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Is .nl safe? The state of .nl domain security — Netherlands
.nl is safer than the internet average. Across 4,893,709 graded .nl domains, 53.7% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 8.6% earn a B or better. Most .nl 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 .nl zone — covering Netherlands — 36.9% of 3,083,223 graded domains earn an F, well below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 29.6% — above the 11.8% census-wide rate.
Note: .nl is used as a proxy for Netherlands based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .nl domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .nl domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 7,949 | 0.2% |
| A | 22,348 | 0.5% |
| B | 391,291 | 8% |
| C | 811,486 | 16.6% |
| D | 1,033,134 | 21.1% |
| F | 2,627,501 | 53.7% |
Does .nl 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 .nl doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .nl domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .nl safe?
On average, .nl is safer than the internet average: 53.7% of its 4,893,709 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 .nl domains?
46.3% of .nl domains score above an F and 8.6% 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 .nl 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 .nl too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .nl 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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