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M&A
Thirty Deals in Six Months: The H1 2026 Hosting Consolidation Map, and the Two Clocks Driving What Sells Next
H1 2026 produced a US$1B Polish hosting-commerce merger, a $450M registrar champion, serial buyers closing two deals apiece within a fortnight, and a $40B data-centre record, while Google's AdSense shutdown forced Sedo and Team Internet to market. The map, the multiples, and the debt walls pushed to 2028-2029.
GoDaddy Q2 2026: More Revenue From the Same Customers
Industry reports #airo#arpu
GoDaddy's Q2 2026: revenue up 6.6%, EPS up 30%, customers up by just 22,000. ARPU, upsell and an $851.8 million buyback are doing the work, and the segment split shows domains and hosting growing slowest of all.
The Hosting Price Squeeze, Part 3: The Playbook
Expert's Voice #control-panel#pricing
In the final part of the series, BrandForge CEO Michiel Grotenhuis turns to the practical question: what do you actually do about rising hosting costs? He borrows from streaming, SaaS, and retail, shares what the community is doing, and argues for reducing dependence on any single vendor.
The Renewal Multiplier Index: What Hosting Costs After the Intro Price
Pricing updates #bluehost#hostinger
First edition of our quarterly index, measured July 29: SiteGround renews at up to 5.3x, the price-lock club at 1.0x, and GoDaddy, HostGator, and Namecheap mid-band at 1.7–3.7x. At every provider with a full plan range, the entry plan renews at a higher multiple than the top plan.
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Stock reports
Hostinger Pays Out €11.8 Million in Employee Stock Options – and the Numbers Behind It Tell a Bigger Story
Hostinger distributed €11.8 million to employees through its stock option program, backed by €275.4 million in 2025 revenue (+51% YoY) and 4.6 million customers. The payout highlights a growing divide in the hosting industry: companies that share equity with employees versus PE-owned operators that optimize for investor returns.
Security
New Cybersecurity Laws Across Asia: What Hosting Providers Must Do to Stay Compliant in 2026
China's amended Cybersecurity Law, Hong Kong's first critical infrastructure statute, and Singapore's expanded compliance framework have all taken effect. For hosting businesses operating in the region, the compliance cost of inaction is now measured in millions.
Expert's Voice
Building Growth with SEO and AI‑Enhanced Search
AI-enhanced search is reshaping search. Here's how to stay visible in both traditional and AI-powered results and convert that traffic into revenue.
Security
Ransomware, Source Code Leaks, and the SOC Outsourcing Wave: Asia’s Hosting Security Landscape in Early 2026
High-profile breaches in South Korea, a near-universal shift toward outsourced security operations in Vietnam, and an evolving ransomware threat profile are defining the security reality for Asian hosting providers this quarter.
Software reviews
my.WordPress.net: WordPress Runs in Your Browser Now. No Server Required.
WordPress.org launched my.WordPress.net - a fully functional WordPress instance running entirely in the browser via WebAssembly. No server, no signup, no cost. It includes a built-in AI assistant and positions WordPress as a zero-friction personal workspace.
Industry reports
.org domain prices are going up June 1
The .org domain registry will increase its wholesale price starting June 1, 2026, a move that will likely ripple through registrar and hosting pricing in the coming weeks. Public Interest Registry (PIR), which operates the .org extension, is raising the wholesale price from $9.93 to $11 per domain per year.
Events
WordCamp Asia 2026: Mumbai, April 9–11, and a Live WordPress 7.0 Release
The fourth edition of WordCamp Asia runs April 9-11 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Over 3,000 attendees, 50+ speakers, three conference tracks, and a live WordPress 7.0 release on Contributor Day. With Hostinger, Bluehost, Kinsta, and Google among the sponsors, this is where the WordPress hosting business shows up.
Industry reports
DreamHost Launches Remixer: AI Website Generation Meets Real Hosting Infrastructure
DreamHost's new Remixer AI builder generates full websites from a text prompt and publishes them directly to hosted domains — no CMS, no lock-in, starting at $1.99/mo.
Software reviews
WordPress 7.0 Ships AI Connectors: Infrastructure, Not Features
WordPress 7.0 introduces AI Connectors - a centralized system for connecting plugins to OpenAI, Gemini, and Claude - alongside real-time collaborative editing and an admin redesign. The release ships infrastructure, not features: AI capabilities come via plugins, not core.
Other
ICANN Is Opening the Door to New Domain Extensions for the First Time in 14 Years. Here Is What Hosting Providers Need to Know.
The application window for new generic top-level domains opens April 30, 2026 — the first opportunity since 2012. With a $227,000 application fee, new rules banning closed generics and private contention deals, and .com prices rising again, the domain landscape is about to shift. Hosting businesses should be paying attention.
Events
WordCamp Europe 2026 Is in Kraków This June – and If You Work in Hosting, You Should Be There
WordCamp Europe 2026 takes place June 4–6 at ICE Kraków in Poland, and for hosting companies it is the most important WordPress event of the year. With AI Connectors in core, new server requirements for collaborative editing, and a security process under scrutiny, the decisions made in Kraków will directly shape how hosting providers support WordPress at scale.
Industry reports
Why AI will not replace support – and why that is good news
For the past two years, the same prediction has been repeated across tech media. AI will replace customer support. Chatbots will answer everything. Support teams will shrink or disappear. It sounds convincing in theory. In practice, companies that actually run AI in production are discovering something very different.
Expert's Voice
When Is the Right Time to Sell Your Webhosting Business?
In the hosting industry, the “right moment to sell” often feels like a distant point on the map: first I’ll grow, then I’ll hire, then I’ll organize processes — and only then
Events
PressConf 2026 : The Business of WordPress
After CloudFest: Don’t Miss PressConf 2026 CloudFest draws the top global players in hosting and infrastructure. Big announcements and back-to-back meetings keep the industry’s leaders center stage. After a much-needed post-CloudFest reset,
Partners
Unlocking Hidden Revenue in Web Hosting Through Compliance Services
Web hosting providers work in a legal landscape that’s constantly evolving. These regulatory changes present compliance challenges, but there are also hidden benefits that unlock revenue opportunities overlooked by most hosting providers.
Industry reports
Web Hosting Trends in 2026: Insights from the CloudLinux Industry Report
The web hosting market continues to grow, but running a hosting business is becoming more complex each year. A global survey of 446 hosting providers shows that 65% of companies reported revenue
Industry reports
AI in Customer Support at Scale – How Hosting.com Handles One Million Conversations a Month
When people talk about AI in customer support, they usually imagine a chatbot answering simple questions. But in reality, the most interesting implementations go much deeper than that. A good example is Hosting.com - a global hosting company with more than 900 employees and around a million support conversations every month.
Expert's Voice
Value Selling in Web Hosting
Playing the Long Game Previously, we discussed how hosting providers focus on upsell revenue opportunities and fail. This is not due to a lack of features or traffic, but rather because they
M&A
team.blue buys Czech lead generation company Saleskit
European digital services group team.blue has announced the acquisition of the Czech B2B sales platform Saleskit. The company shared the news in a post published on its official LinkedIn profile.
Industry reports
Why Newfold Digital’s Debt Struggles Matter to the Hosting Industry
In 2025 and early 2026, Newfold Digital, the private equity-backed company behind major hosting brands like Bluehost, HostGator, and Network Solutions, moved from being an infrastructure giant to a headline name in the corporate debt markets.
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