Web Hosting News & Industry Updates
Breaking news, M&A deals, pricing moves, security alerts and in-depth analysis for the web hosting industry — 643 articles across 14 categories.
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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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Team Internet Group shares 50% down YoY. Will it manage to reshape its business after a difficult year?
TL;DR - shares of Team Internet Group are down more than 50% year-on-year after a difficult 2025, mostly caused by a sharp reset in the domain monetization market. The company is now
Industry reports
NameSilo crosses 6 million domains
TL;DR: NameSilo has surpassed 6 million domains under management, placing it in the top ~1% of ICANN-accredited registrars worldwide. This is not a flashy product story, but a scale and execution signal
Expert's Voice
A Look Behind the Scenes of WordPress Global Expansion
From Industry Veteran to Global Expansion Lead WordPress is no longer ignoring global expansion efforts. It is no longer a future agenda item; rather, it is a current, actionable step motivated by
Season 3 of the webhosting.today podcast is here and it marks a new chapter
A new year, fresh energy, and a new chapter for the webhosting.today podcast.Season 3 is officially live and it’s the biggest evolution the podcast has gone through so far. If you’ve been
Industry reports
IONOS: How to do cross-sell on shared hosting without selling BS
TL;DR - Many companies focus their growth narratives around cloud, platforms, or AI layers on top. Against that, IONOS stands out, mainly because it never tried to reinvent shared hosting. Instead, IONOS
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How Wix Harmony can be a real threat to hosts
TL;DR - Wix Harmony, announced in January 2026, is Wix’s latest attempt to shorten the path from idea to live website by combining AI-driven generation with manual editing. In practice, it might
Industry reports
DigitalOcean enters into a partnership with Character.ai
For years, DigitalOcean occupied a very clear place in the technology landscape. It was the cloud you chose when you wanted simplicity, speed, and clarity. A platform built for developers, startups, and
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Web hosting industry events to watch in 2026
The web hosting industry enters 2026 at a noticeably different stage than just a few years ago. After a decade defined by consolidation, cloud expansion, and rapid experimentation with AI, the market
Expert's Voice
The Inflection Point of WordPress
Conversation With Jesse Friedman of Automattic and WP Cloud The WordPress ecosystem is always evolving, but right now the pace of change feels faster than ever. Nowhere was that more obvious than
M&A
team.blue acquires Windsor.ai, adds another SaaS to its growing portfolio
TL;DR - team.blue has acquired Windsor.ai, a Swiss-based marketing data integration and attribution platform. Even with significant customer growth over recent years, Windsor.ai remains “small”, relative to team.blue’s scale. This deal is
M&A
Your.Online portfolio expands again with the addition of Dtch. Digitals
TL;DR - Your.Online portfolio now includes also Dtch. Digitals, an award-winning, AI-first digital agency from the Netherlands. The announcement emphasizes continued autonomy, though the exact deal structure was not publicly disclosed.Dtch. Digitals
Expert's Voice
Jose Ruiz Launches Vector Datacenters
A Purpose-Built Platform for the AI Era A new player is making waves in the hyperscale world, and those familiar with digital infrastructure will recognize the name. Jose Ruiz, a seasoned data
M&A
11:11 Systems Acquires Ntirety
The acquisition of Ntirety by 11:11 Systems, announced in January 2026, is not an isolated transaction. It is another clear indication that the VMware services market is entering a phase of accelerated consolidation following structural changes introduced after Broadcom acquired VMware.
Industry reports
Acquired to be shut down: How WP Engine absorbed Big Bite for its know-how
TL;DR - WP Engine’s acquisition of Big Bite, a newsroom-focused WordPress agency, matters not because it “changes the market.” It is part of a long-term trend observed for over a decade: hosting
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Season 3 of the webhosting.today podcast is starting very soon. And a lot is changing
New year, fresh energy and… a brand-new season of the webhosting.today podcast. Season 3 kicks off next week, and it’s safe to say this is the biggest change the podcast has gone
Industry reports
GoDaddy lost ~40% of its valuation over the past year
TL;DR: GoDaddy shares hit a new 52-week low in January 2026. The company beat quarterly estimates with revenue up 10.3% year over year, yet the market reaction remained negative. To understand that
M&A
Com Laude + Markmonitor: A Quiet Deal
At first glance, the acquisition of Markmonitor by Com Laude looks like another solid but unremarkable consolidation in the domain space. Look closer, though, and it becomes clear that this is one
Stock reports
Public Cloud is growing 16%, but it’s too small to save the quarter for OVHcloud
TL;DR: We went through OVHcloud’s Q1 revenue update press release, the January 8 revenue deck presentation, and Investor Day materials to see what’s really changing and what isn’t.Revenue is up, the plan
Expert's Voice
Shared Hosting Tips in Greece
Europe's mature shared hosting markets offer valuable insights. In Greece, Enartia's Marianna Siouti explained their market experience.
Expert's Voice
How Tailwind’s success became an AI-mediated discovery problem
On January 6, 2026, Tailwind Labs laid off approximately 75% of its engineering team, despite continued growth in adoption across SaaS products, WordPress ecosystems, and modern web stacks. According to founder Adam