WebHosting.info

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WebHosting.info is a research and statistical website that offers information related to the domain name & web hosting industries for example Domain Names by Country of Purchase.[1] It is a "database" of the web industry.

Type: Privately Held
Founded: 2003
Ownership: Endurance International
Headquarters: India
Website: webhosting.info
LinkedIn: webhosting.info
Twitter: @webhostinginfo
Key People
Shridhar Luthria

History

WebHosting.info was founded in September, 2003 as part of the Directi group. It is now a division of Endurance International Group.

Currently, WebHosting.info monitors over 160 Million Domains, 350 Thousand Web Hosts and 2173 Registrars.[2] This is accomplished with the help of a patent-pending, geographically distributed crawler network.[3]

Services offered by WebHosting.Info

  • Statistics of the fastest growing registrars, offering details regarding total registered domains at each company and improvement over the statistics of the previous month.[4] You can also browse registrars by country of origin to find out more about them.[5]
  • Statistics of the top 50 web hosting companies worldwide, with details regarding total number of domains hosted and market share.[6] You can also check top 25 web hosting companies from a specific country.[7]
  • Statistics of the gTLDs by number of registered domains. The statistics include the most common gTLDs like .com or .biz. Offerings include data regarding total number of registered domains and how the figures changed in the last week.[8]
  • Statistics of the domain name distribution worldwide. Offers information regarding the total number of domains bought in the countries of the world. Also offers statistics regarding the evolution of worldwide domain registrations in the last weeks.[9]
  • A frequently updated section with news about the industry.[10]

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