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Is .uk safe? The state of .uk domain security — United Kingdom
.uk is safer than the internet average. Across 6,462,996 graded .uk domains, 66.2% score an F — cleaner than the 73.8% global average — better company than most of the web. 2.7% earn a B or better. Most .uk 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: .uk is used as a proxy for United Kingdom based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .uk domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .uk domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1,626 | 0% |
| A | 9,583 | 0.1% |
| B | 164,543 | 2.5% |
| C | 657,403 | 10.2% |
| D | 1,349,379 | 20.9% |
| F | 4,280,462 | 66.2% |
Does .uk 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 .uk doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .uk domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .uk safe?
On average, .uk is safer than the internet average: 66.2% of its 6,462,996 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 .uk domains?
33.8% of .uk domains score above an F and 2.7% 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 .uk 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 .uk too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .uk 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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