{"id":965,"date":"2020-10-27T10:14:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T10:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/web-hosting-stats\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T06:14:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T06:14:58","slug":"web-hosting-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/web-hosting-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Hosting Statistics 2023: State of The Website Hosting Industry","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping up with <strong>trends in the website hosting industry<\/strong> can be challenging! There are too many moving pieces on the board. The advancements in technology, innovations, and unique real-world occurrences, such as the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, are just some of the factors at play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While various factors make it borderline impossible to calculate the website hosting industry\u2019s market size and growth, there are also hundreds of resources online. If you don\u2019t want to wrap your head around which one is the most accurate and trustworthy, you\u2019ve come to the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve done all of the heavy lifting for you. Below you will find the latest and most <strong>noteworthy web hosting statistics<\/strong> collected from trustworthy resources. Let\u2019s see the state of the website hosting industry in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-info-block\">\n  \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Key Web Hosting Industry Stats<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>As of July 2021, there are more than <strong>1.2 billion hostnames<\/strong> registered online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1969<\/strong> is the year when the <strong>first 4 hosts<\/strong> were registered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2019, the web hosting industry <strong>market size was valued at $56.7 billion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>shared hosting<\/strong> segment dominated the market, with a <strong>revenue share of 37.64%<\/strong> in 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>By 2027<\/strong>, the web hosting industry market size is forecasted to <strong>grow to $171.4 billion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"industry-stats\">General Web Hosting Industry Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When did the web hosting industry start? How many hostnames are registered online? What are the market size of the industry and its projected growth rate? Find answers to all of these questions and discover the <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/best-web-hosting-services\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3090\">most popular web-hosting providers<\/a>, numbers of websites hosted per provider, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. In 2021, there are over 1.21 billion hostnames registered online<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>However, not all of these websites are active. In fact, out of <strong>1.21 billion<\/strong> registered hostnames, only about <strong>200.8 million<\/strong> are online and active. Active websites compose a mere <strong>15.5%<\/strong> of all registered hostnames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50-years-of-Internet-history.png\" alt=\"50 years of Internet history\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.netcraft.com\/archives\/category\/web-server-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3091\">Netcraft<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. What started with 4 hosts is today a 126 million host industry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The web hosting industry\u2019s beginnings were quite modest. It all started in <strong>1969<\/strong> with <strong>only 4 hosts<\/strong>. Over the next <strong>5 decades<\/strong>, the industry went through a quantum leap to a staggering <strong>126 million<\/strong> hosts, <strong>30 million<\/strong> domains, and <strong>28.2 million<\/strong> websites. Learn more about the specifics, conveniently laid out in the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of hosts, domains, and websites in the early days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Early-years-of-Internet-development.png\" alt=\"Early years of Internet development\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netvalley.com\/cgi-bin\/intval\/net_history.pl?chapter=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3092\">Netvalley<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. In 2019, the web hosting industry market size was valued at $56.7 billion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The global web hosting services market size is still growing. In <strong>2019<\/strong>, its size was valued at <strong>$56.7 billion<\/strong>. Projections tell us that it is expected to expand at a compound annual <strong>growth rate<\/strong> (CAGR) of <strong>15.5%<\/strong> from 2020 to 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all web hosting services (including shared, colocation, dedicated, and Virtual Private Server) contribute to the size and growth projections by the same factor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>When it comes to revenue, the <strong>shared hosting<\/strong> services are absolutely dominant, with a revenue share of <strong>37.64%<\/strong> in 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If we look at the revenue of <strong>global web hosting<\/strong> services by end-user, the enterprise segment had a market share of <strong>90.46%<\/strong> in 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The revenue share of the <strong>North American<\/strong> market was <strong>35.28%<\/strong> in 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking a look at the growth rate by region reveals that Germany and the U.K. contribute the most. In fact, <strong>Germany <\/strong>had more than <strong>7 million<\/strong> domains out of all websites hosted online in 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandviewresearch.com\/industry-analysis\/web-hosting-services-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3093\">grandviewresearch.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. By 2027, the web hosting industry market size is forecasted to grow to $171.4 billion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, this forecast reveals that the industry is expected to <strong>expand<\/strong> at a CAGR of <strong>15.5%<\/strong> from 2020 to 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Europe is a region with the highest CAGR of <strong>16%<\/strong> for the given projected time period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, internet activity spiked. Businesses saw a solution in online services, and there was a trend of more businesses shifting their processes online. <small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandviewresearch.com\/industry-analysis\/web-hosting-services-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3094\">grandviewresearch.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sub-sector of <strong>Virtual Private Server<\/strong> is expected to grow at a CAGR of <strong>16.2%<\/strong> from 2019 to 2026, and its market size is expected to reach <strong>$8.2 billion<\/strong> by 2026.<span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"> <small>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliedmarketresearch.com\/virtual-private-server-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3095\">alliedmarketresearch.com<\/a>)<\/small><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out of all sub-sectors, <strong>Managed VPS<\/strong> is expected to expand by the highest CAGR of <strong>16.5%<\/strong> from 2019 to 2026. <small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliedmarketresearch.com\/virtual-private-server-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3096\">alliedmarketresearch.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We expect to see a rising trend of the integration of machine learning and AI with VPS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enterprises will also be more concerned about cybersecurity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Web hosting providers with the most hosted number of websites on the entire internet.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s logical to see the companies selling data storage space by bigger volumes in the list of hosting providers with the most hosted number of websites online. This list includes all companies that provide web hosting services, sell server space, and data center space, including <strong>Cloudflare, Amazon, Google, Unified Layer, OVH<\/strong>, and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Web-hosting-providers-with-the-most-hosted-number-of-websites.png\" alt=\"Web hosting providers with the most hosted number of websites\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/hosting\/traffic\/Entire-Internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3097\">Builtwith<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Top 5 web hosting and data center providers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Data Center Locations. There are currently <strong>269 providers and 2923 data centers<\/strong> in the world. That includes 2832 colocation facilities, 2301 cloud nodes, 634 Internet exchanges (IX), and 924 disaster recovery and business continuity (DRBC) sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><small><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenters.com\/locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3098\">datacenters.com<\/a>)<\/mark><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GoDaddy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GoDaddy\u2019s network consists of over <strong>37,000 servers<\/strong> located all around the globe. These servers are situated in nine GoDaddy facilities. While the company owns only one of these facilities, the rest of them are leased from wholesale providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The facility owned by GoDaddy is located in Phoenix, Arizona. Its size is impressive, covering more than 270,000 square feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company headquarters are in Scottsdale, Arizona, with another leased facility in Mesa, in the same state. The other 6 facilities are located in Singapore, Amsterdam, Ashburn, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Virginia.<br><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenterknowledge.com\/archives\/2014\/06\/10\/godaddys-ipo-filing-reveals-nine-data-centers-sophisticated-technology-stack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3099\">datacenterknowledge.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cloudflare hosting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cloudflare network is vast. The company has servers across all continents. Currently, they are located in over <strong>200 cities<\/strong>, based in more than <strong>90 countries<\/strong>. Thanks to its huge network, the company is able to deliver multiple layers of cybersecurity and enhanced performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of Cloudflare hosting services lies in the size of its network. The company is continuously growing and optimizing to make the internet safer for end-users and offer reliable services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><small><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3100\">cloudflare.com<\/a>)<\/mark><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Google<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With its worldwide network of servers, industry-grade services, and strong security, Google quickly became one of the top <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/google-hosting-price-list\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3101\">web hosting<\/a> and data center providers. The company currently operates <strong>21 data centers<\/strong>. 13 of those are in the US, 1 in South America, 5 in Europe, and 2 in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google is continuously investing in innovations, data and security, efficiency, and renewable energies to make its data centers more energy-efficient, secure, and better performing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><small><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/about\/datacenters\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3102\">Google<\/a>)<\/mark><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IONOS (by 1and1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IONOS currently runs 15 facilities. Its vast network consists of more than <strong>90,000 servers<\/strong> located in 9 countries around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High-performance, security, great coverage, and the fact that the company has 8 million customer contracts worldwide make this company one of the top web hosting and data center providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><small><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ionos.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3103\">ionos.com<\/a>)<\/mark><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AWS Amazon has one of the fastest-growing networks in the world. It now has servers in 24 geographic regions and offers its services in <strong>77 Availability Zones<\/strong>. The company is planning on expanding its network to additional Availability Zones and geographic regions, including Spain, Japan, and Indonesia. <small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/about-aws\/global-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3104\">aws.amazon.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Most popular global shared web hosting providers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this list are selected web hosting providers that offer shared web hosting services and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Most-popular-global-shared-web-hosting-providers.png\" alt=\"Most popular global shared web hosting providers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/hosting\/traffic\/Entire-Internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3105\">Builtwith<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To summarize, there are <strong>4 major<\/strong> web hosting providers (and domain registrars) \u2013 <strong>GoDaddy, 1and1, Endurance International group, and Namecheap<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GoDaddy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/godaddy-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3106\">GoDaddy<\/a> is the undisputed champion and the owner of the most popular global shared web hosting provider title. It currently has over <strong>44 million<\/strong> subscribers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1and1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1and1 one reaches a second place with over <strong>9 million<\/strong> active subscribers, 10 data centers in 5 countries, and 90,000 servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Endurance International Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Endurance International Group unites more than <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Endurance_International_Group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3107\">80 brands<\/a>. The total number of subscribers throughout all companies on March 31, 2020, was approximately <strong>4.8 million<\/strong>. The number of active subscribers puts it slightly above Namecheap. <small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2020\/04\/30\/2025089\/0\/en\/Endurance-International-Group-Reports-2020-First-Quarter-Results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3108\">Globenewswire<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Namecheap<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, with <strong>4.4 million<\/strong> subscribers, Namecheap comes in a close 4th. The <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/namehero-vs-namecheap\/#hosting-type\" data-lasso-id=\"3109\">company\u2019s shared hosting<\/a> servers, dedicated servers, and VPS carriers are located in its data center in Phoenix, Arizona. <small><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a class=\"seoquake-nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.namecheap.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/article.aspx\/136\/22\/where-are-your-datacenters-located\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3110\">Namecheap<\/a>)<\/mark><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. The virtual private server market size is projected to reach $8.3 billion by 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The virtual private server market size was valued at <strong>$2.6 billion in 2018<\/strong> and is projected to reach <strong>$8.3 billion by 2026<\/strong>, growing at a CAGR of 16.2% from 2019 to 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The market is dominated by the global virtual private server players such as Amazon Web Services Inc., DreamHost LLC, Endurance International Group, GoDaddy Operating Company LLC, IBM, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/inmotion-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3111\">InMotion Hosting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/liquid-web-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3112\">Liquid Web<\/a>, OVH, Rackspace US Inc., and United Internet AG. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliedmarketresearch.com\/virtual-private-server-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3113\">AlliedMarketResearch<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Most popular VPS web hosting providers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GoDaddy<\/strong> dominates the VPS web hosting market. With a <strong>market share of 23.33%<\/strong>, GoDaddy is light years ahead of its closest competitor, <strong>DreamHost<\/strong> hosting, which currently has a <strong>market share of 1.46%<\/strong>. The other popular VPS web hosting providers include <strong>Digital Ocean<\/strong> and <strong>123-Reg<\/strong> with a market share of <strong>1.23%<\/strong> and <strong>1.20%<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Most-popular-VPS-web-hosting-providers.png\" alt=\"Most popular VPS web hosting providers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/hosting\/vps-hosting\/traffic\/Entire-Internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3114\">Builtwith<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Most popular WordPress hosting providers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to content management systems (CMS), WordPress is definitely the most popular one. <strong>WordPress holds <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/cms-stats\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3115\">44% of the market share<\/a> for CMSs. Joomla, another popular CMS, is fifth on the list, but with an unthreatening 2.6% of CMS market share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress is not just limited to <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/start-blog\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3116\">being used for blogging<\/a>, and is popular in other industries as well, such as eCommerce. Out of all of the websites on the internet, WordPress powers a whopping 42%. <small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\/all\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3117\">w3techs<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com-hosting\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3118\">most popular WordPress hosting<\/a> provider is <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/bluehost-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3119\">BlueHost<\/a>, with almost <strong>2 million<\/strong> hosted WordPress websites. They are followed by Automattic, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/dreamhost-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3120\">DreamHost<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/siteground-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3121\">SiteGround<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/hostgator-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3122\">HostGator<\/a> with less than half the number of websites hosted by BlueHost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Most-popular-WordPress-hosting-providers.png\" alt=\"Most popular WordPress hosting providers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/builtwith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3123\">Builtwith<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Most popular hosted website solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosted website solutions are also gaining in popularity. The website builders market was worth <strong>$1.65 billion<\/strong> in 2019. Projections tell us that this market will reach <strong>$2.16 billion<\/strong> in value by 2025 thanks to a CAGR of 7%. <small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decisiondatabases.com\/ip\/26150-website-builders-market-analysis-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3124\">DecisionDatabases<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside the website builders market, distribution remains the same as it has been for the last couple of years. <a href=\"https:\/\/wixstats.com\/?a=9777&#038;oc=428&#038;c=2552&#038;s1=fsg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3125\" data-lasso-name=\"The Leader in Website Creation | Create Your Free Website | Wix.com\">Wix<\/a> dominates the market with a <strong>31.05% market share<\/strong>, followed by <a href=\"http:\/\/squarespace.syuh.net\/c\/455936\/533949\/9084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3126\" data-lasso-name=\"Website Builder \u2014 Create a Website in Minutes \u2014 Squarespace\">Squarespace<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/shopify.pxf.io\/c\/455936\/1352439\/13624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3127\" data-lasso-name=\"Create your online store today with Shopify USA\">Shopify<\/a> with an <strong>18.92%<\/strong> and <strong>13.34%<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/shopify-stats\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3128\">market share<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this list are the most popular hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/best-website-builders\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3129\">website builders solutions<\/a> with the most hosted websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Most-popular-hosted-websites-solutions.png\" alt=\"Most popular hosted websites solutions\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/cms\/hosted-solution\/traffic\/Entire-Internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"3130\">Builtwith<\/a>)<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Top 5 hosted website builder solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since website builder solutions are so popular, we had to examine them more closely. Below you will find the basic information and main statistics for each one of the most popular website builder solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Top-5-website-builder-software.png\" alt=\"Top 5 website builder software\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wix<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wix-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3131\">Wix<\/a> was founded by Giora Kaplan, Nadav Abrahami, and Avishai Abrahami. After experiencing how hard and costly it can be to build a website from scratch, the trio decided to create an easy-to-use website builder. The company as we know it was established in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Main stats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Number of websites global \u2013 3,800,881<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of websites in the US \u2013 27,111<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market share \u2013 31.05%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Squarespace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/squarespace-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3132\">Squarespace<\/a> started out as Anthony Casalena\u2019s dorm room project at the University of Maryland in 2003. Today, Anthony is the CEO of Squarespace, one of the most popular website builder platforms globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Main stats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Number of websites global \u2013 2,270,402<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of websites in the US \u2013 1,788,627<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market share \u2013 18.92%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shopify<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/shopify-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3133\">Shopify<\/a> dates back to 2006 when a young man from Germany who was living in Canada decided to build an eCommerce platform to sell snowboards online. He found that his platform could be modified so that other people could use it to <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/start-ecommerce-business\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3134\">sell goods online<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Main stats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Number of websites global \u2013 1,481,590<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of websites in the US \u2013 1,201,572<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market share \u2013 13.34%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Automattic (WordPress.com)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com-com-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3135\">WordPress.com<\/a> is owned by Automattic. It was founded in 2005 in the hopes of making people with no technical or coding knowledge comfortable using WordPress CMS. Today, it\u2019s one of the favorite hosted website builders of people across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Main stats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Number of websites global \u2013 1,057,001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of websites in the US \u2013 845,610<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market share \u2013 8.63%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weebly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2007, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/weebly-review\/\" data-lasso-id=\"3136\">Weebly<\/a> is a website and eCommerce builder. Weebly is based in San Francisco, California. While the company was acquired by Square in May 2018, its scope of services only expanded, bringing more enjoyable site-building tools to end-users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Main stats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Number of websites global \u2013 935,216<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of websites in the US \u2013 758,640<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market share \u2013 7.72%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Top-website-builders-market-share.png\" alt=\"Top website builders market share\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To say the web hosting industry is flourishing is a huge understatement. As you can see, it\u2019s <strong>market size<\/strong> is currently valued at <strong>$56.7 billion<\/strong> and is projected to continue growing at a CAGR of 15.5% until 2027. 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