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What happened to Browseweb, and what to use instead

Browseweb is gone. What the public record shows about when, what the site carried, and how to pick a replacement that fails less badly.

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This is an obituary written from public records rather than gossip. Browseweb has stopped answering, and the registration and archive trail is the only honest account of it available.

When the lights went out

Three requests on 9 September 2026, https, www and http, all failed with ENOTFOUND. There is no server left behind that name.

Of 7 archived captures that actually loaded, the newest is January 2018. That is where the trail ends.

The final archived page

The last working capture is from January 2018. Its title read "BrowseWeb.net Proxy". Its search snippet read: "Unblock any website from anywhere. Browse facebook, youtube etc. from any country."

A third party kept that, which is why it is quotable. It records what was being claimed, and says nothing about whether the claims held up.

What they sold

The archive first captured a working page in May 2013.

The public record holds that much. It shows a company that was real and shipping, and nothing about how well.

We stop short of a cause deliberately. The registration and archive trail shows when things stopped and nothing about why, and the difference between those two claims is the difference between a fact and a defamation.

Others that stopped

Other shutdowns we hold the registration and archive trail for:

Where to go now

Frequently asked questions

Is Browseweb really gone?
We re-checked the domain on 9 September 2026 over https, www and plain http. Nothing answered on any of them. That is evidence of a shutdown rather than proof of one, and it is the strongest evidence the public web offers.
What should I use instead of Browseweb?
Nothing that promises to be Browseweb again. Use a list with a visible last-checked time, test the address before you trust it, and expect a free proxy to fail on any site that cares about proxy traffic. Our free list is re-verified every few minutes and the checker tests one address on demand.
Why does Browseweb still show up in reviews?
Because affiliate reviews are rarely revisited once they rank. Search demand for a dead provider outlives the company by years, and the pages recommending it keep earning, which is why a dated check like this one is worth more than a five-star roundup.

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