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Is .ltd safe? The state of .ltd domain security
.ltd is about average for the internet. Across 97,862 graded .ltd domains, 80.6% score an F — roughly in line with the 78.3% global average. 1.2% earn a B or better. Most .ltd 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 83,026 graded .ltd domains, 70.3% earn an F — below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 15.4% — above the 11.8% census-wide rate.
How do .ltd domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .ltd domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 14 | 0% |
| A | 89 | 0.1% |
| B | 1,115 | 1.1% |
| C | 5,222 | 5.3% |
| D | 12,536 | 12.8% |
| F | 78,886 | 80.6% |
Does .ltd 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 .ltd doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .ltd domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .ltd safe?
On average, .ltd is about average for the internet: 80.6% of its 97,862 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 .ltd domains?
19.4% of .ltd domains score above an F and 1.2% 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 .ltd 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 .ltd too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .ltd 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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