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Is .eu safe? The state of .eu domain security — European Union
.eu is safer than the internet average. Across 3,078,543 graded .eu domains, 73.8% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 3.1% earn a B or better. Most .eu domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
In the .eu zone — covering European Union — 57.5% of 1,670,955 graded domains earn an F, well below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 18% — above the 11.8% census-wide rate.
Note: .eu is used as a proxy for European Union based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .eu domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .eu domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1,544 | 0.1% |
| A | 4,917 | 0.2% |
| B | 88,867 | 2.9% |
| C | 235,797 | 7.7% |
| D | 474,918 | 15.4% |
| F | 2,272,500 | 73.8% |
Does .eu 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 .eu doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .eu domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .eu safe?
On average, .eu is safer than the internet average: 73.8% of its 3,078,543 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 .eu domains?
26.2% of .eu domains score above an F and 3.1% 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 .eu 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 .eu too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .eu 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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