This PageRank checker shows the Open PageRank score of any domain, from 0 to 10, for up to 100 domains at once. Google stopped showing its own PageRank in 2016, so the score here comes from Open PageRank, which counts links between websites in public web data. You also see how many sites link to each domain and its rank among the top 10 million.
What does the score mean?
PageRank started as Google's idea that a link works like a vote. A page that many trusted pages link to gets a higher score, and its own links pass more value. Open PageRank applies the same idea to whole domains, using link data from Common Crawl, a free public copy of the web.
The scale is not straight. Each step up needs many more links than the step before it:
- 1–2: new sites and small blogs with a handful of linking sites. Most domains are here.
- 3–4: an established blog or small business with real links from other sites.
- 5–6: a strong site in its niche, often with thousands of linking sites.
- 7–9: big brands, universities, government sites and the services the whole web uses.
No domain reaches a full 10 in the current data. Our PageRank top lists show who sits at the top and how rare a high score is.
How to use the PageRank checker
- Type or paste your domains, one per line. Put your own site first: the result marks it so you can compare.
- Add a few competitors that rank for the same keywords as you.
- Press Check PageRank. You get the score, the old toolbar style (a whole number from 0 to 10), the number of linking sites, the global rank and the trend of the last months.
- Press Download CSV to keep the results in a spreadsheet.
Scores update about once a month, so checking the same site every day shows the same number. Check again next month to see if your link building moved it.
Get a free PageRank badge
When a domain has a score, the result shows a badge in four styles: Classic (88×31, like the old buttons), Flat, Card and a dark Card. Copy the HTML, Markdown or BBCode and paste it into your footer, sidebar or About page.
The badge is a small image from this site. It updates itself when new data comes out, and it links to your result here so visitors can check their own site. The link text is your score and domain, never a keyword, so it stays a normal, honest link.
Open PageRank vs Google PageRank
Google still uses links when it ranks pages, and it names PageRank among its ranking systems. It just keeps the number private. Open PageRank is a separate estimate from a different copy of the web, so it will never match Google exactly.
| Google toolbar PageRank | Open PageRank | |
|---|---|---|
| Who makes it | Open PageRank, from Common Crawl data | |
| Scores | Pages, whole numbers 0–10 | Domains, 0–10 with two decimals |
| Public today? | No, removed in 2016 | Yes, free |
| Updates | A few times a year, then never | About once a month |
Moz Domain Authority and Ahrefs Domain Rating work the same way: each company counts links in its own index. None of them is Google's number, so use one score and stick with it when you compare sites.
What I learned from chasing PageRank
My first website reached PageRank 5 on the old toolbar, mostly from reciprocal and paid directories. At the time it felt like a real win, and link sellers priced their links by that green bar. Paid links now break Google's spam policies, and I stopped those tactics after Google's crackdown on link spam.
Today I treat the score as a compass, not a goal. If a competitor scores 5 and you score 2, the gap tells you how many more real links you need. It does not tell you that your content is worse. Use the PageRank checker to see where you stand, then spend your time on pages people want to link to.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the real Google PageRank?
No. Google stopped showing PageRank in 2016 and keeps it private. This checker shows Open PageRank, a free score built from public link data that follows the same idea.
Why does my site have no score?
The domain has too few links in the data, or it is new. Open PageRank only scores about 10 million domains, so most small or young sites get a score after they earn links from other sites.
How can I raise my PageRank?
Earn links from real websites in your topic: useful guides, data people quote, tools, and listings in honest directories. Avoid bought links and link schemes, which break Google's rules and can hurt your rankings.
