# Bluehost

> Bluehost is a mass-market web platform that bundles domains, WordPress hosting, ecommerce, website creation, security, support and a growing set of AI agents for entrepreneurs, small businesses, agencies and developers. Founded in 2003 and now part of Newfold Digital, it competes less by inventing a new web stack than by turning a famously fragmented one into a guided, subscription-based service for more than 5 million customers.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Jacksonville, United States
- **Founders:** Matt Heaton (Founder and former CEO)
- **Team size:** 501-1,000 employees on LinkedIn; supplied company data estimates about 630
- **Products:** Shared and WordPress Hosting, Managed WordPress and Cloud Hosting, WooCommerce Hosting, AI Website Builder, Domains and Business Email
- **Notable:** More than 5 million customers worldwide., WordPress.org's longest-running currently recommended host, with the relationship dating to 2005., More than two decades in operation since its 2003 founding.

## Products & services

- **Shared and WordPress Hosting** — Subscription hosting with WordPress pre-installed, managed updates, SSL, CDN and support, aimed chiefly at individuals and small businesses.
- **Managed WordPress and Cloud Hosting** — Higher-performance WordPress plans with managed operations, scaling and site-management features.
- **WooCommerce Hosting** — Online-store plans combining WordPress, WooCommerce, payments, inventory, promotions, analytics and commerce plugins.
- **AI Website Builder** — A conversational, agentic builder that asks guided questions, generates a hosted site and remains available for post-launch edits.
- **Domains and Business Email** — Domain registration and management plus domain-branded email and Google Workspace options.
- **VPS and Dedicated Hosting** — Self-managed and higher-control infrastructure for developers, applications and sites needing dedicated resources.
- **Agency Hosting** — Portfolio hosting with centralized client-site management, predictable per-site economics and agency-focused support.
- **Full Service + SEO** — Professional website design, ongoing site maintenance and search-engine-optimization services.

## Achievements

- More than 5 million customers worldwide.
- WordPress.org's longest-running currently recommended host, with the relationship dating to 2005.
- More than two decades in operation since its 2003 founding.
- Three Silver Stevie Awards for customer service in 2026, according to Bluehost.
- Ranked first in VPSBenchmarks' Best VPS April 2026 ranking, according to Bluehost's news archive.
- Built a product range spanning entry-level shared hosting, managed WordPress, ecommerce, agencies, VPS, dedicated infrastructure and AI-assisted creation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Rolled out role-based AI agents intended to build sites and stores, capture leads, answer questions and book appointments through conversational prompts.
- **2026-06** — Launched a new end-to-end AI Website Builder with a three-day free trial, guided questions and conversational post-launch editing.
- **2026-06** — Expanded self-managed VPS options for AI and application workloads and publicized customer-service and VPS benchmark awards.
- **2026-03** — Introduced Agency Hosting for teams managing multi-site client portfolios.
- **2025-11** — Introduced Full Service + SEO, combining professional website design, ongoing maintenance and search services.
- **2025-09** — Appointed Salim Ali as chief marketing officer and Wesley Pua as chief financial officer as the company positioned itself as an AI-powered SaaS platform for small businesses.
- **2025-05** — Newfold Digital created a more focused Bluehost Group and appointed Sachin Puri as chief executive.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bluehost.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluehost-com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bluehost
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bluehost
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluehost/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluehost
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bluehost

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Last updated: 2026-08-15