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 6,653+ free HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5 proxies from 132+ countries, averaging 42% uptime and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 6,653 proxies Updated 7 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
45.74.31.47:11134	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	1153 ms	76.5%
123.56.232.96:9998	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1154 ms	92.1%
89.43.132.248:8080	HU	—	HTTP	Anonymous	HS-SYR : AS216472	1154 ms	40.7%
206.220.175.2:4145	US	Los Angeles	SOCKS5	Elite	Total Server Solutions : AS46562	1161 ms	55.6%
47.107.82.96:30051	CN	Shenzhen	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1161 ms	93.0%
95.214.9.21:1080	FI	Helsinki	SOCKS5	Elite	FIRSTSERVER-FL-AS : AS204339	1165 ms	54.6%
219.93.101.60:80	MY	Batu Caves	HTTP	Anonymous	— : AS4788	1174 ms	87.9%
67.201.39.14:4145	US	El Segundo	SOCKS5	Elite	Total server solutions : AS46562	1175 ms	56.1%
175.178.6.115:8080	CN	Guangzhou	HTTP	Elite	Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited : AS45090	1176 ms	88.0%
58.247.113.130:5678	CN	Shanghai	SOCKS4	Elite	China Unicom Shanghai network : AS17621	1178 ms	45.6%
192.252.220.89:4145	US	Los Angeles	SOCKS5	Elite	Total Server Solutions L.L.C : AS46562	1179 ms	53.8%
142.54.237.38:4145	US	Los Angeles	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1181 ms	55.0%
199.102.106.94:4145	US	Beverly Hills	SOCKS5	Elite	ZeroLag Communications : AS46562	1182 ms	53.6%
199.102.107.145:4145	US	Beverly Hills	SOCKS5	Elite	ZeroLag Communications : AS46562	1184 ms	53.7%
68.71.241.33:4145	US	Santa Ana	SOCKS5	Elite	Practice Technologies : AS46562	1185 ms	52.7%
176.119.23.27:1080	RU	Minusinsk	SOCKS5	Elite	Alfatel plus Ltd : AS51612	1185 ms	100.0%
8.213.151.128:3128	KR	Seoul	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Limited : AS45102	1187 ms	93.2%
31.10.83.158:8080	RU	Ramenskoye	HTTP	Elite	Network in Ramenskoye city : AS35271	1187 ms	74.2%
23.94.56.51:1080	US	Seattle	SOCKS5	Elite	RackNerd LLC : AS36352	1187 ms	99.6%
47.98.242.7:84	CN	Hangzhou	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1189 ms	63.8%
107.181.168.145:4145	US	Los Angeles	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1189 ms	53.5%
192.252.220.92:17328	US	Los Angeles	SOCKS5	Elite	Total Server Solutions L.L.C : AS46562	1191 ms	53.2%
68.71.251.134:4145	US	Los Angeles	SOCKS5	Elite	Total Server Solutions L.L.C : AS46562	1193 ms	53.3%
67.201.59.70:4145	US	El Segundo	SOCKS5	Elite	Total server solutions : AS46562	1194 ms	53.3%
68.71.242.118:4145	US	Beverly Hills	SOCKS5	Elite	ZeroLag Communications : AS46562	1195 ms	53.7%
72.37.217.3:4145	US	Syracuse	SOCKS5	Elite	I Am Responding : AS46562	1197 ms	53.5%
68.71.243.14:4145	US	Beverly Hills	SOCKS5	Elite	ZeroLag Communications : AS46562	1197 ms	53.5%
68.71.249.153:48606	US	Los Angeles	SOCKS5	Elite	Family Guy Online : AS46562	1199 ms	53.4%
184.178.172.11:4145	US	Roanoke	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Cox Communications Inc. : AS22773	1201 ms	99.5%
68.71.252.38:4145	US	Santa Monica	SOCKS5	Elite	Nami Media, Inc : AS46562	1203 ms	53.4%
223.13.124.24:3128	CN	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Chinanet : AS4134	1203 ms	56.8%
201.182.57.148:8080	BR	Joao Pessoa	HTTP	Transparent	WAGNER BARBOSA DA COSTA - ME : AS267499	1207 ms	51.5%
125.228.143.207:4145	TW	New Taipei City	SOCKS4	Elite	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. : AS3462	1208 ms	49.4%
107.152.98.5:4145	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1217 ms	98.0%
119.188.131.55:17981	CN	Jinan	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	— : AS4837	1226 ms	90.0%
120.76.101.238:8080	CN	Shenzhen	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1226 ms	65.9%
199.66.182.243:4145	US	Hampton	SOCKS5	Elite	NET2ATLANTA.COM LLC : AS20081	1229 ms	99.8%
149.130.173.58:9443	CO	Cota	HTTPS	Elite	Oracle Corporation : AS31898	1233 ms	98.4%
183.215.23.242:9091	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Anonymous	China Mobile Communications Corporation : AS56047	1233 ms	95.1%
199.66.183.226:4145	US	Hampton	SOCKS5	Elite	NET2ATLANTA.COM LLC : AS20081	1253 ms	99.9%
123.57.213.24:3539	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1255 ms	93.7%
172.104.185.69:80	SG	Singapore	HTTP	Transparent	Akamai Technologies, Inc. : AS63949	1255 ms	99.3%
103.118.47.205:8080	KH	Phnom Penh	HTTP	Elite	ANGKOR E & C (CAMBODIA) Co.,Ltd. : AS137952	1262 ms	72.9%
84.247.148.99:443	SG	Singapore	HTTP	Elite	Contabo Asia Private Limited : AS141995	1264 ms	67.5%
61.158.175.38:9002	CN	Zhengzhou	HTTP	Elite	— : AS4837	1265 ms	98.4%
154.59.56.78:999	VE	Caracas	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	TotalCom Venezuela C.A. : AS264778	1266 ms	61.7%
154.222.29.105:8888	SC	—	HTTPS	Elite	cognetcloud INC : AS401701	1276 ms	86.2%
185.171.202.73:8443	FR	Paris	SOCKS5	Elite	Dyjix : AS212815	1279 ms	98.2%
184.178.172.13:15311	US	Roanoke	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Cox Communications Inc. : AS22773	1285 ms	99.6%
43.160.222.70:3128	SG	Singapore	HTTP	Transparent	Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited : AS132203	1292 ms	78.2%

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 2,558 HTTP, 1,646 HTTPS, 720 SOCKS4, and 2,548 SOCKS5 proxies spanning 132+ countries, averaging 42% 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.