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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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AI Was Supposed to Kill the Website. Bluehost Data Says the Opposite.
Bluehost's AI Confidence report: 34% of SMBs say their website matters more since AI, not less. Only 13% optimize for AI search.
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76% of Web Designers Fear AI – but Hosting Companies Are Already Building What Replaces Them
A new survey of 500 US web designers finds 76% fear AI's impact on their industry - but 78.6% still feel properly compensated. For hosting companies, the real story is not designer anxiety but what happens when AI tools replace the channel that has driven hosting sales for two decades. Hostinger Horizons, Extendify, and other AI site builders are already filling that gap - and the hosting companies integrating them are the ones positioned to grow.
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WordPress Hosting Survey 2025 – an important initiative for the hosting industry
WordPress.org has just launched another edition of the Hosting Survey – a study that aims to better understand the state of WordPress hosting in 2025. It’s a great initiative that not only highlights the diversity of approaches among hosting providers but also helps set the direction for the entire industry