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title: "What is domain authority?"  
description: "What is domain authority?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2026-02-17  
updated: 2026-04-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116339/what-is-domain-authority  
category: "seo"  
tags: ["seo"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is domain authority?

## Answers

### Answer by Ravi Vishwakarma

**[Domain Authority](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/333391/measuring-and-tracking-domain-authority-tools-and-methods-for-analysis) (DA)** is a score (from 0 to 100) that predicts how well a [website](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/239091/the-importance-of-a-good-contact-form-for-website-ux) can rank on [search engines](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162030/how-do-search-engines-rank-websites) like Google.

- Higher DA = better chances to rank
- Lower DA = harder to rank

It’s [calculated](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31699/what-is-sensex-and-how-it-is-calculated) based on factors like [backlinks](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/333963/shielding-your-site-how-to-reject-toxic-backlinks-and-maintain-a-healthy-link-profile), website [quality](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13022/7-easy-tips-for-creating-quality-content), and trust.


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