Is aliexpress.com safe?

Very Likely Safe

No major red flags found. This looks like a legitimate, established website.

Popular site · #441 worldwideChecked Nov 13, 2026

Trust score

Why: Main reasons: domain registered 21+ years ago; popular website — ranked #441 worldwide; no impersonation patterns detected. Minor issues: slow response (4037ms); missing HSTS.

Identity & Age100/100

Impersonation Risk100/100

Red Flags100/100

Transparency100/100

Security77/100

Email100/100

Positive highlights

Domain registered 21+ years agoLong-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
HTTPS is enforcedAll redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
Valid SSL / TLS certificate activeIssued by C=BE, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, CN=GlobalSign GCC R46 OV TLS CA 2025, valid for 194 remaining days.
Popular website — ranked #441 worldwideListed in the Tranco top 1 million websites. Scam sites are almost never this popular.
Site responded with 200Final URL: https://www.aliexpress.com/. Response time 4037ms.
No impersonation patterns detectedDomain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
Not listed on URLhaus malware blocklist
Not present in PhishStats phishing feed
Privacy policy linked from home page
DMARC published (reject)

Negative highlights

Very slow response (4037ms)
Slow response (4037ms)Users typically bounce after 3 seconds.
Missing HSTSTells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
Missing Content Security PolicyRestricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
Large response served uncompressedEnable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.

Note: Registered via Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd..

Note: 4 technologies detected. Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Key facts about aliexpress.com

Website: aliexpress.com
Popularity: #441 worldwide (Tranco top 1M)
Domain created: Apr 16, 2006 (20.6 years old)
Domain expires: Apr 16, 2030
Registrar: Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Owner details: Public in WHOIS
IP address: 47.246.75.137
Hosting / CDN: Cloudflare
SSL certificate: GlobalSign nv-sa · valid until May 27, 2027
Email security: SPF ✓ · DMARC ✓ (reject)
Threat blocklists: Not listed (clean)
Technology: Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Summary

96/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (20.6 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns.

No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled

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Domain Information

Registration timeline, age calculation, registrar details, and ICANN status.

Verified

Registrar Name: Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Creation Date: April 16, 2006 (20.6 years ago)
Last Updated: August 28, 2026
Registry Expiry Date: April 16, 2030
WHOIS Privacy Protection: Publicly Visible
Domain Status Codes: client transfer prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited

ICANN Status Badges

client transfer prohibitedserver delete prohibitedserver transfer prohibitedserver update prohibited

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Domain registered 21+ years ago

Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.

+15

Registered via Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Owner information disclosed

The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.

HTTP Headers & Security

Full HTTP response headers, HSTS, Content Security Policy (CSP), and security baselines.

Warning

Security Header Baseline

Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing

Content-Security-PolicyMissing

X-Frame-OptionsMissing

X-Content-Type-OptionsMissing

Referrer-PolicyMissing

Permissions-PolicyMissing

Recommended Missing Headers

missing: HSTSmissing: Content Security Policymissing: X-Frame-Optionsmissing: X-Content-Type-Optionsmissing: Referrer Policymissing: Permissions Policy

All Response Headers (18)

access-control-allow-origin: https://hz.aliexpress.com
alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=93600
cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC
cf-ray: a59db03fc96f1117-YYZ
connection: close
content-type: text/html;charset=UTF-8
date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:13:07 GMT
eagleeye-traceid: 2101e75417945719871251054e1009
p3p: CP="CAO PSA OUR"
s-rt: 392
server: cloudflare
server-timing: dur=377,ace-gateway
set-cookie: xman_f=9Dr2Q0NW7KbRJxEU0ykfZNbT7I8Ts5Ppsqnh7WcSyv8tacXzFBMU/oF0CrdcPqGCyJB9jGIqYKJ6Ae6iK5I8k9S85Gx8CeBPRufpHkWxVj6tKMT90CIWq57c+5JCljh0Nj+xK+WNVzk=; Domain=.aliexpress.com; Expires=Mon, 08-Nov-2027 12:13:07 GMT; Path=/; HttpOnly
transfer-encoding: chunked
vary: Accept-Encoding
x-application-context: ace-gateway-s:7001
x-net-p-aserver: h:0,b:6,w:0,c:0,s:0,t:386,r:0,f:392
x-rule-name: AE_GLOBAL_UNLOGIN

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Missing HSTS

Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.

-4

Missing Content Security Policy

Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.

-4

Missing X-Frame-Options

Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.

-3

Missing X-Content-Type-Options

Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.

-2

Missing Referrer Policy

Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.

-2

Missing Permissions Policy

Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).

-2

DNS Records

Encrypted DoH resolution: A, AAAA, MX mail servers, authoritative NS, and TXT verification.

Resolved

IPv4 Addresses (A): 47.246.75.137, 47.246.111.53
IPv6 Addresses (AAAA): None
Mail Servers (MX): mx2.mail.aliyun.com (Priority: 10)
Authoritative Nameservers (NS): ns2.alibabadns.com, ns1.alibabadns.com
TXT Records Found: 13 TXT verification records

A Records (IPv4)

47.246.75.13747.246.111.53

TXT Verification Records

google-site-verification=H6-W3C9-rBJEi9Q_ckmkw2fDB04-Eapg-qF9k4RhCKM

f6t8k5j81d8psl001ddncwt7zd1v0rr4

apple-domain-verification=qipEZ2Q9JVgKJxvS-0G3nvAh729OMkjaAouGkcSxVBE

cloudflare-verify.aliexpress.com=366647249-1105276800

mailru-verification: c9feb214b705f911

tnz9gvzzksy8l6y5jcmz0slnjk3yxbgm

google-site-verification=GCJUnSbd3EWW3g7cRvHi57DLpGuR6CEJHzkk6-SOjAs

Validity-Domain-Verification=yidvO17A1k5rojYMFX81UL2y7Cw=

_globalsign-domain-verification=yhVu_dlmWJNswki9B4Za7HtMd7ihnDDIzpm-RM7nMR

google-site-verification=qEklE0sH9vZShePC5G6cOdQOThPhxwacj-wZuXXuMVw

v=BIMI1;l=https://bimi.entrust.net/aliexpress.com/logo.svg;a=https://bimi.entrust.net/aliexpress.com/certchain.pem

8rlnys07lnz6xvr7wsr4zg0kkz8yd6d5

v=spf1 include:spf1.service.alibaba.com include:spf2.service.alibaba.com include:spf2.ocm.aliyun.com -all

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2 address record(s) resolved

2 authoritative nameservers

WHOIS & Identity Lookup

Domain ownership status, registry lifecycle, nameservers, and privacy redaction.

Found

Registrable Domain: aliexpress.com
Registrar Organization: Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
WHOIS Privacy Status: Public Registration Data
Registry Status Codes: client transfer prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
Delegated Authoritative Nameservers: ns1.alibabadns.cn, ns1.alibabadns.com, ns2.alibabadns.cn, ns2.alibabadns.com
Registration Lifecycle: Registered: 2006 → Expires: 2030

Nameservers (NS)

ns1.alibabadns.cnns1.alibabadns.comns2.alibabadns.cnns2.alibabadns.com

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Domain registered 21+ years ago

Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.

+15

Registered via Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Owner information disclosed

The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.

Email Security & Deliverability

SPF record validation, DMARC policy enforcement, DKIM selectors, and MX reputation.

Protected

SPF Record: v=spf1 include:spf1.service.alibaba.com include:spf2.service.alibaba.com include:spf2.ocm.aliyun.com -all
DMARC Policy Mode: Policy: REJECT
DMARC Raw Record: v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:dmarc-ap@service.alibaba.com; ruf=mailto:dmarc-ap@service.alibaba.com
DKIM Selectors Detected: s1

Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.

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SPF record published

DMARC published (reject)

DKIM configured (s1)

Threat Intelligence & Blocklists

Multi-source malware feeds (URLhaus), phishing checks (PhishStats, Safe Browsing), and typosquats.

Clean

URLhaus Malware

Clean / Not Listed

PhishStats Feed

Clean / Not Listed

Google Safe Browsing

Not checked

Root Domain Label: aliexpress
Top-Level Domain (TLD): .com (Standard TLD)
Punycode Obfuscation: No (Standard ASCII)
Homoglyph / Lookalike Script: No mixed scripts
Brand Match Analysis: No recognized brand impersonation
Typosquatting Risk: Clean

No impersonation patterns detected

Domain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.

Technology Stack & Metadata

Detected CMS, JavaScript frameworks, analytics tags, CDN providers, and page metadata.

Detected

Detected Technologies by Category

Svelte

css

Tailwind CSS

analytics

Google Analytics

cdn

Cloudflare

Page Metadata & Fingerprint

HTML Title: AliExpress - Affordable Chinese Stores & Free Shipping - Online Shopping
Meta Description: Passion shouldn
Document Language: en
Character Encoding: utf-8
Viewport Setting: width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
Generator Software: —

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4 technologies detected

Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Mobile viewport configured

Page Performance & Compression

Server response time, content payload size, Brotli/Gzip compression, and caching rules.

4037ms

Items to Fix & Optimize

Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)

MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN

Modern image formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)

OPTIONALConvert heavy images to WebP/AVIF

Protocol

HTTP/3

QUIC-based, multiplexed

Compression

NONE

No compression detected

Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)

Image Formats

Legacy / Unchecked

Transfer

Uncompressed

Transport

QUIC/H3

These are server-side signals. Actual Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) require real-user measurement via PageSpeed Insights.

Detected Asset & Image Formats

WebPAVIFSVGJPEGPNG

HTTP Response Time: 4037 ms
Payload Body Size: 493.9 KB
Compression Status: Uncompressed
Cache Directives: Standard caching rules

Very slow response (4037ms)

-8

Large response served uncompressed

Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.

-3

AI Content Safety & Red Flags

High-pressure language, payment gateway safety, disposable domain analysis, and deceptive tactics.

Safe

AI Content Evaluation

96/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (20.6 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Main reasons: domain registered 21+ years ago; popular website — ranked #441 worldwide; no impersonation patterns detected. Minor issues: slow response (4037ms); missing HSTS.

Payment Red Flags: None (No suspicious payment requests)
High-Pressure Language: None (No artificial urgency detected)
Disposable Domain Risk: No (Established infrastructure)
Text Scanned Depth: 5,665 characters verified

No scam-correlated language found on the home page

No crypto-only / gift-card / wire-only payment demands, and no obvious urgency tactics.

Server & Hosting Infrastructure

Primary IP address, web server software, CDN edge network, and redirect hop chain.

cloudflare

Primary Web Server: cloudflare
CDN / Cloud Provider: Cloudflare
Primary IP Address: 47.246.75.137
HTTP Status Code: 200 OK
Final Landing Destination: https://www.aliexpress.com/
Redirect Hop Count: 1 hop

Redirect Hop Chain

1.https://aliexpress.com/ → https://www.aliexpress.com/

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Site responded with 200

Final URL: https://www.aliexpress.com/. Response time 4037ms.

HTTPS is enforced

All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.

+10

Slow response (4037ms)

Users typically bounce after 3 seconds.

-5

Served through Cloudflare

Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.

SSL / TLS Certificate

Active Certificate Authority, Common Name, validity period, expiration countdown, and SANs.

Secure

Certificate Authority (Issuer): C=BE, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, CN=GlobalSign GCC R46 OV TLS CA 2025
Subject Common Name (CN): *.aliexpress.com
Validity Period: 194 days remaining (Expires: 2027-05-27T06:56:09Z)
Subject Alternative Names (SANs): 40 domains protected
Certificates Logged (CT): 56 certs recorded

Subject Alternative Names (Sample)

aliexpress.comadata.alibaba.comaplus-accio.alibaba.comaplus.accio.comaplus.alibaba.comaplus.alibabacloud.comaplus.aliexpress.comaplus.aliexpress.usaplus.aliyun.comaplus.amap.comaplus.hzshudian.comaplus.icirena.aiaplus.ihuiwa.comaplus.maiseat.comaplus.mooyea.comaplus.qianwenai.comaplus.qwencloud.comaplus.veritickets.comaplus.wan.videoaplusaccio.alibaba.coma.aliexpress.comacs.aliexpress.combest.aliexpress.comdetect-sg-ak.aliexpress-media.comes.aliexpress.comglobal.m.aliexpress.comh5.aliexpress.comhe.aliexpress.comhelppagetest.aliexpress.comja.aliexpress.comko.aliexpress.comlighthouse.aliexpress.comm.aliexpress.comm.aliexpress.usm.ar.aliexpress.comm.es.aliexpress.comm.fr.aliexpress.comm.ja.aliexpress.comm.ko.aliexpress.comm.pt.aliexpress.com+20 more

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Valid SSL / TLS certificate active

Issued by C=BE, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, CN=GlobalSign GCC R46 OV TLS CA 2025, valid for 194 remaining days.

+10

Content & Transparency Policies

Linked privacy policy, terms of service, about page, social channels, and published contacts.

Verified

Key Legal & Transparency Pages

privacy PageFound

terms PageFound

contact PageFound

about PageNot linked

refund PageFound

shipping PageFound

cookies PageNot linked

Verified Social Channels

twitter facebook instagram

Published Contact Emails: imprensa.brasil@aliexpress.com

Published Phone Numbers: 100001353684210, 644984273, 335963307560, 176044105761845, 28.5267808, 2.23332957

Contact page linked from home page

No about page found

Reputable sites usually publish a about page.

-3

Refund/return policy linked from home page

No cookie policy found

Reputable sites usually publish a cookie policy.

-2

3 social profile(s) linked

twitter, facebook, instagram

Contact email published

Phone number published

Robots.txt & Sitemap Discoverability

Search engine crawler directives, indexability, and declared XML sitemaps.

Present

Robots.txt Directives: Present & Configured
Sitemaps Declared: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-item-item-2026-P0-sitemap-index.xml, https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-item-item-2026-P1-sitemap-index.xml, https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-wholesale-2025-w-commercial-local-sitemap-index.xml, https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-wholesale-2025-w-informational-localsitemap-index.xml, https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-wholesale-2025-w-brand-local-sitemap-index.xml, https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-wholesale-2025-p-transactional-local-sitemap-index.xml, https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-mlh-2026-sitemap-index.xml, https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-spot-2026-sitemap-index.xml
Disallow Rules Count: 77 rules

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User-agent: *
Disallow: /items/*
Disallow: /bin/*
Disallow: /search/*
Allow: /wholesale.html$
Allow: /wholesale-page-*.html
Disallow: /productdetail/*
Allow: /api/data_homepage.do
Disallow: /api/*
Disallow: /api*.do
Disallow: /apps/*
Disallow: /downloads/*
Disallow: /wishlist/*
Disallow: /shopcart/*
Disallow: /brands/*
Disallow: /cp/*
Disallow: /item-img/*
Disallow: /product/*
Disallow: /p4p*list.html
Disallow: /orderList.html
Disallow: /ws*api-server.html$
Disallow: /*mmend.htm$
Disallow: /*Ajax.htm$
Disallow: /*ajax.htm$
Disallow: /store/*ajax.htm$
Disallow: /detail/*Ajax.do$
Disallow: /ajax*.do$
Disallow: /__pc/*
Disallow: /__mobile/*
Disallow: /seo/*
Disallow: /cross-domain/*
Disallow: /*store/group/*
Disallow: /*store/sale-items/*
Disallow: /store/all-wholesale-products/* 
Disallow: /*store/top-rated-products/*
Allow: /i/api/reviews
Disallow: /i/api/*
Disallow: /gcp/300000414/regulatedinformation
Disallow: /img/wsproduct/sku/*
Disallow: */aeglodetailweb/api/msite/item?productId*

User-agent: YandexBot
Crawl-delay: 0.5
Disallow: /bin/*
Disallow: /search/*
Disallow: /wholesale*
Disallow: /productdetail/*
Disallow: /api/*
Disallow: /api*.do
Disallow: /apps/*
Disallow: /downloads/*
Disallow: /wishlist/*
Disallow: /shopcart/*
Disallow: /brands/*
Disallow: /cp/*
Disallow: /item-img/*
Disallow: /product/*
Disallow: /p4p*list.html
Disallow: /orderList.html
Disallow: /ws*api-server.html$
Disallow: /*mmend.htm$
Disallow: /*Ajax.htm$
Disallow: /*ajax.htm$
Disallow: /store/*ajax.htm$
Disallow: /detail/*Ajax.do$
Disallow: /ajax*.do$
Disallow: /__pc/*
Disallow: /__mobile/*
Disallow: /seo/*
Disallow: /cross-domain/*
Disallow: /*store/group/*
Disallow: /*store/sale-items/*
Disallow: /store/all-wholesale-products/* 
Disallow: /*store/top-rated-products/*
Disallow: /i/api/*
Disallow: /gcp/300000414/regulatedinformation
Disallow: /img/wsproduct/sku/*
Disallow: */aeglodetailweb/api/msite/item?productId*

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-item-item-2026-P0-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-item-item-2026-P1-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-wholesale-2025-w-commercial-local-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-wholesale-2025-w-informational-localsitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-wholesale-2025-w-brand-local-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-wholesale-2025-p-transactional-local-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-mlh-2026-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aliexpress.com/sitemap/en-https-spot-2026-sitemap-index.xml

robots.txt published

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Scan Engine Performance

Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline

v5.1.0 Engine

Signals Analyzed

This scan

Sources Checked

Live security feeds

Scan Duration

4.61s

Full live scan

Last Scan

11/13/2026

Live timestamp

Overall Risk

Low Risk

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