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 China Proxy List (CN Proxies) (Updated in Real-Time)

277 free China proxies (HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5), averaging 56.9% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 277 proxies Updated 8 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
61.142.113.42:6666	CN	Zhongshan	SOCKS5	Elite	Chinanet GD : AS4134	145 ms	100.0%
58.19.233.3:1080	CN	Xiaogan	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS4837	183 ms	100.0%
58.144.196.192:39105	CN	Chongqing	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS4837	213 ms	100.0%
218.207.164.174:7890	CN	Tokyo	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	China Mobile : AS9808	697 ms	46.7%
116.62.202.70:17900	CN	Hangzhou	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	776 ms	76.6%
123.57.213.24:3539	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	799 ms	93.7%
123.56.232.96:9998	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	805 ms	92.1%
47.107.82.96:30051	CN	Shenzhen	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	855 ms	93.0%
120.92.88.147:80	CN	—	HTTP	Elite	Beijing Kingsoft Cloud Internet Technology Co., Ltd : AS59019	881 ms	93.7%
218.65.6.150:3128	CN	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Chinanet : AS4134	910 ms	96.1%
47.101.159.19:8899	CN	Shanghai	HTTP	Anonymous	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	964 ms	62.1%
120.232.115.57:17981	CN	Guangzhou	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd : AS9808	985 ms	99.7%
27.185.218.213:17981	CN	—	HTTP	Elite	Shijiazhuang IDC network, CHINANET Hebei province : AS134760	990 ms	96.5%
60.247.225.197:8880	CN	—	HTTP	Elite	CHINANET SiChuan Telecom Internet Data Center : AS38283	996 ms	77.3%
106.14.104.209:8080	CN	Shanghai	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1021 ms	94.9%
47.98.242.7:84	CN	Hangzhou	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1021 ms	63.7%
120.76.101.238:8080	CN	Shenzhen	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1063 ms	66.4%
118.145.144.62:8080	CN	—	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	1065 ms	40.2%
103.43.17.148:11101	CN	Taizhou	HTTP	Elite	Jiangsu Sanai network science and technology co, LTD : AS132883	1098 ms	99.3%
139.196.95.28:7890	CN	Shanghai	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1145 ms	78.5%
113.204.79.230:9091	CN	Jinrongjie	HTTP	Elite	huazhenggongXS com : AS4837	1150 ms	98.0%
111.230.27.213:3128	CN	Guangzhou	HTTP	Transparent	Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited : AS45090	1164 ms	98.6%
183.162.197.197:8060	CN	—	HTTP	Elite	Chinanet : AS4134	1193 ms	54.4%
153.0.171.163:8085	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Elite	CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone : AS4837	1198 ms	99.9%
112.5.128.78:8060	CN	Xiamen	HTTP	Anonymous	China Mobile : AS9808	1215 ms	61.3%
119.188.131.55:17981	CN	Jinan	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	— : AS4837	1226 ms	90.0%
1.15.53.214:8888	CN	Shanghai	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited : AS45090	1253 ms	50.7%
101.66.198.62:8085	CN	—	HTTP	Elite	CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone : AS4837	1257 ms	86.7%
61.158.175.38:9002	CN	Zhengzhou	HTTP	Elite	— : AS4837	1265 ms	98.4%
116.196.150.180:17981	CN	Hangzhou	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Jinhua Weian InfoTech Co., Ltd : AS131516	1283 ms	94.5%
47.120.24.152:21056	CN	Shenzhen	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1349 ms	74.9%
139.9.101.93:80	CN	Guangzhou	HTTP	Elite	Huawei Cloud Service data center : AS55990	1416 ms	98.8%
36.147.78.166:80	CN	—	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	China Mobile : AS9808	1430 ms	98.2%
221.221.144.75:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1526 ms	78.6%
27.185.99.209:999	CN	—	HTTP	Transparent	Chinanet : AS4134	1539 ms	95.9%
123.121.113.161:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1571 ms	72.9%
120.232.115.170:17981	CN	Guangzhou	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd : AS9808	1574 ms	99.2%
47.111.179.99:19518	CN	Hangzhou	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1585 ms	94.9%
123.121.114.100:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1619 ms	96.6%
114.246.200.25:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1627 ms	76.3%
114.246.194.209:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1646 ms	75.6%
223.13.124.24:3128	CN	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Chinanet : AS4134	1659 ms	55.6%
114.254.49.43:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1661 ms	79.0%
39.105.27.30:3128	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1664 ms	99.1%
123.112.162.30:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1670 ms	87.0%
114.249.221.24:8888	CN	Haidian	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1707 ms	68.3%
114.249.219.180:8888	CN	Haidian	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1736 ms	84.9%
116.196.111.171:64020	CN	Beijing	SOCKS5	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1776 ms	55.4%
36.155.23.163:10808	CN	—	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	China Mobile Communications Corporation : AS56046	1776 ms	90.4%
114.252.12.211:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	1781 ms	75.3%

Below is the current list of 277 free proxies geolocated to China, updated automatically every 15 minutes. It currently ranks #4 of 132 tracked countries by proxy count. Every entry can be filtered by protocol and anonymity level.

In terms of quality, this list averages 7616ms response time and 56.9% uptime. By anonymity level, that breaks down to 236 elite, 18 anonymous, and 23 transparent proxies.

Within China, the current proxies cluster mostly around Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with China Unicom Beijing Province Network, Abitcool(China) Inc. and Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. among the more common hosting providers.

Elite proxies hide the fact that a proxy is being used at all, anonymous proxies identify themselves as a proxy but withhold the original IP, and transparent proxies pass the original IP along — pick the anonymity level that matches what the task actually requires. Since this list is sourced from public, free servers, response times and reliability vary; always test a proxy before relying on it for anything important, and avoid using free proxies for sensitive logins or financial transactions.

The list above reflects the most recent sync and updates automatically every 15 minutes — no need to refresh manually, just revisit this page whenever a fresh batch is needed.

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How to Use China Proxy Free

1

Choose a proxy

Browse the China proxies listed above and pick one based on protocol, uptime, and anonymity level (elite, anonymous, or transparent) 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.

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