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Business details
- Domain age
- 26 years
- Address
- 3990 Freedom Cir, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, USA
- Email address
- Not found
- Phone number
- Not found
- Contact page
- www.chegg.com/
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- Social media
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Is chegg.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 78 out of 100, high truth signals: 7 of 10 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied.
We read its about page. Its website address was registered 26 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. It is among the 10,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar). Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website. Be cautious: its 454 reviews on SmartCustomer average only 2.2 stars out of 5. We could not find an email address or a phone number.
Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that it is safe to buy from or that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam.
Positives
- We read its about page.
- Its website address was registered 26 years ago.
- It is among the 10,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar).
- Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website.
Be cautious
- A substantial number of independent reviews (454 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 2.2 stars out of 5.
Not found
- Email address information was not found from our checks.
- Phone number information was not found from our checks.
How to check if chegg.com is legit
1 be cautious · 7 clear · 2 for informationTo check if chegg.com is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about chegg.com; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.
Company detailsBased in the US; serves the US; founded in 2005 (Wikipedia)For information
- Where the company is based
- US
- Why we believe that
- OpenData.org's record puts its head office in 3990 Freedom Cir, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, USA
- Which countries the company serves
- US
- Why we believe that
- $ prices on its homepage
- Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
- 549300AKX7O8JG0O3G77
- SEC registration (CIK)
- 0001364954
- Type (Wikipedia)
- Delaware corporation
- Industry
- educational technology
- Founded
- 2005
- Listed name
- CHEGG INC
- Trading names
- CHEGG
- Head office
- 3990 Freedom Cir, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, USA
- Number of locations
- 2
Domain registrationIts website address was registered 26 years agoClear
- Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else
- Domain age
- 26 years
- Domain transfer lock enabled
- Yes
Website detailsWe read its about pageClear
- HTTPS enabled
- Yes
- Contact phone number found
- Not found
- Contact page found
- Not found
Quoted word for word from chegg.com.
- In their own words
- “We strive to improve the overall return on investment in education by helping students learn more in less time and at a lower cost. Our mission is to help every student achieve their best, in school and beyond. We strive to improve the overall return on investment in education by helping students learn more in less time and at a lower cost.” About page · from Common Crawl's copy saved 16 August 2026
Customer reviews7,160 reviews across 2 platforms, rated 2.2 to 2.2 out of 5Be cautious
| Platform | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | Unknown | 6,706 |
| SmartCustomer | 2.2 out of 5 | 454 |
| G2 | Not found | |
| Capterra | Not found | |
| Reviews.io | Not found | |
| Feefo | Not found | |
| Trustindex | Not found | |
| Not checked |
Visitor trafficIt is among the 10,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)For information
- Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months (Google Chrome usage data)
- Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
- Popularity among Chrome users
- top 100,000 sites
- First known user traffic
- Feb 2021 or earlier
- Months with real traffic, of the last 24
- 24
- Traffic pattern
- sustained
- Rank jump in the last 12 months
- none
- Rank drop in the last 12 months
- none
- Popularity across the internet
- top 10,000 sites
Web history and authorityThe Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 26 years agoClear
- Website archive history
- 26 years
- Wikipedia page
- yes
Social presenceIt is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 579,828 followers on FacebookClear
- Its YouTube channel has 1,050 subscribers and 563 videos, the latest uploaded on 29 Sep 2025
| Platform | Profile | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | 579,828 followers | |
| Profile | 48,000 followers | |
| X | Profile | Unknown |
| Profile | Unknown | |
| YouTube | Profile | 1,050 subscribers |
| TikTok | Not found |
- Social platforms with discovered profiles
- facebook, instagram, linkedin, x, youtube
- Social follower counts
- 628,878 followers in total
- YouTube channel
- 563 videos, 1,050 subscribers, last upload 29 Sep 2025
Malware and phishingGoogle Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its websiteClear
- Malware or phishing threat status
- None
Data breach historyOne known data breach involving the company: Chegg, the latest 8 years agoClear
- Known data breaches found
- 1
In April 2018, the textbook rental service Chegg suffered a data breach that impacted 40 million subscribers. The exposed data included email addresses, usernames, names and passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes. A small number of records also contained physical address or phone number.
- Accounts affected
- 39,721,127
- Date
- 28 Apr 2018
- Data exposed
- Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Usernames
Breach data: Have I Been Pwned
Domain and email securityIts email is protected: mail forged in its name is blockedClear
- MX records
- Yes
- SPF record
- Yes
- DKIM key
- Yes
- DMARC record
- Yes
- DMARC policy
- reject
- Security certificate browsers warn about
- No
- Certificate issuer
- Amazon
- Certificate type
- DV
- Certificate expires
- 8 Feb 2027
- Nameservers
- ns-1026.awsdns-00.org
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ns-699.awsdns-23.net - Address
- 44.228.193.53
35.85.141.21
52.38.176.193
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