Statizoid Global '404 Cemetery' Domain Decay Rate

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Global '404 Cemetery' Domain Decay Rate

How fast top-level domains (TLDs) decay into dead links over time.

Observations
30
Tracking since
Last updated

Median 404 Rate per TLD

Median percentage of sampled URLs per TLD that return 404 Not Found

4 observations · measured in %

100.0%
Median 404 Rate per TLD
▬ 0.0% vs previous
03 Oct 2026 17:00
Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — summary, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%12 Sep23 Sep03 OctMedian 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 12 Sep 2026 16:15Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 19 Sep 2026 16:30Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 26 Sep 2026 16:45Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 03 Oct 2026 17:00
Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%12 Sep23 Sep03 OctMedian 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 12 Sep 2026 16:15Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 19 Sep 2026 16:30Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 26 Sep 2026 16:45Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 03 Oct 2026 17:00
Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — area, last 30 days.
  • Median 404 Rate per TLD100.0%
Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Median 404 Rate per TLD100.0%
Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — dot plot, last 30 days.
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03 Oct

Darker = higher median 404 rate per tld. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenMedian 404 Rate per TLD
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Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — table, last 30 days.

TLDs with >50% 404 Rate

Count of TLDs where more than 50% of sampled URLs return 404

4 observations · measured in count

25 count
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate
▬ 0.0% vs previous
03 Oct 2026 17:00
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — summary, last 30 days.
051015202512 Sep23 Sep03 OctTLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 12 Sep 2026 16:15TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 19 Sep 2026 16:30TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 26 Sep 2026 16:45TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 03 Oct 2026 17:00
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — line, last 30 days.
051015202512 Sep23 Sep03 OctTLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 12 Sep 2026 16:15TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 19 Sep 2026 16:30TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 26 Sep 2026 16:45TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 03 Oct 2026 17:00
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — area, last 30 days.
  • TLDs with >50% 404 Rate25 count
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — bar, last 30 days.
  • TLDs with >50% 404 Rate25 count
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — dot plot, last 30 days.
061218
12 Sep
19 Sep
26 Sep
03 Oct

Darker = higher tlds with >50% 404 rate. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenTLDs with >50% 404 Rate
25 count
25 count
25 count
25 count
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — table, last 30 days.

Global Domain Decay Trend

Overall percentage of sampled URLs across all TLDs that return 404

4 observations · measured in %

100.0%
Global Domain Decay Trend
▬ 0.0% vs previous
03 Oct 2026 17:00
Global Domain Decay Trend (%) — summary, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%12 Sep23 Sep03 OctGlobal Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 12 Sep 2026 16:15Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 19 Sep 2026 16:30Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 26 Sep 2026 16:45Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 03 Oct 2026 17:00
Global Domain Decay Trend (%) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%12 Sep23 Sep03 OctGlobal Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 12 Sep 2026 16:15Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 19 Sep 2026 16:30Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 26 Sep 2026 16:45Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 03 Oct 2026 17:00
Global Domain Decay Trend (%) — area, last 30 days.
061218
12 Sep
19 Sep
26 Sep
03 Oct

Darker = higher global domain decay trend. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Global Domain Decay Trend (%) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenGlobal Domain Decay Trend
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Global Domain Decay Trend (%) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page tracks the decay of top-level domains (TLDs) by measuring how quickly links within them turn into 404 errors. It analyses a live list of TLDs, sampling URLs from each to calculate the median 404 rate per domain. The data reveals which TLDs are most neglected, exposing systemic weaknesses in the web’s infrastructure. Over time, the global trend highlights the accelerating decay of the internet’s foundational layers.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

No existing live dashboard, recurring report, or public dataset tracks the global decay rate of dead links across entire TLDs over time.

Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.