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ted.com

contentLow RiskRecommendedeng · global
85
AI Score
TED.com is the official global platform for TED Talks, one of the most recognized knowledge-sharing brands in the world. It hosts thousands of free video talks covering topics from technology, science, and business to culture, art, and global issues, drawing hundreds of millions of annual visitors from every region seeking inspiring, educational content.
educationmedianon-profitcontenttalksideas
Overall score
85
Confidence 95%
SEO score
78
good
AI content prob.
5%
Higher = more AI
Domain age
31 years
mature · Est. 1994
8

Risk & compliance

Verdict: Recommended
TED.com is a well-established, trusted global educational content platform with extremely high traffic and decades of positive reputation, with only minor technical and SEO gaps that do not detract from its overall quality and value.
Risk level
low
This domain is operated by a legitimate, well-known global organization, uses valid HTTPS encryption, has a 30+ year history of public operation, and has no known widespread reports of malware or deceptive activity.
Trust level
high
TED is a 31-year-old well-established globally recognized non-profit organization, with extremely high domain authority and a long track record of trusted, high-quality educational content, with no history of harmful or deceptive activity.
Malware risk
None detected
Ad intrusiveness
high
Risk types
4

Content & positioning

AI content prob.
5%
All content on the site consists of original human-recorded talks and transcripts created by individual speakers, with no signs of uniform AI-generated text, keyword stuffing, or unnatural phrasing, so almost all content is human-authored.
Content quality
high
Main topics
TechnologyEducationInnovationCultureGlobal Issues
Positioning
Premium non-profit global educational content platform offering free, high-quality inspirational talks and ideas from leading experts across multiple disciplines
Update frequency
high
5

Tech & experience

Tech stack
NginxNext.jsGoogle Analytics
HTTPS
Enabled
Mobile friendly
good
UX rating
good
Page structure
clear
6

SEO & traffic

SEO score
78
Traffic potential
high
Keyword strategy
structured
Keyword optimization
Current focus
TED talksideas worth spreadingfree educational videosexpert lectures
Missing opportunities
Add unique meta descriptions to key landing pagesImplement proper H1 heading structure for core contentOptimize category pages for long-tail keywords
Quick wins Fast results
Add a clear H1 tag to the homepageWrite a compelling meta description for the homepageFix missing heading hierarchy for better search crawling
While TED.com already has extremely high organic traffic driven by its strong brand authority, fixing basic missing on-page SEO elements will improve click-through rates and content indexability.
Keyword analysis is based on page content inference, not actual search ranking data. For reference only.
7

Business model

Category
content
Model
Non-profit media organization offering free educational content to global audiences, supported by sponsorships, partnerships, conference ticket sales, and public donations
Monetization
SponsorshipsConference ticket salesLicensingPartnershipsPublic donations
Profit potential
high
9

Strengths & weaknesses

Advantages
+Extremely high global brand recognition and domain authority
+31 years of established domain history and public trust
+Top 1000 global ranking with hundreds of millions of monthly visitors
+Large library of original, high-quality human-generated content
Disadvantages
Missing key on-page SEO elements including meta description and H1 headings on the homepage
High ad density that can negatively impact user experience
No structured heading hierarchy detected on the sampled homepage
11

Overall assessment

Overall score
85/ 100
The website ranks #657 globally in the top 1000 domains, has 31 years of trusted operation, high-quality original human content, a strong technical foundation with HTTPS and mobile-friendliness, but has minor on-page SEO gaps and high ad intrusiveness, resulting in an overall score of 85.
Growth potential
medium
Recommendations
1Add meta description and H1 heading to the homepage to improve on-page SEO
2Reduce ad density to improve overall user experience
3Fix heading hierarchy across content pages to improve search crawlability
4Expand localized content for non-English regional audiences
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Server & security

Response time
575 ms
IP address
34.198.81.154Ashburn, US
CDN
none detected
SSL expires
Aug 1, 2026
Security headers
CSPnot set
HSTSmax-age=31557600
X-FrameSAMEORIGIN
X-Content-Typenosniff
DNS records
A
34.198.81.1543.211.142.64
MX
30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com50 aspmx3.googlemail.com20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
NS
ns-1133.awsdns-13.orgns-1975.awsdns-54.co.ukns-191.awsdns-23.com
TXT
tollbit-domain-verification=87fdc3e9954c4a72ae699c04473015754a5d64bfa5002a5cb4702c7fa09399ddmandrill_verify.iMtYQCwMRNE7tcpyMxeGwQatlassian-domain-verification=4timsOUsdaVIPDVxoNaau9lRel9P83lqXmmmtsIImOt3GfoVq5BAvYkKCfqEOLr7
Tech data updated 2d ago
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Domain background

Domain age
31 years
Registrar
Name.com, Inc.
Created
1994-11-08T05:00:00Z
Expires
2026-11-07T05:00:00Z
Last updated
unknown
Site stage
mature
Analyzed October 17, 2024 · Report ID: 3a69ca98