GoDaddy

GoDaddy Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on May 28, 2014.⁠[1]

GoDaddy’s net losses were $143 million in 2014, $120 million in 2015 and $22 million in 2016. As of its 2016 annual report it had nearly 15 million customers and more than 63 million domains under management.⁠[2]

In 2017 GoDaddy acquired Host Europe Holdings Limited (HEG). Its revenue that year was $2.232 billion, up 20.8% from $1.848 billion in 2016, and at year-end it had 5,990 employees and more than 75 million domains under management.⁠[1]

GoDaddy launched its AI platform Airo in 2023 and later expanded it into an agentic platform.⁠[3]

On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed order against GoDaddy, alleging that its web hosting environment suffered several major compromises between 2019 and 2022 because of failures including the lack of multi-factor authentication, inadequate network segmentation and insecure API connections.⁠[4]

The FTC also alleged that GoDaddy claimed “award-winning security” and misled users about its compliance with the Privacy Shield Frameworks. On May 21 the Commission voted 3–0 to finalize the order, which bars GoDaddy from misrepresenting its security, requires an information security program for its hosting services and requires review by an independent third-party assessor.⁠[5]

GoDaddy’s 2025 revenue was $4.9511 billion, up 8.3% from 2024. At year-end it had 20.4 million customers and 5,845 employees and managed about 81 million domains.⁠[3]

GoDaddy’s second-quarter revenue was $1.298 billion, up 6.6% year over year, and its net income was $240.1 million. Airo reached an annualized bookings run rate of $50 million, up from $10 million a quarter earlier, and the company said it intended to contribute Agent Name Service to the Linux Foundation.⁠[6]

On October 19, 2026, GoDaddy launched the “Ink Your Link” contest: from October 19 to November 15, U.S. GoDaddy customers could submit their business stories for a chance at a custom tattoo based on their domain, logo or another symbol. Five winners were to be tattooed in Los Angeles by artist Kim Saigh’s team and featured on a Times Square billboard.⁠[7]

GoDaddy’s third-quarter revenue was $1.3418 billion, up 6% year over year, and its net income rose 24.4% to $261.8 million. Airo’s annualized bookings run rate exceeded $100 million, and through October 26 the company had repurchased 15.7 million shares for $1.4 billion during the year.⁠[8]