GoDaddy Inc. is an American Internet domain registrar and web hosting company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company provides a cloud-based web hosting platform for business enterprises and individuals, along with domain name registration services. The company serves an international audience, with over 20 million customers worldwide, primarily targeting entrepreneurs and small businesses. The firm was founded in 2011.
One of the leading services provided by GoDaddy is an online domain registration marketplace, managing over 82 million domains, which is around 20% of all domains worldwide, making the firm the largest domain registrar accredited by the internet regulatory body ICANN. Other products and services offered by the firm include various digital tools and services, including websites and online store building, discovery and recommendation tools, and marketing and support services.
The firm has grown through both strategic acquisitions and organic growth. In 2021, GoDaddy Inc. announced the acquisition of Pagely, the company that invented Managed WordPress, and plans to use the firm’s platform and cloud expertise to develop a world-class WooCommerce SaaS platform providing high levels of reliability, flexibility, security, and performance. The company employs around 9,000 people worldwide and is listed on the NYSE under the stock ticker GDDY.
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