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# Domain Rating

> Domain Rating is Ahrefs' proprietary metric (scored 0–100) measuring the strength of a website's backlink profile relative to all other websites in the Ahref...

*Measurement* · *Traditional SEO*

## Definition

Domain Rating is Ahrefs' proprietary metric (scored 0–100) measuring the strength of a website's backlink profile relative to all other websites in the Ahrefs database. It is one of several domain-level authority metrics used alongside Domain Authority (Moz) and similar proprietary scores.

## Why It Matters for AI Search

Domain Rating correlates with AI citation authority indirectly — sites with strong backlink profiles tend to have strong topical authority and source credibility signals that AI systems also value. While Domain Rating itself is not an AI-native metric, it is a reasonable proxy for the kinds of external authority signals that contribute to AI citation priority.

## Related Terms

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  <Card title="Domain authority" href="/ai-search-glossary/domain-authority" />

  <Card title="Backlink" href="/ai-search-glossary/backlink" />

  <Card title="Site authority" href="/ai-search-glossary/site-authority" />

  <Card title="Source credibility" href="/ai-search-glossary/source-credibility" />

  <Card title="Topical authority" href="/ai-search-glossary/topical-authority" />
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