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Is .hk safe? The state of .hk domain security — Hong Kong
.hk is safer than the internet average. Across 82,020 graded .hk domains, 54.7% score an F — cleaner than the 73.8% global average — better company than most of the web. 3.9% earn a B or better. Most .hk domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
Note: .hk is used as a proxy for Hong Kong based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .hk domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .hk domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 34 | 0% |
| A | 285 | 0.3% |
| B | 2,860 | 3.5% |
| C | 12,139 | 14.8% |
| D | 21,877 | 26.7% |
| F | 44,825 | 54.7% |
Does .hk 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 .hk doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .hk domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .hk safe?
On average, .hk is safer than the internet average: 54.7% of its 82,020 graded domains score an F as of 2026-07-29, against a 73.8% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.
How secure are .hk domains?
45.3% of .hk domains score above an F and 3.9% 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 .hk 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 .hk too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .hk 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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