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What percent of domains fail basic security?
As of July 29, 2026 · census snapshot 2026-07-29
As of July 29, 2026, 73.8% of the 297 million domains graded in the Defaults.Exposed census score an F — 218,983,957 domains failing basic security defaults.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 65,257 | 0.02% |
| A | 432,668 | 0.15% |
| B | 5,525,038 | 1.86% |
| C | 22,174,789 | 7.47% |
| D | 49,493,128 | 16.68% |
| F | 218,983,957 | 73.81% |
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Statistic current as of July 29, 2026. Recomputed from the live census each edition; the number on this page and the machine-readable twin always match. Please cite Defaults.Exposed and link this page.
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Methodology: how we grade the internet · Source data: defaults.exposed/data. Updated with each census edition.