Free Website Authority Checker
Check the Domain Rating (DR) and authority score of any website to analyze its backlink strength and SEO authority.
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Understanding Website Authority
What is Domain Rating (DR)?
Domain Rating is Ahrefs' proprietary metric that measures the strength of a website's backlink profile on a scale from 0 to 100. Higher DR scores indicate stronger authority and more valuable link equity from other websites.
Authority Grading System
- A Grade (DR 80-100) - Exceptional authority sites like Google, Facebook, Wikipedia
- B Grade (DR 60-79) - High authority sites with strong industry presence
- C Grade (DR 40-59) - Good authority sites with solid backlink profiles
- D Grade (DR 20-39) - Fair authority sites building their reputation
- F Grade (DR 0-19) - Low authority sites or new domains
Key Authority Metrics
- Referring Domains - Number of unique websites linking to the domain
- High Authority Links - Backlinks from DR 50+ sites (most valuable)
- Estimated Traffic - Monthly organic search visitors
- Quality Rate - Percentage of high-authority backlinks
How to Improve Authority
- Focus on earning backlinks from high-authority sites (DR 50+)
- Create valuable, linkable content that attracts natural backlinks
- Diversify your backlink profile across different domains
- Remove or disavow low-quality, spammy backlinks
- Build relationships with authoritative sites in your industry