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 SOCKS4 Proxy List (Updated in Real-Time)

796 free SOCKS4 proxies, averaging 43% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 796 proxies Updated 6 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
116.147.106.5:8899	CN	—	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Anonymous	CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone : AS4837	5475 ms	53.6%
197.157.192.168:1080	BI	Bujumbura	SOCKS4	Elite	SPIDERNET SPRL BURUNDI : AS37429	5618 ms	54.0%
95.73.123.25:8888	RU	Balashikha	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	PJSC "Rostelecom". Technical Team : AS12389	5653 ms	98.6%
77.238.79.111:5678	BG	Sofia	SOCKS4	Elite	FIBER1BG : AS39135	5674 ms	68.7%
190.18.170.230:5678	AR	Cordoba	SOCKS4	Elite	Telecom Argentina S.A. : AS7303	5722 ms	42.8%
119.93.82.236:1080	PH	Pasig	SOCKS4	Elite	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. : AS9299	5765 ms	77.8%
181.205.207.66:1080	CO	Medellin	SOCKS4	Elite	Colombia Movil : AS27831	5770 ms	74.8%
177.152.106.74:1080	BR	Sao Romao	SOCKS4	Elite	figueiredo provedores eireli : AS270587	6238 ms	43.1%
160.30.104.170:1080	KR	Seoul	SOCKS4	Elite	S. B Link Network : AS134489	6423 ms	56.5%
202.142.169.142:1080	PK	Lahore	SOCKS4	Elite	Multinet Broadband : AS9260	6465 ms	46.5%
91.230.154.221:4145	RU	—	SOCKS4	Elite	EKAT-AS : AS51604	6632 ms	41.6%
43.157.224.190:40001	ID	Jakarta	SOCKS4	Elite	Tencent Cloud Computing : AS132203	7367 ms	68.0%
103.85.112.65:8080	FI	Helsinki	SOCKS4	Elite	FIRST SERVER, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA : AS200740	7638 ms	48.5%
108.61.185.188:1080	AU	Sydney	SOCKS4	Elite	Vultr Holdings, LLC : AS20473	7650 ms	54.4%
111.119.162.248:10910	PK	Tando Adam	SOCKS4	Elite	WANGSU : AS132165	7685 ms	47.1%
47.243.222.214:1080	HK	Hong Kong	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd. : AS45102	7691 ms	51.2%
47.254.36.25:11080	US	Minkler	SOCKS4	Elite	Alibaba Cloud - US : AS45102	7746 ms	72.2%
58.65.142.254:8125	PK	Faisalabad	SOCKS4	Elite	Nayatel (Pvt) Ltd : AS23674	8102 ms	64.4%
58.51.210.122:1081	CN	—	SOCKS4	Elite	Chinanet : AS4134	8171 ms	82.2%
31.168.143.90:1080	IL	Rishon LeTsiyyon	SOCKS4	Elite	Bezeqint Internet Backbone : AS8551	8306 ms	41.3%
218.26.101.226:53813	CN	Taiyuan	SOCKS4	Elite	CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone : AS4837	8629 ms	41.8%
43.160.245.155:8080	SG	Singapore	SOCKS4	Elite	Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd : AS132203	8724 ms	66.3%
105.214.105.25:5678	ZA	Johannesburg	SOCKS4	Elite	MTN SA : AS16637	8901 ms	44.8%
171.4.85.65:5678	TH	Chanthaburi	SOCKS4	Elite	Triple T Broadband Public Company Limited : AS45758	9054 ms	78.3%
34.124.190.108:8080	SG	Singapore	SOCKS4	Elite	Google Cloud (asia-southeast1) : AS396982	9420 ms	51.6%
102.36.231.77:1080	NG	Lagos	SOCKS4	Elite	Timeless Network Services Ltd : AS328555	10205 ms	46.2%
89.186.8.107:1080	PL	Lublin	SOCKS4	Elite	VIP-NET, Lublin, Poland : AS39716	10208 ms	41.4%
43.130.38.45:51029	US	Santa Clara	SOCKS4	Elite	Tencent Cloud Computing : AS132203	11097 ms	46.6%
168.138.9.147:1080	AU	Melbourne	SOCKS4	Elite	Oracle Corporation : AS31898	16671 ms	41.8%
45.61.188.134:44499	US	Miami	SOCKS4	Elite	FranTech Solutions : AS53667	17220 ms	88.3%
192.229.85.39:33142	SG	Singapore	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Antbox Networks Limited : AS138995	19889 ms	77.0%
77.73.14.147:1080	US	Las Vegas	HTTP SOCKS4	Elite	CNServer LLC : AS7488	27855 ms	41.9%
166.62.88.163:45842	US	Tempe	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	GoDaddy.com, LLC : AS398101	284 ms	4.8%
47.85.9.228:10800	US	San Mateo	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd. : AS45102	345 ms	38.2%
205.209.66.105:1080	SY	Al-Hasakah	SOCKS4	Elite	RCell LLC : AS214707	359 ms	31.3%
181.129.182.138:5678	CO	Bucaramanga	SOCKS4	Elite	EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. : AS13489	453 ms	36.6%
131.0.245.82:60606	BR	Feira de Santana	SOCKS4	Elite	supercore tecnologia e informatica eirelli : AS61714	471 ms	31.7%
50.250.205.21:32100	US	San Pablo	SOCKS4	Elite	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC : AS7922	487 ms	32.6%
81.12.169.254:4153	RO	Pantelimon	SOCKS4	Elite	Charles de Gaulle nr.15 : AS12302	504 ms	22.0%
143.137.116.72:1080	BR	Sao Paulo	SOCKS4	Elite	WORLD WIFI TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA - ME : AS263966	529 ms	26.3%
181.143.37.11:32767	CO	Medellin	SOCKS4	Elite	EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. : AS13489	573 ms	18.6%
84.2.239.42:4153	HU	Hajdunanas	SOCKS4	Elite	Magyar Telekom Nyrt. : AS5483	607 ms	22.5%
195.13.169.219:4153	LV	Riga	SOCKS4	Elite	— : AS12578	611 ms	35.8%
213.6.68.210:4145	PS	Nablus	SOCKS4	Elite	PALTEL Autonomous System : AS12975	696 ms	23.9%
179.189.249.61:5432	BR	Recife	SOCKS4	Elite	WorldNet Telecom Comercio e Servicos de Telecomuni : AS28252	742 ms	31.4%
78.128.124.108:5678	BG	—	SOCKS4	Elite	Sarnica-AS : AS48584	744 ms	19.7%
46.21.186.252:1080	IT	Bergamo	SOCKS4	Elite	PLANETEL-SPA : AS47217	752 ms	17.1%
179.189.248.121:5432	BR	Recife	SOCKS4	Elite	WorldNet Telecom Comercio e Servicos de Telecomuni : AS28252	756 ms	24.7%
188.191.18.66:1080	UA	Saint Petersburg	SOCKS4	Elite	CrimeaCom South LTD. Autonomous system : AS28761	764 ms	23.1%
190.57.131.158:1080	EC	Quito	SOCKS4	Elite	PUNTONET S.A. : AS22724	766 ms	26.4%

Need a SOCKS4 proxy? This page currently tracks 796 of them worldwide, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes. It currently ranks #4 of 4 tracked protocols by proxy count. Filter by country or anonymity level to find the right one.

Of the proxies currently listed: 793 elite, 3 anonymous, and 0 transparent — averaging 43% uptime and 3647ms response time overall.

SOCKS4 proxies operate at a lower level than HTTP proxies, relaying almost any TCP connection rather than just web traffic — useful for applications that aren't browsers. SOCKS4 has no built-in authentication, so treat the proxy itself as untrusted infrastructure — it's a good fit for simple TCP forwarding tasks, less so for anything that assumes a private, authenticated tunnel.

Match the anonymity level to the task: elite for maximum concealment, anonymous when some visibility is acceptable, transparent when hiding the source IP isn't the point. As with any free, publicly sourced proxy list, uptime and speed vary between entries, so verify a proxy works before relying on it, and don't use free proxies for anything involving passwords or payment information.

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 SOCKS4 Proxy Free

1

Choose a proxy

Browse the SOCKS4 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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