How does your domain rating compare?
Enter your domain rating and see where it sits among 596 real websites we measured. No signup, instant result, and the numbers are our own data.
Based on the real domain rating of 596 sites Meeeters measured (July 2026), a sample of sites active in SEO and link building. Domain rating is a third-party estimate, not a Google metric.
What counts as a good domain rating
The median across the 596 sites was 40, and fewer than 1 in 20 crossed DR 50. So you are not competing against DR 80 giants, you are competing against the crowded 30 to 49 band where most sites sit. See the full breakdown in our domain rating study, or learn what the score means in what is domain rating.
How to actually raise it
Domain rating moves when you earn links from new referring domains, not more links from domains you already have. The safe way to add relevant referring domains, without buying or swapping, is a non-reciprocal network.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions people ask most about this topic.
In our data set of 596 real sites the median was 40 and only 5% reached 50 or above. Anything over 40 already beats half the field, and 50 puts you in the top 5%. It is relative to your competitors, but 40 to 50 is a strong, realistic target.
It compares the domain rating you enter against the real distribution of 596 websites we measured in July 2026. Everything runs in your browser against baked-in data, so there is no signup and nothing is sent anywhere.
Run a free SEO analysis of your site and Meeeters returns your site strength, referring domains and traffic. Then use this tool to see where that number sits versus the field.
No. Domain rating is a third-party estimate of link authority, not a Google metric, and it can be inflated. It is a useful proxy, but referring domains and relevance matter more than the score itself.
Related searches, answered
What people actually type before landing here, with the short answer and where to read more.
- How good is my domain name?
- The name is not a ranking factor. What is scored is the set of sites linking to it.What a good domain rating is ›
- Domain name rating
- Two sites on the same score can perform very differently, because relevance is not part of the calculation.The correlation is 0.16 ›
- Domain ranking
- Domains do not rank, pages do. Use the score as a rough gate for partners, never as a goal in itself.Choosing partners on relevance ›
- How to increase domain rating
- Only new referring domains move it. More links from a site you already have change almost nothing.Referring domains vs backlinks ›
- Is a high DR site always worth a link?
- No. A DR 70 page with no traffic and no topical overlap is worth less than a DR 25 page in your niche.Spotting inflated DR ›