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 ProxyFree?

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 ProxyFree log or monitor traffic sent through these proxies?

No. ProxyFree 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)

316 free China proxies (HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5), averaging 54.1% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
122.246.3.12:17981	CN	Ningbo	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	— : AS136188	3176 ms	99.3%
218.65.6.150:3128	CN	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Chinanet : AS4134	3307 ms	97.5%
218.60.0.214:80	CN	—	HTTPS	Elite	CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone : AS4837	3358 ms	46.9%
101.42.41.164:8080	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited : AS45090	3358 ms	93.9%
124.223.195.172:1080	CN	Shanghai	SOCKS5	Elite	Tencent cloud computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. : AS45090	3587 ms	60.0%
39.106.170.168:8080	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	3647 ms	95.6%
8.148.23.173:21056	CN	Hangzhou	HTTP	Anonymous	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	3655 ms	56.5%
101.66.198.61:8085	CN	—	HTTP	Elite	CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone : AS4837	3761 ms	76.8%
116.196.111.171:64121	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	3816 ms	88.6%
180.158.166.144:4145	CN	Shanghai	SOCKS4	Elite	Chinanet SH : AS4812	4058 ms	41.6%
223.85.21.195:8080	CN	Jinrongjie	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	China Mobile : AS139080	4098 ms	93.5%
101.206.186.99:8080	CN	Chengdu	HTTP	Elite	— : AS4837	4167 ms	92.2%
1.15.53.214:8888	CN	Shanghai	HTTP	Elite	Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited : AS45090	4267 ms	47.4%
123.57.1.78:3128	CN	Beijing	SOCKS4	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4279 ms	47.8%
120.46.201.148:1337	CN	Beijing	SOCKS4	Elite	Huawei Cloud Service data center : AS55990	4287 ms	88.3%
115.29.148.215:45554	CN	Qingdao	SOCKS4	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4392 ms	40.2%
120.46.197.14:2000	CN	Beijing	SOCKS4	Elite	Huawei Cloud Service data center : AS55990	4414 ms	47.8%
8.130.52.254:21056	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Anonymous	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4424 ms	55.8%
39.104.26.204:8118	CN	Beijing	SOCKS4	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4425 ms	48.1%
113.249.101.105:18255	CN	Chongqing	HTTP	Elite	Chinanet CQ : AS134420	4429 ms	79.3%
8.134.115.60:21056	CN	Guangzhou	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4454 ms	58.6%
39.105.27.30:3128	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4499 ms	98.7%
121.37.205.253:8085	CN	Guangzhou	SOCKS4	Elite	Huawei Cloud Service data center : AS55990	4507 ms	88.8%
122.9.151.210:3128	CN	—	SOCKS4	Elite	Cloud Computing Corporation : AS58519	4513 ms	48.3%
47.109.56.77:8081	CN	Chengdu	SOCKS4	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4556 ms	47.5%
120.92.111.242:15010	CN	Shenzhen	HTTP	Transparent	Beijing Kingsoft Cloud Internet Technology Co., Ltd. : AS59019	4608 ms	89.5%
120.79.7.173:8499	CN	Shenzhen	SOCKS4	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4620 ms	40.2%
8.134.136.224:8080	CN	Guangzhou	SOCKS4	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4640 ms	48.3%
113.249.101.133:18255	CN	Chongqing	HTTP	Elite	Chinanet CQ : AS134420	4773 ms	63.5%
36.136.48.61:995	CN	—	HTTP	—	China Mobile : AS9808	5111 ms	42.1%
59.36.210.211:13552	CN	Shanghai	SOCKS5	Elite	Chinanet GD : AS4134	5332 ms	96.1%
8.137.98.117:21056	CN	Chengdu	HTTP	Anonymous	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	5861 ms	60.3%
36.147.78.166:443	CN	—	HTTPS	Elite	China Mobile : AS9808	5890 ms	95.3%
223.75.121.218:12120	CN	Guangzhou	SOCKS5	Elite	China Mobile : AS9808	6270 ms	98.0%
122.9.131.161:5001	CN	—	SOCKS4	Elite	Cloud Computing Corporation : AS58519	6429 ms	89.6%
101.89.150.168:3128	CN	Shanghai	HTTP	Transparent	Chinanet SH : AS4811	6628 ms	82.7%
8.138.217.152:21001	CN	Guangzhou	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	6654 ms	97.8%
47.103.30.64:8080	CN	Shanghai	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	7739 ms	90.5%
123.56.232.96:9998	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	9038 ms	92.6%
118.145.141.251:44108	CN	Haidian	SOCKS5	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	9715 ms	84.9%
118.145.141.251:44126	CN	Haidian	SOCKS5	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	9869 ms	84.6%
61.155.3.26:3128	CN	Yangzhou	HTTP	Anonymous	Chinanet : AS4134	10437 ms	89.3%
47.101.159.19:8899	CN	Shanghai	HTTP	Anonymous	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	10595 ms	60.5%
118.145.141.251:44177	CN	Haidian	SOCKS5	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	10601 ms	83.4%
8.140.104.98:3128	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Transparent	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	10787 ms	52.3%
118.145.141.251:44033	CN	Haidian	SOCKS5	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	10876 ms	83.7%
118.145.141.251:44171	CN	Haidian	SOCKS5	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	10918 ms	82.8%
118.145.141.251:44095	CN	Haidian	SOCKS5	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	11075 ms	82.4%
118.145.141.251:44027	CN	Haidian	SOCKS5	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	11108 ms	85.1%
118.145.141.251:44004	CN	Haidian	SOCKS5	Elite	Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. : AS137718	11291 ms	79.1%

Below is the current list of 316 free proxies geolocated to China, updated automatically every 15 minutes. It currently ranks #3 of 132 tracked countries by proxy count. Every entry can be filtered by protocol and anonymity level.

In terms of quality, this list averages 8115ms response time and 54.1% uptime. By anonymity level, that breaks down to 284 elite, 8 anonymous, and 23 transparent proxies.

Within China, the current proxies cluster mostly around Haidian, Beijing and Shanghai, with Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd., Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. and Chinanet 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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