DA 91, zero backlinks, domain created 6 days ago - how is that possible?

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This domain created a few days ago without any authority is ranking number 1 in an ultra competitive niche. 91DA according to Ahrefs.

How is that possible? What are they doing?

 

[Rakesh069]

following..

 

[theusualkeysersoze]

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This domain created a few days ago without any authority is ranking number 1 in an ultra competitive niche. 91DA according to Ahrefs.

How is that possible? What are they doing?

LOLLOL

Do you not see linking websites and backlinks amount to a full total of ZERO haha

Wait until AHREFS crawls whis properly, the DA adjustment will be brutal. And the website will do FA on google as is.

This initial speciulative score is used by scammers to sell a service before the adjustment happens.

Buyer beware.

The technical reasons behind this are beyond the scope of what I will bother to write here for free, if people wanna believe this is worth anything, do yourselves the disfavour and buy from the guys, the only thing you will "gain" is a monetary loss.

 

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Any useful answer?

 

[AbdulRehmanKD]

Hi,

It could be a .it.com domain, because these types of domains can show a 90+ DR even without backlinks. If you check a domain like Blaseasidk.it.com in Ahrefs DR checker, it will still show 90+ DR, whether the domain is purchased or not and even if it has zero backlinks.



Look, the domain has 0 backlinks, no domain age, and nobody has ever bought it in the past, but it still has a 92 DR.

 

[moonshine7000]

Is that a subdomain you are looking at,if yes that is normal

 

[TammyMosher87]

DA doesn’t reflect reality in cases like this - a lot of high scores come from expired domains, 301 redirects, or Ahrefs misreading authority signals. The site probably isn’t truly “new,” just rebuilt on an old domain with strong history. Check Whois + Wayback and you’ll almost always see the story behind it.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

This can happen because Ahrefs DR is not the same as Google authority. Sometimes tools show delayed or incorrect data. Google may be testing the page with a short-term boost, or the site could have hidden redirects, brand trust, or strong on page signals that tools don’t detect yet.

 

[Steptoe]

Hi,

It could be a .it.com domain, because these types of domains can show a 90+ DR even without backlinks. If you check a domain like Blaseasidk.it.com in Ahrefs DR checker, it will still show 90+ DR, whether the domain is purchased or not and even if it has zero backlinks.

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Look, the domain has 0 backlinks, no domain age, and nobody has ever bought it in the past, but it still has a 92 DR.

x.it.com is a third-level domain, so when you register a .it.com domain it's actually a subdomain of it.com, which is why every one starts off with the DR of the root domain in Ahrefs' eyes. I'm surprised the tld (or sld, whatever) isn't being used by cheap PBN builders to bulk out their average metrics.

However, regarding the OP we don't really know and won't without knowing the domain in question.

 

[Paidvcc]

This might be an expired domain which is being recently registered. This is the best i could tell according the data.

 

[LondonLife]

Because DA is a third-party metric, not Google’s—new domains can show DA 90+ due to subdomain inheritance, redirects, cached link data, or tool glitches, even with zero visible backlinks.

 

[Furious Man]

A brand-new domain ranking #1 in a brutal niche is almost always riding inherited authority expired domain, redirects, parasite hosting, or massive trust signals, not genuine new-site SEO.

 

[Magicmovement]

have some research on DA Hijacking u will get the answer

 

[cryptospace]

WHere to find such info?