Overview
GoDaddy Inc. is a technology company that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses establish and run an online presence. Its products span domain registration, websites, hosting, email and productivity tools, digital marketing, and online commerce. GoDaddy states that its mission is “to empower entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunity more inclusive for all.” [1][2][3][4]
GoDaddy organizes its business into Applications & Commerce, which includes website-building and commerce software, and Core Platform, which includes domains, hosting and website security. It serves customers internationally, marketing and selling in more than 200 markets. In 2025, it generated approximately $5.0 billion in revenue and ended the year with 20.4 million paying customers and approximately 81 million domains under management. GoDaddy describes its workforce as nearly 6,000 employees.[3][4][5][6][7] [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Products & services
GoDaddy’s Core Platform products include domain-name search, registration and renewal, as well as an aftermarket for buying and selling previously registered domains. It offers domain privacy and additional protection against unauthorized changes or accidental loss. Its hosting plans run on Linux or Windows, generally use cPanel or Plesk control panels, and may bundle tools such as web analytics and SSL certificates. Core Platform accounted for approximately 62% of 2025 revenue.[8][9][10][11][12]
Its Applications & Commerce products include Websites + Marketing, a website-building system that combines content, marketing, customer-management and online-store tools, and Managed WordPress for building and managing WordPress sites. GoDaddy Airo provides AI-assisted capabilities for tasks including domain naming, logo creation, website building and marketing. The company also offers digital-marketing tools for email campaigns, reputation management and brand development, alongside domain-based Microsoft 365 email and productivity plans and other email services. Applications & Commerce accounted for approximately 38% of 2025 revenue.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
For merchants, GoDaddy offers online-store features, GoDaddy Payments and point-of-sale devices that connect in-person and online sales. Its Smart Terminal lineup supports payment acceptance and management of in-store inventory and product catalogs. Other payment options include branded invoices, a virtual terminal, payment links, QR codes and Tap to Pay through its mobile app.[20][21][22] [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Geographic presence
GoDaddy is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, and sells to customers in more than 200 markets. At year-end 2024, 49% of its 20.5 million paying customers were outside the United States. In 2024, U.S. revenue was $3.11 billion, or about 68% of total revenue, while international revenue was $1.46 billion, or about 32%.[23][24][25]
GoDaddy has offices and customer-care centers across the United States and internationally, with significant locations in Bulgaria, Germany, Romania, Serbia and the United Kingdom. It employed 5,518 people worldwide at year-end 2024, a majority of them based in the United States and Europe. Its infrastructure includes a company-operated data center in Phoenix, Arizona, and co-location facilities in the United States and abroad, notably in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Singapore.[23][26][27] [23][24][25][25][25][26][27]
Business segments
GoDaddy reports two operating segments: Applications & Commerce (A&C) and Core Platform. A&C comprises website-building and other proprietary-software products, commerce products including payment processing, and third-party email and productivity solutions. It also includes website security when bundled with proprietary software. A&C accounted for approximately 38% of 2025 revenue.[28][29][30]
Core Platform comprises domain registrations and renewals, aftermarket domain sales, website hosting, and security products not bundled with proprietary software. It also includes professional web services and ICANN fee surcharges. Core Platform accounted for approximately 62% of 2025 revenue.[31][30] [28][29][31][30][30][30]
Company history
GoDaddy was founded in 1997 by Bob Parsons and grew as a domain-name registrar and provider of services for creating an online presence. Its 2005 Super Bowl advertisement brought the company wider public attention. In 2011, GoDaddy entered a strategic investment partnership with KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures. Blake Irving became chief executive in 2013, and GoDaddy began trading on the New York Stock Exchange following its initial public offering in April 2015.[32][33][34][35][36]
GoDaddy expanded its European hosting business through its 2017 acquisition of Host Europe Group. Aman Bhutani became chief executive in 2019. The company subsequently acquired Neustar’s registry business in 2020 and payments provider Poynt in 2021, extending its activities beyond domain registration and web hosting.[37][38][39][40] [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
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