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Thirty Deals in Six Months: The H1 2026 Hosting Consolidation Map, and the Two Clocks Driving What Sells Next

Natalia Nowak · 28 Jul 2026 · 13 min read

#cloud-computing#domains#hosting-ma

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

Natalia Nowak · 31 Jul 2026

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

Michiel Grotenhuis · 30 Jul 2026

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

Natalia Nowak · 29 Jul 2026

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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Mark Zuckerberg Just Put Every VPS Provider on Notice

by Natalia Nowak · 29 May 2026 · 3 min read

Mark Zuckerberg told Meta's May 27 shareholder meeting that a cloud business is "definitely on the table" if the company's 2026 $125 to $145 billion CapEx build produces excess GPU capacity. The mid-market VPS segment faces both pricing and AI-native positioning pressure.

#cloud #mark-zuckerberg #meta