Domain Rating, explained
Domain Rating (DR) is a score from 0 to 100 that Ahrefs uses to describe how strong a website's backlink profile is compared to every other site in its database. The more high-quality, unique websites link to a domain, the higher its DR.
How the scale works
DR is logarithmic. Moving from 10 to 20 is far easier than moving from 70 to 80, because each step up requires a much stronger set of linking sites than the one before.
- 0 to 19: new or rarely linked sites
- 20 to 39: growing sites with some real links
- 40 to 59: solid, established sites
- 60 to 79: strong sites with wide link coverage
- 80 to 100: the most linked sites on the web
What DR is good for
DR is useful for comparing sites against each other: sizing up competitors, judging link opportunities, or tracking your own site's growth over time. It is a relative measure, so your DR can shift even when nothing on your site changes, simply because other sites gain or lose links.
What DR is not
DR is not a Google ranking factor and does not measure traffic, content quality, or revenue. A page can rank well on a low-DR site, and a high-DR site can still have pages that never rank.
FAQ
Is it free? Yes. Checks on MyDomainRating.ai are free and need no account.
Where does the score come from? Every score comes directly from Ahrefs' free Domain Rating API. We do not calculate or adjust it.
Why is my score 0? Ahrefs has not found enough links pointing to the site yet. New sites usually start at 0.
How often does DR change? Ahrefs updates its data continuously, so scores can move from week to week.
Why is my site not in the Recently checked column? The column only shows sites with a DR of 20 or more.