# Reference.com

> General reference and Q&A site answering everyday questions across topics

Market: United States
Main language: en
Traffic rank (Tranco): #5,746
Kind of site: reference
Topics: Education
Last updated: 2026-09-18

## About
Reference.com's page announces that IAC discontinued its search business, including Ask.com, which officially closed on May 1, 2026 after 30 years of operation.

The page for Reference.com carries a closure notice stating that IAC decided to discontinue its search business, which included Ask.com, as the company sharpened its overall focus. Ask.com is described as having officially closed on May 1, 2026, after 30 years of answering users' questions, with the notice thanking the engineers, designers and teams who built and supported the service over the decades, and the users who turned to it for answers.

The notice is signed off with a reference to "Jeeves' spirit" enduring, and the page is copyrighted to IAC Inc.

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