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nationalgeographic.com

Category: Education, Reference

Scanned: May 12, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC · First seen: May 12, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of nationalgeographic.com Captured May 12, 2026
https://nationalgeographic.com
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30 years
Extremely Popular - #927 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Paris, France
nginx
Unknown
18.164.52.36
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered October 10, 1995
Expires October 9, 2026
Name Servers NS106.TWDCNS.CO.UK
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
4 files scanned
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www.nationalgeographic.com/photo-of-the-day 217.4 KB No threats
www.nationalgeographic.com/?userab=nat_geo_homepage_tests-574%2avariant_a_control-2472 562.8 KB No threats
www.nationalgeographic.com/?userab=nat_geo_homepage_tests-574%2avariant_a_control-2472.http-redirect 163 B No threats
www.nationalgeographic.com/subscribe 1.6 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
129
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
187
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
1
Flagged Resources
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www.racingtheplanet.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://nationalgeographic.com/impactNot flagged
http://nationalgeographic.com/magazine/issue/may-2026Not flagged
http://nationalgeographic.com/newsletters/signup?gblftrNot flagged
http://nationalgeographic.com/pages/topic/latest-storiesNot flagged
http://nationalgeographic.com/renewNot flagged
http://nationalgeographic.com/subscribeNot flagged
http://nationalgeographic.com/travel/Not flagged
http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacyNot flagged
https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/static/icons/favicon-180x180.pngNot flagged
https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/static/icons/favicon-32x32.pngNot flagged
https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/static/icons/favicon.icoNot flagged
https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/static/icons/mask-icon.svgNot flagged
https://cdn.disneyaccount.com/v5/sdk.jsNot flagged
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.cssNot flagged
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.jsNot flagged
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www.racingtheplanet.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
025.12.22.695Not flagged
9.24.24.2Not flagged
abc7.comNot flagged
alba.com.phNot flagged
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comNot flagged
archive.nationalgeographic.comNot flagged
arcticfoodlab.fiNot flagged
assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.comNot flagged
bloomsbury.comNot flagged
boydellandbrewer.comNot flagged
bucksvintage66.comNot flagged
casawabi.orgNot flagged
cdn.cookielaw.orgNot flagged
cdn.disneyaccount.comNot flagged
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nationalgeographic.com Overview

Description of nationalgeographic.com

nationalgeographic.com appears to be the official website for National Geographic, a long-established media and educational brand focused on geography, science, nature, history, travel, and exploration. The page title, branding, and homepage layout indicate a large editorial platform featuring articles, photography, videos, subscription content, and topic sections such as Animals, History & Culture, Travel, Health, and Science & Nature.

Based on the domain name, metadata, and visible site content, the website serves as a reference and news/media destination for readers interested in educational storytelling and documentary-style journalism. The domain has been registered since 1995 and appears to be operated within a major corporate media environment, with supporting infrastructure and linked services associated with a large entertainment and publishing ecosystem.

Safety Assessment for nationalgeographic.com

The scan results show 0 detections out of 92 security engines, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources were clean at the time of this scan. The domain is also very mature, has a strong web presence, and ranks highly in traffic measurements, which generally aligns with an established mainstream publisher rather than a newly created or obscure site.

One low-confidence heuristic signal appeared in a referenced external domain during the malware scan, but it did not correspond to a direct detection on nationalgeographic.com itself. No flagged files were reported on the scanned page, no malicious iframes were identified, and the external links reviewed in the provided sample do not show obvious abuse indicators.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. While no automated scan can guarantee ongoing safety, the current findings suggest a low-risk profile for typical visitors.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate and is delivered through AWS CloudFront with an nginx web server, which is consistent with a large-scale content delivery setup. DNSSEC is enabled, which may help strengthen DNS integrity, and the domain uses professionally managed corporate registrar and nameserver infrastructure.

From a security posture standpoint, the visible indicators are generally positive: the certificate is valid, the domain is long-established, blacklist checks were clean, and no direct malware detections were reported. The only noted concern was a generic heuristic flag on one referenced external domain, which appears limited and uncorroborated based on the provided scan data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 https://nationalgeographic.com/
200 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Website Insights
#927
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Education, Reference
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 6 May 12
37 cookies detected
Essential34
Analytics0
Advertising2
Social1
36 1st party cookies
1 3rd party (tracker)
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