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 6,604+ free HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5 proxies from 132+ countries, averaging 45.1% uptime and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 6,604 proxies Updated 11 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
134.185.85.16:3128	SG	Singapore	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (ap-singapore-1) : AS31898	652 ms	51.4%
3.229.156.137:6000	US	Ashburn	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Amazon.com, Inc. : AS14618	655 ms	100.0%
109.95.220.45:8080	RU	Moscow	HTTP	Elite	SVIAZ-INDUSTRIYA-AS : AS50471	659 ms	89.3%
196.1.93.16:80	SN	Dakar	HTTP	Elite	Universite Cheikh Anta DIOP de DAKAR : AS329407	663 ms	72.2%
5.255.117.250:1080	NL	Dronten	SOCKS5	Elite	Liteserver : AS60404	663 ms	72.9%
170.244.27.58:8888	BR	Tapejara	HTTP	Elite	ZANCHET E PAIM TELECOM LTDA ME : AS266489	666 ms	88.6%
31.148.207.153:80	UA	Khmelnytskyi	HTTP	Elite	MAGICOM-AS : AS43301	667 ms	79.5%
176.106.241.50:80	RU	Mytishchi	HTTP	Elite	SOFTVIDEO-AS : AS57712	681 ms	71.5%
180.191.32.166:8081	PH	Cabanatuan City	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS132199	682 ms	96.1%
139.59.191.69:8080	GB	Slough	HTTPS	Transparent	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	682 ms	100.0%
164.90.206.15:3128	NL	Amsterdam	HTTP	Transparent	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	685 ms	69.8%
27.75.151.160:1080	VN	Ho Chi Minh City	SOCKS4	Elite	— : AS7552	686 ms	98.6%
147.91.22.150:80	RS	Belgrade	HTTP	Elite	UB-AS : AS13092	688 ms	60.3%
41.128.72.146:8080	EG	Cairo	HTTP	Transparent	LINKdotNET AS number : AS24863	688 ms	72.7%
142.54.236.97:4145	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	690 ms	97.8%
37.79.248.25:80	RU	Pervouralsk	HTTP	Elite	PJSC "Rostelecom". Technical Team : AS12389	691 ms	63.3%
184.185.2.12:4145	US	Fort Walton Beach	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Cox Communications Inc. : AS22773	691 ms	99.6%
185.122.252.42:8080	IQ	Baghdad	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS212280	693 ms	98.3%
152.230.215.123:80	CL	Santiago	HTTP	Elite	Gtd Internet S.A. : AS14259	697 ms	64.9%
185.79.243.153:31382	PL	Myszkow	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	KARIO-SAT : AS206957	701 ms	90.0%
62.210.215.36:80	FR	Paris	HTTP	Anonymous	Scaleway Dedibox : AS12876	701 ms	70.4%
116.202.108.111:3128	DE	Falkenstein	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	HETZNER-AS : AS24940	707 ms	82.5%
182.176.164.41:8080	PK	Lahore	HTTP	Transparent	Pakistan Telecommuication company limited : AS17557	711 ms	98.9%
178.140.3.161:5678	RU	Moscow	HTTP	Elite	OJSC "National Cable Networks" : AS42610	712 ms	81.9%
42.96.15.210:60000	VN	Hanoi	HTTP	Anonymous	Bach Kim Network solutions Join stock company : AS135967	713 ms	91.2%
190.216.163.195:999	PE	Lima	HTTP	Transparent	Conecto Company Telecom S.A.C : AS3549	714 ms	98.7%
77.37.192.181:1080	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS42610	716 ms	82.0%
83.69.80.63:8443	RU	Tuapse	SOCKS5	Elite	Ipgalnet : AS20485	716 ms	99.3%
188.191.165.159:8080	RU	Moscow	HTTP	Elite	INTELSC-AS : AS50577	717 ms	76.7%
184.181.178.33:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Cox Communications Inc. : AS22773	721 ms	99.4%
45.74.31.47:7380	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	724 ms	66.7%
200.128.84.82:3128	BR	Cruz das Almas	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Universidade Federal DA Bahia : AS53164	726 ms	91.3%
170.244.26.206:8888	BR	Tapejara	HTTP	Elite	ZANCHET E PAIM TELECOM LTDA ME : AS266489	728 ms	87.5%
95.66.138.21:8880	RU	Vladimir	HTTP	Elite	INFOCENTER : AS35645	732 ms	88.6%
109.194.34.246:8082	RU	Tomsk	HTTP	Anonymous	TOMSK-AS : AS56981	733 ms	76.0%
199.102.106.94:4145	US	Beverly Hills	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	733 ms	98.1%
167.233.243.116:3129	DE	—	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	HETZNER-AS : AS24940	735 ms	97.5%
5.161.50.82:8118	US	Ashburn	HTTP	Anonymous	HETZNER-CLOUD2-AS : AS213230	736 ms	59.9%
87.226.22.225:80	LV	Riga	HTTP	Elite	BALTKOM-AS : AS20910	736 ms	79.8%
95.81.103.220:1080	NL	Amsterdam	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS216154	737 ms	95.7%
95.31.34.17:1080	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	OJSC "Vimpelcom" : AS8402	741 ms	100.0%
138.255.240.66:41466	BR	Lauro de Freitas	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	DAVID DE SALLES BRASIL JUNIOR - ME : AS263981	742 ms	88.4%
137.66.1.45:80	US	Gunnison	HTTP	Transparent	Fly.io, Inc : AS40509	743 ms	98.9%
185.88.177.40:80	IR	Shiraz	HTTP	Elite	weide : AS201691	745 ms	58.0%
45.74.31.41:9116	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	745 ms	47.7%
47.89.184.18:3128	US	Charlottesville	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	ALICLOUD-US : AS45102	746 ms	84.2%
181.143.45.218:1080	CO	Medellin	SOCKS4	Elite	EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. : AS13489	751 ms	57.8%
190.110.226.122:80	PY	Asuncion	HTTP	Elite	TECNOLOGIA EN ELECTRONICA E INFORMATICA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA (T.E.I.S.A) : AS28103	757 ms	73.2%
190.0.246.213:4040	CO	Medellin	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Media Commerce Partners S.A : AS27951	759 ms	95.4%
41.184.92.221:80	NG	Abuja	HTTP	Anonymous	ipNX Nigeria Limited : AS29091	759 ms	47.1%

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 2,156 HTTP, 1,314 HTTPS, 777 SOCKS4, and 2,972 SOCKS5 proxies spanning 132+ countries, averaging 45.1% 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.