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Is .xyz safe? The state of .xyz domain security
.xyz is riskier than the internet average. Across 7,585,335 graded .xyz domains, 86.2% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 0.2% earn a B or better. Most .xyz 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 7,858,856 graded .xyz domains, 89% earn an F — well above the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 6.3% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.
How do .xyz domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .xyz domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 442 | 0% |
| A | 1,783 | 0% |
| B | 14,122 | 0.2% |
| C | 78,069 | 1% |
| D | 954,217 | 12.6% |
| F | 6,536,702 | 86.2% |
Does .xyz 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 .xyz doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .xyz domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .xyz safe?
On average, .xyz is riskier than the internet average: 86.2% of its 7,585,335 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 .xyz domains?
13.8% of .xyz domains score above an F and 0.2% 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 .xyz 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 .xyz too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .xyz 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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