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
6
Tracking since
Last updated

Median 404 Rate per TLD

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

2 observations · measured in %

100.0%
Median 404 Rate per TLD
▬ 0.0% vs previous
08 Aug 2026 15:00
Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — summary, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%14:4714:5315:00Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 08 Aug 2026 14:47Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 08 Aug 2026 15:00
Median 404 Rate per TLD (%) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%14:4714:5315:00Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 08 Aug 2026 14:47Median 404 Rate per TLD: 100.0% — 08 Aug 2026 15:00
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.
WhenMedian 404 Rate per TLD
100.0%
100.0%
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

2 observations · measured in count

25 count
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate
▬ 0.0% vs previous
08 Aug 2026 15:00
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — summary, last 30 days.
051015202514:4714:5315:00TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 08 Aug 2026 14:47TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 08 Aug 2026 15:00
TLDs with >50% 404 Rate (count) — line, last 30 days.
051015202514:4714:5315:00TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 08 Aug 2026 14:47TLDs with >50% 404 Rate: 25 count — 08 Aug 2026 15:00
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.
WhenTLDs with >50% 404 Rate
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

2 observations · measured in %

100.0%
Global Domain Decay Trend
▬ 0.0% vs previous
08 Aug 2026 15:00
Global Domain Decay Trend (%) — summary, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%14:4714:5315:00Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 08 Aug 2026 14:47Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 08 Aug 2026 15:00
Global Domain Decay Trend (%) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%14:4714:5315:00Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 08 Aug 2026 14:47Global Domain Decay Trend: 100.0% — 08 Aug 2026 15:00
Global Domain Decay Trend (%) — area, last 30 days.
WhenGlobal Domain Decay Trend
100.0%
100.0%
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.