Hello,

Can anyone tell me where to find industry information on the web hosting industry? I am looking for a list of the 10 largest web hosting firms.

Thanks,

Kevin

Right here. Browse the forums and you'll find comprehensive information.

Greetings,

You may also want to have a look at following URL addresses:

http://thewhir.com/
http://sitepoint.com/

Hope it helps.

Bests,
Amir Golestan

StephenM says "right here". If so, can someone please tell me where "right here" I can find a list of the largest hosting firms?

Thank you.

Kevin

try searching kevinmac...

You'd have to define largest - and WHT isn't the source for all the information about Webhosting.

Largest could be # of customers, # of domains, # of servers, amount of transfer, etc.

Use google ;)

I tried Google, can't find anything because of the huge number of web hosting providers whose google listings drown anything else. I thought I would find a magazine, or something like that, related to the industry. thewhir does not seem to have the info I am looking for. So I thought I would ask here to see if someone can direct me to the info.

Thanks,

kevin

Might not have exactly what you're looking for, but there's interesting information available here http://news.netcraft.com/

All the big companies claim to be the biggest.

I can think of three separate companies that ALL advertise themselves as the UK's largest host, it's all marketing hype and BS - you'll never know for sure if you've got the top ten.

Many of the online directories really only cover those companies that are online-orientated from a marketing perspective. Many of the largest web hosts by customer base are those not typically discussed here. For example, the telco's and alternative telco's, eg. SBC, Verizon, Qwest, etc. probably would comprise at least half a 'largest 10 list' if one existed.

www.unlimitedeverything.com

;)

The biggest host is www.iwantfreehosting.com they have 7,000,000+ customers and transfer 9841287312837 TB of data a day and do it all for free.

:laugh:

...but, but - THOSE SITES DON'T WORK!!!!!! :(

haha.... imagine if that were true... Microsoft and everybody else would be jumping on in as well! :cool:

The Netcraft site is pretty much what I was looking for. I also found Internet World Magazine, which had some useful stuff.

Thanks,

Kevin

You can try sites like www.comparehost.com www.comparehost.net and www.iceishot.com