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)

319 free China proxies (HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5), averaging 52% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 319 proxies Updated 7 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
218.91.230.253:1080	CN	Beijing	SOCKS4	Elite	CHINATELECOM JIANGSU province NANTONG MAN network : AS131325	3633 ms	29.8%
120.133.82.62:44199	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	3655 ms	22.3%
59.36.172.219:5004	CN	Shenzhen	HTTP	Anonymous	Chinanet : AS4134	3669 ms	15.4%
120.133.82.62:44138	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	3779 ms	19.9%
47.95.206.224:45060	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	3891 ms	23.4%
47.95.206.224:45045	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	3893 ms	22.5%
47.95.206.224:45098	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	3904 ms	22.8%
47.95.206.224:45135	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	3965 ms	23.1%
47.95.206.224:45088	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4000 ms	28.4%
47.95.206.224:45203	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4056 ms	23.0%
47.95.206.224:45229	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4088 ms	21.9%
111.192.42.37:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	4098 ms	29.4%
47.95.206.224:45207	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4174 ms	23.4%
120.133.82.62:44093	CN	Changsha	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	4213 ms	17.8%
120.133.82.62:44022	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	4233 ms	17.1%
47.95.206.224:45222	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4367 ms	22.9%
120.133.82.62:44042	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	4368 ms	14.9%
58.18.39.58:10800	CN	Beijing	SOCKS4	Elite	CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone : AS4837	4639 ms	31.8%
221.176.85.228:1080	CN	Guangzhou	SOCKS5	Elite	China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd : AS9808	4715 ms	13.9%
47.95.206.224:45178	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	4938 ms	28.8%
120.133.82.62:44044	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	4958 ms	21.6%
221.176.85.234:1080	CN	Guangzhou	SOCKS5	Elite	China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd : AS9808	4976 ms	14.7%
221.176.85.226:1080	CN	Guangzhou	SOCKS5	Elite	China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd : AS9808	5005 ms	14.5%
120.133.82.62:44089	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	5113 ms	20.1%
120.133.82.62:44164	CN	Hefei	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	5123 ms	19.0%
120.133.82.62:44030	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	5285 ms	20.2%
47.95.206.224:45189	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	5409 ms	22.9%
120.133.82.62:44097	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	5615 ms	23.4%
47.95.206.224:45106	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	5617 ms	24.9%
120.133.82.62:44127	CN	Hangzhou	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	5851 ms	13.0%
113.46.227.104:2388	CN	Guangzhou	HTTP	Transparent	Huawei Public Cloud Service : AS55990	5973 ms	30.2%
61.191.119.134:10800	CN	—	SOCKS4	Elite	Chinanet : AS4134	6030 ms	30.2%
111.199.234.107:9000	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS4808	6066 ms	26.7%
120.133.82.62:44098	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	6087 ms	12.2%
120.133.82.62:44031	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	6157 ms	22.7%
120.133.82.62:44001	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	6240 ms	16.4%
218.90.167.205:1080	CN	Wuxi	SOCKS4	Elite	Chinanet : AS4134	6307 ms	16.5%
39.129.25.66:8060	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Elite	China Mobile : AS9808	6321 ms	27.7%
120.133.82.62:44223	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	6688 ms	16.5%
222.184.87.166:8989	CN	Nanjing	SOCKS5	Elite	Chinanet JS : AS4134	6714 ms	14.2%
120.133.82.62:44246	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	6805 ms	13.3%
120.133.82.62:44038	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	7517 ms	20.5%
39.98.86.246:8118	CN	Beijing	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	7589 ms	23.7%
120.133.82.62:44209	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	7864 ms	17.3%
120.133.82.62:44172	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	7977 ms	22.7%
39.172.97.192:8060	CN	Jiaxing	HTTP	Elite	China Mobile Communications Corporation : AS56041	8131 ms	29.0%
120.133.82.62:44243	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	8185 ms	18.8%
120.133.82.62:44106	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	8193 ms	22.6%
47.95.206.224:45184	CN	Beijing	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	8208 ms	23.3%
120.133.82.62:44062	CN	—	SOCKS5	Elite	Abitcool(China) Inc. : AS9308	8521 ms	15.7%

Below is the current list of 319 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 7544ms response time and 52% uptime. By anonymity level, that breaks down to 287 elite, 12 anonymous, and 20 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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