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Is .tk safe? The state of .tk domain security
.tk is riskier than the internet average. Across 229,682 graded .tk domains, 99.4% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 0.1% earn a B or better. Most .tk 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 10,038 graded .tk domains, 78.3% earn an F — above the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 6.2% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.
How do .tk domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .tk domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1 | 0% |
| A | 22 | 0% |
| B | 128 | 0.1% |
| C | 391 | 0.2% |
| D | 811 | 0.4% |
| F | 228,329 | 99.4% |
Does .tk 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 .tk doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .tk domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .tk safe?
On average, .tk is riskier than the internet average: 99.4% of its 229,682 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 .tk domains?
0.6% of .tk domains score above an F and 0.1% 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 .tk 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 .tk too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .tk 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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