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webcentral.com.au

Hosting provider part of World host group
Australian host/registrar (formerly Melbourne IT).
🌐 webcentral.com.au📍 Melbourne, AU📅 Founded 1996🔒 Public (ASX: WCG)
hostingregistrar
597K
Domains · #73
0.14%
Market share
+0.1%
30-day growth
+586
Domains · 30d
-
Control panel
Domain flow 30 days · DNS
+15K
Gained
−17K
Lost
−2K
Net
Where clients come from · top sources
Where domains go · top destinations
Geographic footprint top markets
🇦🇺Australia26%
🇬🇧United Kingdom2%
🇮🇳India2%
🇲🇽Mexico1%
🇳🇿New Zealand1%
🇨🇴Colombia0%
🌐Rest of world53%
Top TLDs by domains
.com42%
.com.au15%
.au8%
.net3%
.org3%
.co.uk2%
Infrastructure footprint measured by webhosting.today · 2026-09-02
129
Median days tracked
Where client domains actually run · top networks by domains
INT-5GN-AS-AP 5G NETWORK OPERATIONS PTY LTD, AU22.8%
WHG-USE1, GB10.3%
WHG-DAL, GB10.3%
WHG-LON, GB7.6%
WHG-IN - WHG Hosting Services Ltd, GB7.2%
Corporate timeline funding · M&A · milestones
2023
Acquired Oakley Capital-led investment group A$165M
Webcentral/Melbourne IT domains, consumer hosting and email business sold to an Oakley Capital-led European investment group (A$115M cash); listed entity rebranded to 5G Networks Limited source
2021-11-23
Acquired 5G Networks
Acquired by / merged with 5G Networks (ASX:5GN); takeover bid began 2020 at 17.7c per share (~A$21.6M equity value), merger scheme implemented 23 November 2021 source
1996
Founded
Founded 1996 as Melbourne Information Technology International, a University of Melbourne subsidiary; renamed Arq Group 2018, Webcentral Group 2020 (company website says 'since 1997') source
Acquired company WME Group A$39M
Melbourne IT acquired WME Group source
Acquired company NetRegistry Group A$50.4M
Melbourne IT acquired NetRegistry Group source
Acquired company Uber Global A$15.5M
Melbourne IT acquired Uber Global source
IPO
Listed on ASX in December 1999 at A$2.20 per share (as Melbourne IT) source
Signals & news latest
No news tagged for this company yet.
Company details
Founded1996
HeadquartersMelbourne, AU
TypePublic (ASX: WCG)
Total domains597K
Market rank#73
Leadership
Founding Chairman of Melbourne IT (predecessor company)
Foundation Director of Melbourne IT (predecessor company)
Managing Director (Webcentral / 5G Networks, through 2023 sale of hosting business)
Founding CEO of Melbourne IT (predecessor company)
Trust & reputation
Trustpilot★ 4.8 (1,367 reviews)
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