{"domain":"globalsources.com","kind":"business","slug":null,"name":"Global Sources","jurisdiction":null,"company_number":null,"assessed_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:46.276118+00:00","checked_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:45.987805+00:00","checking":false,"collection":[{"source":"appstore","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.907421+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.907421+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"bbb","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.405545+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.405545+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"category","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.809659+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.809659+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"charity","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.407650+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.407650+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"crux","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.224263+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.224263+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"dns","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:58.207340+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:58.207340+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"final_check","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:45.987805+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:45.987805+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"google_places","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.140140+00:00","last_attempt_ok":false,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":null,"deferred":false},{"source":"hibp","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.022967+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.022967+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"homepage","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.351484+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.351484+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"hygiene","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.618945+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.618945+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"ico","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.422497+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.422497+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"news","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:14.918952+00:00","last_attempt_ok":false,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":null,"deferred":false},{"source":"opendata","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223405+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223405+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"places","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223302+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223302+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"radar","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.688046+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.688046+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"rdap","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.363310+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.363310+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"registry","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.544508+00:00","last_attempt_ok":false,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":null,"deferred":false},{"source":"regulators","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.405120+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.405120+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"reviews","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:18.067879+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:18.067879+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"safe_browsing","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:57.520989+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:57.520989+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"social","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.609562+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.609562+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"trustindex","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:59.485914+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:59.485914+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"wayback","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223064+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223064+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"website","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.407423+00:00","last_attempt_ok":true,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.407423+00:00","deferred":false},{"source":"wikipedia","last_attempt_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.764785+00:00","last_attempt_ok":false,"last_attempt_error":null,"last_success_at":null,"deferred":false}],"purchase_confidence":"MEDIUM","truth_score":60,"judged_score":60,"owner_proof":null,"warning":null,"customer_satisfaction":{"answer":0.12,"word":"mostly dissatisfied","reviews":[{"platform":"Trustpilot","rating":null,"reviews":62},{"platform":"SmartCustomer","rating":2.2,"reviews":43,"rounded":true}]},"judgement":{"model":null,"reason":null,"answers":{"purchase_safety":0.88,"business_legitimacy":0.4,"established_history":0.88,"identity_consistency":0.44,"independent_reputation":0.59,"real_customer_evidence":0.4},"warning_fact":null,"warning_effect":null,"enough_evidence":0.86,"customer_satisfaction":0.12},"points":{"dns":[{"label":"MX records","value":true},{"label":"SPF record","value":true},{"label":"DKIM key","value":null},{"label":"DMARC record","value":true},{"label":"DMARC policy","value":"quarantine"},{"label":"Security certificate browsers warn about","value":false},{"label":"Nameservers","value":"frawsns.globalsources.com, hkawsns.globalsources.com, ns.globalsources.com, nscn1.globalsources.com, usawsns.globalsources.com"},{"label":"Address","value":"16.162.97.153, 18.167.203.142"},{"label":"Certificate issuer","value":"Let's Encrypt"},{"label":"Certificate type","value":"DV"},{"label":"Certificate expires","value":"2026-12-31"}],"crux":[{"label":"Popularity among Chrome users","value":"top 500,000 sites"},{"label":"First known user traffic","value":"2021-02 or earlier"},{"label":"Months with real traffic, of the last 24","value":24},{"label":"Traffic pattern","value":"sustained"},{"label":"Rank jump in the last 12 months","value":"none"},{"label":"Rank drop in the last 12 months","value":"none"},{"label":"Popularity across the internet","value":"top 50,000 sites"}],"hibp":[{"label":"Known data breaches found","value":0}],"rdap":[{"label":"Domain age","value":"30 years"},{"label":"Domain transfer lock enabled","value":true}],"social":[{"label":"Social platforms with discovered profiles","value":["facebook","instagram","x","youtube"]},{"label":"Facebook page","value":true},{"label":"Instagram page","value":true},{"label":"TikTok page","value":null},{"label":"YouTube page","value":true},{"label":"LinkedIn page","value":null},{"label":"X page","value":true},{"label":"Social follower counts","value":{"total":34000}},{"label":"YouTube channel","value":{"videos":1935,"subscribers":18000,"last_upload":"2026-10-26"}}],"reviews":[{"label":"Independent review platforms","value":2},{"label":"SmartCustomer rating","value":2.2},{"label":"SmartCustomer review count","value":43},{"label":"Trustpilot review count","value":62}],"wayback":[{"label":"Website archive history","value":null}],"website":[{"label":"HTTPS enabled","value":true},{"label":"Contact email or contact form available","value":null},{"label":"Contact phone number found","value":null},{"label":"Terms page linked","value":true},{"label":"Contact page linked","value":true},{"label":"Privacy page linked","value":true},{"label":"Returns page found","value":null},{"label":"Shipping page found","value":null},{"label":"Sources agreeing on postcode","value":null}],"appstore":[{"label":"App","value":"Global Sources: B2B Sourcing"},{"label":"App Store page","value":"https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/global-sources-b2b-sourcing/id952052155"},{"label":"App Store rating","value":3.3},{"label":"App Store ratings","value":23}],"registry":[{"label":"Company found in official company register","value":null},{"label":"Registered company name","value":null},{"label":"Company status","value":null},{"label":"Company status detail","value":null},{"label":"Company age","value":null},{"label":"Registered address","value":null},{"label":"Accounts overdue","value":null},{"label":"Confirmation statement overdue","value":null},{"label":"Insolvency history","value":null},{"label":"Registered office in dispute","value":null},{"label":"Filing history consistent","value":null},{"label":"Whether registered company activity matches the website","value":null},{"label":"ICO data-protection fee payer","value":null},{"label":"Better Business Bureau profile","value":null},{"label":"Companies House registration","value":null},{"label":"Data protection registration (ICO)","value":null},{"label":"VAT number","value":null},{"label":"Where the company is based","value":null},{"label":"Why we believe that","value":null},{"label":"Which countries the company serves","value":null},{"label":"Why we believe that","value":["it publishes pages in 8 languages"]}],"wikipedia":[{"label":"Wikipedia page about the company","value":null},{"label":"Founding year and place as the encyclopaedia states it","value":null},{"label":"Headcount as the encyclopaedia states it, with its year","value":null},{"label":"Revenue as the encyclopaedia states it, with its year","value":null},{"label":"Parent company","value":null}],"safe_browsing":[{"label":"Malware or phishing threat status","value":[]}]},"links":{"website":[{"label":"homepage","url":"https://globalsources.com/","copy":{"source":"Common Crawl","saved":"2026-09-16"}}],"social":[{"label":"facebook","url":"https://www.facebook.com/globalsources","followers":null,"metric":null,"via":"site"},{"label":"instagram","url":"https://www.instagram.com/global_sources/?source=GSOLHP_Footer","followers":16000,"metric":"followers","via":"site"},{"label":"x","url":"https://x.com/globalsources","followers":null,"metric":null,"via":"site"},{"label":"linkedin","url":null,"followers":null,"metric":null,"via":null},{"label":"youtube","url":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5NlP0VJCxsjKqvU-LCvEw","followers":18000,"metric":"subscribers","via":"site"},{"label":"tiktok","url":null,"followers":null,"metric":null,"via":null}],"reviews":[{"label":"SmartCustomer","url":"https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/globalsources.com"},{"label":"Trustpilot","url":"https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.globalsources.com"}]},"summary":{"icon":"https://s.globalsources.com/MONOREPO_prod/exhibitors-main/favicon.ico?ver=1789545688039","kept":null,"logo":null,"site":null,"based":null,"email":null,"image":"https://s.globalsources.com/IMAGES/website/image/home/share_web_home.png","offer":{"Ways to get help":{"url":"https://www.globalsources.com/helpCenter/help","page":"Help Center"},"In their own words":{"url":"https://globalsources.com/","page":"Its homepage","text":"Source innovative products at Global Sources Hong Kong exhibitions & online multichannel B2B marketplace and sourcing platform today! Get connected with verified wholesale suppliers & manufacturers worldwide.","quote":true}},"phone":null,"title":"Global Sources Hong Kong Exhibitions & B2B Sourcing Platform: Wholesale Products from Verified Suppliers & Manufacturers","years":null,"rating":2.2,"serves":null,"address":null,"details":{"Sells to":"Businesses","Kind of seller":"Marketplace","Licensed trade":"No licence normally needed"},"reviews":43,"category":null,"domain_age":"30 years","contact_url":null,"description":"Source innovative products at Global Sources Hong Kong exhibitions & online multichannel B2B marketplace and sourcing platform today! Get connected with verified wholesale suppliers & manufacturers worldwide.","final_check":["policy_about","policy_contact","policy_privacy","policy_terms"],"address_note":null,"contact_form":null,"reviews_source":"SmartCustomer","contact_unopened":"https://www.globalsources.com/internationalteam","reviews_total":128},"pages":null,"answers":null,"reviews":[{"url":"https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.globalsources.com","found":true,"label":"Trustpilot","rating":null,"source":"reviews","reviews":62},{"url":"https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/globalsources.com","found":true,"label":"SmartCustomer","rating":2.2,"source":"reviews","reviews":43,"rounded":true},{"url":null,"found":false,"label":"G2","rating":null,"source":"reviews","reviews":null},{"url":null,"found":false,"label":"Capterra","rating":null,"source":"reviews","reviews":null},{"url":null,"found":false,"label":"Reviews.io","rating":null,"source":"reviews","reviews":null},{"url":null,"found":false,"label":"Feefo","rating":null,"source":"reviews","reviews":null},{"url":null,"found":false,"label":"Trustindex","rating":null,"source":"reviews","reviews":null},{"url":null,"found":null,"label":"Google","rating":null,"source":"reviews","reviews":null}],"breaches":[],"news":[],"youtube_video":{"id":"JibwRwdgzWQ","title":"Global Sources: Connecting Asia with the World","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JibwRwdgzWQ","embeddable":true},"privacy":{"also":[],"points":[],"policy":null,"consent":null,"trackers":[{"name":"Google Tag Manager","text":"Loads other tracking tools, which may not be listed here."}],"elsewhere":null},"reasons":[{"text":"Domain registered 30 years ago","source":"rdap"},{"text":"No malware or phishing warnings","source":"safe_browsing"},{"text":"Email authentication configured: SPF, DMARC (quarantine)","source":"dns"},{"text":"Domain is locked against transfer at the registrar","source":"rdap"},{"text":"No known company data breach","source":"hibp"},{"text":"Social presence on 4 platforms: facebook, instagram, x, youtube; largest audience 18,000 subscribers on youtube","source":"social"},{"text":"YouTube channel with 18,000 subscribers, 1935 videos, last upload 2026-10-26","source":"social"},{"text":"SmartCustomer: rated 2.2 from 43 reviews","source":"reviews"},{"text":"Trustpilot: 62 reviews","source":"reviews"},{"text":"App Store: Global Sources: B2B Sourcing, 3.3 average from 23 ratings","source":"appstore"},{"text":"Real visitor traffic in 24 of the last 24 months","source":"crux"},{"text":"Real visitors since 2021-02 or earlier","source":"crux"},{"text":"Among the 50,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)","source":"radar"}],"concerns":[{"text":"SmartCustomer: rated 2.2 from 43 reviews","source":"reviews"}],"evidence":[{"source":"appstore","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.907421+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"bbb","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.405545+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"category","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.809659+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"charity","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.407650+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"crux","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.224263+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"dns","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:58.207340+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"final_check","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:45.987805+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"google_places","ok":null,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.140140+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"hibp","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.022967+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"homepage","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.351484+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"hygiene","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.618945+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"ico","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.422497+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"news","ok":false,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:14.918952+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"opendata","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223405+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"places","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223302+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"radar","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.688046+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"rdap","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.363310+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"registry","ok":null,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.544508+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"regulators","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.405120+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"reviews","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:18.067879+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"safe_browsing","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:57.520989+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"social","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:42.609562+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"trustindex","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:59.485914+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"wayback","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.223064+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"website","ok":true,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:38:03.407423+00:00","error":null,"why":null},{"source":"wikipedia","ok":null,"fetched_at":"2026-10-26T12:37:56.764785+00:00","error":null,"why":null}],"cost":{"gathering":0.00228,"score":0.00016,"total":0.00244},"claimed":false,"claimed_at":null,"summary_text":"globalsources.com's website address was registered 30 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. No malware or phishing warnings found for its website. Be cautious: its 43 reviews on SmartCustomer average only 2.2 stars out of 5. We could not find an archive history for its website, an address, an email address or a phone number.","context":"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.","sections":[["Positives","good",[{"text":"Domain registered 30 years ago","source":"rdap","plain":true},{"text":"No malware or phishing warnings","source":"safe_browsing","plain":true}]],["Be cautious","bad",[{"text":"A low number of independent reviews (43 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 2.2 stars out of 5","source":"reviews","plain":false}]],["Not found","none",[{"text":"Web history and authority information was not found from our checks.","source":"wayback","plain":false},{"text":"Address information was not found from our checks.","source":"registry","plain":false},{"text":"Email address information was not found from our checks.","source":"website","plain":false},{"text":"Phone number information was not found from our checks.","source":"website","plain":false}]]],"missing":["news"],"page":{"rows":[["Who they are","registry","Company details","building","nothing known","info"],["Who they are","rdap","Domain registration","clock","Its website address was registered 30 years ago","good"],["Who they are","website","Website details","globe","Found: https enabled, terms page linked, contact page linked, privacy page linked","good"],["Reputation and track record","reviews","Customer reviews","star","105 reviews across 2 platforms, rated 2.2 to 2.2 out of 5","bad"],["Reputation and track record","appstore","App Store","smartphone","Its app, Global Sources: B2B Sourcing, is on Apple's App Store, rated 3.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, counted in the reviews total.","info"],["Reputation and track record","crux","Visitor traffic","eye","Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months","info"],["Reputation and track record","wayback","Web history and authority","history","nothing known","none"],["Reputation and track record","social","Social presence","users","It is on 4 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 18,000 subscribers on YouTube","good"],["Safety","safe_browsing","Malware and phishing","bug","No malware or phishing warnings found for its website","good"],["Safety","hibp","Data breach history","lock","No known data breach involving the company","good"],["Safety","dns","Domain and email security","shield-check","Its email is protected: mail forged in its name goes to spam","good"]],"tally":"1 be cautious · 6 clear · 1 not found · 3 for information","held":null,"satisfaction":[["Trustpilot","","62 reviews · rating not read",false],["SmartCustomer","2.2","43 reviews",false],["App Store","3.3","23 ratings",true]],"average":null,"found":{"registry":[],"rdap":[["Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else","good"]],"website":[],"reviews":[["62 reviews on Trustpilot","good"],["Rated 2.2 stars out of 5 from 43 reviews on SmartCustomer","bad"]],"appstore":[],"crux":[["Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier","good"],["It is among the 50,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)","good"]],"wayback":[],"social":[["Its YouTube channel has 18,000 subscribers and 1935 videos, the latest uploaded on 26 Oct 2026","good"]],"safe_browsing":[],"hibp":[],"dns":[]},"provided":[],"sections":[["Positives","good",[{"text":"Its website address was registered 30 years ago","source":"rdap"},{"text":"No malware or phishing warnings found for its website","source":"safe_browsing"}]],["Be cautious","bad",[{"text":"A low number of independent reviews (43 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 2.2 stars out of 5","source":"reviews"}]],["Not found","none",[{"text":"Web history and authority information was not found from our checks.","source":"wayback"},{"text":"Address information was not found from our checks.","source":"registry"},{"text":"Email address information was not found from our checks.","source":"website"},{"text":"Phone number information was not found from our checks.","source":"website"}]]]},"answer":"Is globalsources.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 60 out of 100, mixed truth signals: 6 of 11 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 1 not found, 3 for information. Legitimacy confidence: mixed. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied.","advisory":null,"citation":{"source":"Truth Signal","url":"https://truthsignal.com/business/globalsources.com","assessed_at":"2026-10-26T12:39:46.276118+00:00","licence":"CC BY 4.0","licence_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","cite_as":"Truth Signal, Global Sources Hong Kong Exhibitions & B2B Sourcing Platform: truth score 60 out of 100, legitimacy confidence Mixed, assessed 2026-10-26, https://truthsignal.com/business/globalsources.com"}}