What is a free proxy and how does it work?

A proxy server sits between your device and the internet. When you connect through one, the site you visit sees the proxy's IP address instead of yours, and traffic is relayed back and forth through that server. The proxies listed here are aggregated automatically from public sources — free to use, with no account or payment required.

Is it safe to use the free proxies listed here?

The list is compiled automatically from public sources and not independently vetted for who operates each server. It's fine for low-risk tasks like checking geo-specific content or testing, but avoid using any free proxy — from this list or elsewhere — for logging into important accounts or entering payment details, since an unencrypted (HTTP) proxy operator can potentially see that traffic.

How often is the proxy list updated?

The system automatically syncs new proxy data every 15 minutes from multiple public sources, merges and de-duplicates them, and replaces the list — so what you see is always close to current.

What's the difference between HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies?

HTTP proxies handle plain web traffic; HTTPS proxies add TLS encryption for the connection to the proxy, useful when that leg needs to stay private. SOCKS4/SOCKS5 work at a lower level and can relay almost any TCP connection, not just web traffic — SOCKS5 additionally supports authentication and UDP. Filter by protocol above to match what your task needs.

What do "elite," "anonymous," and "transparent" anonymity levels mean?

Elite proxies hide both your IP and the fact that a proxy is being used at all. Anonymous proxies identify themselves as a proxy but withhold your real IP. Transparent proxies pass your original IP along to the destination, so they don't hide your identity — pick the level that matches what the task actually requires.

Why do free proxies stop working so quickly?

Free proxies are typically run on shared, unmanaged, or misconfigured servers with no guaranteed uptime, so they can go offline, get overloaded, or be reassigned at any time — sometimes within minutes. That's also why this list refreshes automatically every 15 minutes and why it's worth checking uptime and response time before relying on any one entry.

Can I use these proxies for web scraping?

Yes, rotating through multiple free proxies is a common way to distribute scraping requests and avoid a single IP getting rate-limited or blocked. Keep expectations realistic though — free proxies are slower and less reliable than dedicated scraping infrastructure, so build in retries and don't depend on any single proxy staying alive.

Can a proxy help me access content restricted to another country?

Yes — connecting through a proxy located in a specific country makes your traffic appear to originate there, which is commonly used to check how a site, price, or search result looks from that location. Filter the list by country to find one in the location you need.

Do I need to create an account to use TOPFreeProxyList.com?

No. The proxy list, filters, and every tool on this site — including the Proxy Checker — are free to use with no registration, login, or personal information required.

How do I filter the list by country, protocol, or quality?

Use the filter bar above the proxy table: choose a country, protocol (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS4/SOCKS5), minimum anonymity level, or minimum uptime, then sort by fastest response, highest uptime, or most recently updated. You can also browse dedicated pages for any country or protocol directly.

What do "uptime" and "response time" mean in the list?

Uptime is the percentage of recent checks where a proxy successfully responded — higher means more reliable. Response time is how long it took to connect, in milliseconds — lower means faster. Proxies with low uptime are sorted toward the bottom of the default "fastest response" view, since a fast proxy that's frequently down isn't actually useful.

Does TOPFreeProxyList.com log or monitor traffic sent through these proxies?

No. TOPFreeProxyList.com only aggregates and republishes proxy server details (IP, port, protocol, and similar metadata) from public sources — it does not operate the proxies themselves and has no visibility into traffic that passes through them. See the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer for more detail.

Can I use a free proxy for streaming video?

Technically yes, but it's rarely a good experience — free proxies typically have limited bandwidth and inconsistent speed, and many streaming services actively detect and block known proxy/datacenter IP ranges. They work better for quick checks (like confirming region-locked availability) than for sustained streaming.

What's the difference between a proxy and a VPN?

Both route your traffic through another server, but a VPN typically encrypts all traffic from your device at the operating-system level and is meant for consistent, ongoing use, while a proxy is usually configured per-application (like a browser) and, unless it's an HTTPS/SOCKS5 proxy, doesn't necessarily encrypt the connection to itself. Proxies are generally lighter-weight and better suited to one-off or task-specific use.

How do I check whether a proxy is actually working before I use it?

Use the free Proxy Checker tool — paste in one or more proxies, pick the protocol and format, and it will connect through each one in real time and report back whether it's alive, its exit IP, country, city, and response time.

Free Proxy List (Updated in Real-Time)

Browse 7,215+ free HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5 proxies from 132+ countries, averaging 43.1% uptime and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
141.98.153.86:80	DE	Karlsruhe	HTTP	Elite	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	237 ms	87.3%
114.130.153.46:58080	BD	Dhaka	HTTP	Transparent	Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board : AS45588	245 ms	85.6%
185.135.69.34:80	IQ	Al Mansour	HTTP	Elite	— : AS205889	246 ms	97.2%
143.246.138.227:80	US	New York	HTTP	Elite	YottaSrc : AS213535	246 ms	95.0%
45.91.248.107:80	US	New York	HTTP	Elite	YottaSrc : AS213535	246 ms	96.1%
206.245.131.160:80	FR	Paris	HTTP	Anonymous	Baxet Group Inc. : AS26383	250 ms	97.0%
209.97.150.167:80	US	Clifton	HTTP	Anonymous	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	254 ms	92.4%
1.179.151.165:31948	TH	Bangkok	SOCKS4	Elite	TOT Public Company Limited : AS131293	256 ms	100.0%
41.178.6.36:3130	EG	Cairo	HTTPS	Anonymous	— : AS24863	258 ms	98.3%
131.153.163.221:33526	US	Ashburn	HTTPS	Elite	Secured Servers LLC : AS19437	259 ms	95.5%
113.53.60.22:8080	TH	Bangkok	HTTP	Transparent	TOT Public Company Limited : AS23969	265 ms	86.4%
5.75.161.45:443	DE	Nuremberg	SOCKS5	Elite	Hetzner : AS24940	265 ms	99.5%
82.153.226.178:3128	ID	Bogor	HTTPS	Transparent	PT. INDUSTRI KREATIF DIGITAL : AS141968	272 ms	100.0%
179.255.188.139:1080	FR	Angervilliers	SOCKS5	Elite	IT Hostline Ltd : AS214238	278 ms	100.0%
64.227.23.88:8118	US	North Bergen	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	279 ms	79.3%
67.201.58.190:4145	US	Tulsa	SOCKS5	Elite	Straxis, LLC : AS46562	281 ms	100.0%
69.10.42.58:8888	US	—	HTTP	Anonymous	Interserver, Inc : AS19318	281 ms	73.4%
5.75.133.113:10813	DE	Nuremberg	SOCKS5	Elite	Hetzner : AS24940	284 ms	100.0%
161.22.33.93:999	VE	Caracas	HTTP	Transparent	TOP COMUNICATIONS ESTEGIA C.A : AS272809	294 ms	100.0%
161.35.70.249:8080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	HTTP	Anonymous	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	300 ms	92.6%
45.10.41.194:1080	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	TimeWeb Ltd : AS9123	303 ms	96.8%
154.88.132.50:8080	DO	Santiago de los Caballeros	HTTP	Transparent	Dominican Telecom Prime DTP SRL : AS64126	305 ms	100.0%
103.197.48.208:1080	BD	Gafargaon	SOCKS5	Elite	Weblink Communications Ltd : AS138191	317 ms	99.3%
38.76.138.46:999	VE	Caracas	HTTP	Transparent	CORPORACIÓN GALA IT C.A : AS263767	320 ms	98.2%
209.97.150.167:8080	US	Clifton	HTTP	Anonymous	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	326 ms	92.6%
34.43.46.91:443	US	Mountain View	HTTP	Elite	Google LLC : AS396982	330 ms	78.7%
107.174.30.94:1080	US	Dallas	SOCKS5	Elite	HostPapa : AS36352	332 ms	83.4%
134.209.29.120:3128	GB	Slough	HTTP	Anonymous	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	334 ms	92.5%
128.69.178.28:1080	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS8402	335 ms	100.0%
45.167.124.33:999	CO	Popayán	HTTP	Transparent	Sepcom Comunicaciones : AS269804	336 ms	76.9%
177.93.60.2:8080	CO	Abejorral	HTTPS	Transparent	TV AZTECA SUCURSAL COLOMBIA : AS262186	336 ms	84.8%
67.201.35.145:4145	US	El Segundo	SOCKS5	Elite	Total server solutions : AS46562	341 ms	100.0%
37.110.18.241:1080	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS42610	345 ms	99.4%
189.51.168.165:999	MX	Hunucma	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Comunicacion por Fibra SA de CV : AS270111	345 ms	82.9%
178.92.72.134:8080	IN	Mumbai	HTTP	Elite	— : AS134926	346 ms	46.1%
16.63.207.85:80	CH	Zurich	HTTP	Anonymous	Amazon.com, Inc. : AS16509	347 ms	97.3%
138.68.60.8:8080	US	Santa Clara	HTTP	Anonymous	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	348 ms	92.5%
85.31.41.9:1080	IQ	Mosul	SOCKS5	Elite	AlMadar : AS208324	351 ms	96.4%
49.12.188.170:3001	DE	Falkenstein	SOCKS5	Elite	Hetzner Online GmbH : AS24940	353 ms	100.0%
112.198.22.122:80	PH	General Trias	HTTP	Elite	Globe Telecom : AS4775	354 ms	100.0%
192.111.139.165:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	359 ms	99.1%
45.132.185.56:1080	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	Baykov Ilya Sergeevich : AS41745	362 ms	100.0%
68.71.251.134:4145	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	364 ms	97.8%
143.105.153.7:1080	CM	Yaoundé	SOCKS4	Elite	SpaceX Starlink : AS14593	368 ms	97.6%
144.31.146.10:8080	IN	Mumbai	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Ipxo : AS134926	369 ms	41.6%
91.240.45.70:1080	RU	Samara	SOCKS5	Elite	LLC Trans Media : AS58290	369 ms	100.0%
199.102.104.70:4145	US	Beverly Hills	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	373 ms	97.9%
112.208.162.30:8082	PH	Makati City	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS9299	373 ms	90.9%
185.183.35.52:3128	NL	Naaldwijk	HTTPS	Elite	Worldstream : AS49981	376 ms	100.0%
47.77.238.208:8118	US	Minkler	HTTP	Elite	Delta Centric LLC, Zenlayer Inc : AS45102	377 ms	100.0%

This free proxy list aggregates working HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies from multiple public sources into one place, de-duplicated and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes. As of the most recent sync, it includes 2,401 HTTP, 1,489 HTTPS, 858 SOCKS4, and 3,254 SOCKS5 proxies spanning 132+ countries, averaging 43.1% uptime across the current list.

Proxy types available on this list

HTTP proxies handle standard, unencrypted web traffic and are the most widely supported option for browsers, scrapers, and automation tools. HTTPS proxies add TLS encryption for the connection to the proxy itself, which matters when that leg needs to stay private — for example when submitting forms. SOCKS4 proxies operate at a lower level, relaying almost any TCP connection rather than just web traffic, which makes them useful for non-browser applications. SOCKS5 extends SOCKS4 with authentication support and UDP relaying, making it the more capable choice when an application needs more than basic TCP forwarding. Use the protocol filter above to narrow the list down to exactly the type you need.

How to pick the right proxy

Every entry in the list shows its country, protocol, anonymity level, organization/ASN, response time, and uptime, so you can compare options at a glance instead of guessing. Filter by country if a task needs a specific location, by protocol if an application requires HTTP/HTTPS or SOCKS, by minimum uptime to rule out unreliable servers, and by anonymity level (elite, anonymous, or transparent) depending on how much a task needs to hide. Sorting by "Fastest response" automatically groups reliable proxies (green or amber uptime) ahead of unreliable ones, so the top of the list is usually the best starting point.

Keeping the list fresh

Free proxies have a short shelf life — a server that works now can be offline, overloaded, or reassigned within the hour. Rather than showing a static snapshot, this list is fully replaced every 15 minutes from live source data, so stale entries don't linger and newly available proxies show up quickly. The "Updated" timestamp above the table reflects exactly when that happened.

Using free proxies safely

Because this list is sourced from public, free servers rather than a vetted or paid service, treat every entry as unverified: test a proxy with the Proxy Checker before depending on it, and avoid using any free proxy for logging into important accounts or entering payment details. For most everyday uses — checking region-specific content, testing, or basic scraping — the list above is refreshed often enough to keep a steady supply of working options.

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How to Use Proxy Free

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Choose a proxy

Browse the list above and filter by country, protocol (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS4/SOCKS5), and anonymity level to find a proxy that fits what you need it for.
2

Add it to your device

Copy the IP address and port, then enter them into your device's or browser's proxy settings (Windows/macOS network settings, a browser extension, or an app's connection settings both work — the exact steps depend on what you're using it in).
3

Connect and check the status

Save the settings and try loading a page. If it doesn't connect, the proxy may already be offline — free proxies come and go, so pick another from the list and try again.
4

Use it to protect your original IP

Once connected, sites you visit see the proxy's IP address instead of your own — useful for basic anonymity, checking how a site looks from another location, or keeping your real IP address private.