Bulk Ahrefs Domain Rating Checker

What is Domain Rating (DR)?

Domain Rating (DR) is Ahrefs' measure of how strong a website's backlink profile is, on a scale from 0 to 100. It looks at how many other websites link to a domain and how authoritative those linking sites are themselves. A brand-new site with no backlinks sits near 0; the most-linked sites on the internet approach 100. DR is sometimes loosely called "domain authority," but that specific term belongs to Moz - DR is Ahrefs' own, separately calculated metric. Importantly, DR measures link strength only. It says nothing about your traffic, content quality, or how well you actually rank.

How is Domain Rating calculated?

Ahrefs calculates DR by looking at the unique domains that link to a site (referring domains), not the raw number of backlinks - fifty links from one site count far less than fifty links from fifty different sites. It then weighs the "authority" each of those linking domains passes, accounts for how many sites each linker links out to (a link from a site that links to everyone is worth less), and maps the result onto a 0–100 scale. The scale is non-linear: climbing from DR 20 to 30 is far easier than 70 to 80, because the gap between top sites is enormous. DR deliberately ignores spam links, traffic, and domain age - it is a pure measure of referring-domain strength.

Why does Domain Rating matter?

Backlinks remain one of the strongest signals in search rankings, and DR is a fast proxy for how strong a site's link profile is. A higher DR generally correlates with a greater ability to rank - sites with more, stronger referring domains tend to pull more organic traffic. That makes DR useful for sizing up competitors, deciding which sites are worth chasing a link from, and tracking your own link-building progress over time. It is not a Google ranking factor itself, and a high DR alone won't rank a thin page - but as a single, comparable number, it's one of the quickest ways to gauge link authority.

What is a good Domain Rating?

There's no universal "good" number - DR is relative. A DR of 40 might be excellent in a small niche and unremarkable in a competitive one. The honest answer: your DR is good if it's at or above the sites you compete with in search. As rough orientation, brand-new sites sit at 0–10, established small sites around 20–40, strong industry sites 50–70, and only the largest, most-linked sites on the web reach 80+. Chasing a specific number is the wrong goal; closing the gap with the competitors who outrank you is the right one.

How to improve your Domain Rating

The only way to raise DR is to earn links from more unique, authoritative referring domains - more sites linking to you, not more links from sites you already have. But raising DR shouldn't be the goal in itself. Aim for relevant, editorially-given links from reputable sites in your industry, pointing at pages you actually want to rank. Do that well and DR rises as a side effect, alongside the traffic you actually care about. Buying links or mass-spamming low-quality directories can move the number short-term but risks penalties and rarely helps real rankings.

How to use this bulk DR checker

Paste up to 25 domains (one per line) and hit Check DR - the tool looks up each domain's Ahrefs Domain Rating and returns them in one sortable table you can export to CSV. Two common workflows: benchmark yourself against a list of competitors to see where you stand, and vet link prospects in bulk before you invest time pitching them. When vetting prospects, don't judge on DR alone - also weigh topical relevance, real organic traffic, and whether the site links out to everyone. DR is a fast first filter, not the whole decision.

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