GoDaddy.com’s
Shared Hosting Growth Vaults it to the 3rd Largest Hoster
Worldwide [May 18, 2005]
SCOTTSDALE,
Ariz. (May 18, 2005) – The Go Daddy Group, Inc.,
parent company of GoDaddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of
domain names, announced today that its rapid growth
in the shared hosting market has catapulted it into
the 3rd largest shared hosting provider worldwide, according
to Netcraft LTD (www.netcraft.com),
a globally respected authority on market share for hosting,
encrypted transactions, e-commerce and more.
Netcraft reports that when Go Daddy entered the shared
hosting market in January 2003, it had 21,000 active
shared hosting sites. Two years later, in January 2005,
Go Daddy’s active shared hosting accounts had
grown to 383,893, according to Netcraft. And Go Daddy’s
growth in the shared hosting market has continued unabated,
as evidenced by Netcraft’s most recent statistics.
As of May 2005, Go Daddy has 678,261 shared hosting
accounts – a growth of 76.7% since January. Netcraft
further notes that Go Daddy currently hosts twice as
many active shared hosting sites as industry pioneers
NTT/Verio and Interland.
“Overcoming the industry’s pioneers to become
the 3rd largest shared hosting provider worldwide clearly
demonstrates that we are well on our way to making the
name “Go Daddy” as synonymous with premier
hosting services, as the name is for domain registration
services,” said Bob Parsons, president and founder
of The Go Daddy Group, named the fastest growing technology
company (ranked # 8 overall) on the Inc. 500 List of
America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. “Of
course, we have every intention of driving continued
meteoric growth until such time as we reach the no.
1 position worldwide.” Parsons added, “Most
recently, Go Daddy has entered the dedicated and virtual
dedicated hosting markets, and once again, our goal
is to become the leader in those markets by providing
the best products at the most competitive prices, combined
with the highest quality 24x7 customer support. We welcome
all of these challenges.”
About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
The Go Daddy Group is the world’s No. 1 domain
name registrar both in terms of new registrations and
domains under management. The Go Daddy Group enables
individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard
their unique identities and brands on the Internet by
offering a complete line of web development tools, including
domain name registration, hosting, email systems, SSL
certificates and complementary products and services.
The Go Daddy Group includes three ICANN-accredited domain
name registrars: flagship registrar GoDaddy.com (www.GoDaddy.com),
membership-based registrar Blue Razor Domains, Inc.
(www.bluerazor.com),
and reseller registrar Wild West Domains, Inc. (www.wildwestdomains.com).
The Go Daddy Group also offers private domain name registration
services through Domains By Proxy, Inc. (www.domainsbyproxy.com),
as well as SSL Certificates through its SSL Certificate
Authority, Starfield Technologies, Inc. (www.starfieldtech.com).
The Go Daddy Group registers a new domain name every
6 seconds.
Contact:
Nick Fuller
Communications Manager
480.505.8800 ext. 4435
nfuller@godaddy.com
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