1% of .gl domains achieve an A or A+ — the highest protection tier.
How do .gl domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .gl domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 13 | 0.3% |
| A | 37 | 0.8% |
| B | 301 | 6.7% |
| C | 530 | 11.8% |
| D | 707 | 15.7% |
| F | 2,914 | 64.7% |
Does .gl make a domain secure?
No — and that's the most important thing to know. A domain's grade is decided by how it is configured (SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS), not by its ending. Choosing .gl doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .gl domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .gl safe?
On average, .gl is safer than the internet average: 64.7% of its 4,502 graded domains score an F as of 2026-08-16, against a 78.3% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.
How secure are .gl domains?
35.3% of .gl domains score above an F and 7.8% earn a B or better. The rest fail the basic externally observable protections, most importantly enforced SPF and DMARC, so they can be impersonated in email.
Does choosing .gl make my domain secure?
No. A domain's grade comes from how it is configured — SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS — not from its ending. A well-configured domain earns an A on any ending; an unconfigured one sits at F on .gl too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .gl domain?
It fails the basic protections we can observe from outside — above all, it has no enforced SPF and DMARC, so its email can be forged and its customers targeted with convincing fakes.
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