Hostinger

Hostinger was founded in 2004 as Hosting Media.{{Cite web |last=Povilaitis |first=Nerijus |title=Auganti Kauno IT bendrovė plečiasi: biure įrengė burbulų baseiną, vitamino D lempas |url=https://www.delfi.lt/a/83682681 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=DELFI |language=lt}}

In 2007, Hosting Media's paid hosting offer was joined by a free web hosting service when the company founded 000webhost.{{Cite web |title=000WebHost {{!}} Free Hosting {{!}} Comparison {{!}} Review {{!}} 2022 |url=https://www.mrdustbin.com/en/host/000webhost/ |website=MrDustBin|date=27 January 2022 }}

In 2008, the company launched Hosting24, a cPanel-based web hosting brand, in the United States. The data centers were located in Asheville, North Carolina, US, and the United Kingdom.

In 2011, Arnas Stuopelis joined the company as CEO.{{Cite web |last=Pukenė |first=Unicorns Lithuania/ Rūta |title="Hostinger" vadovas A.Stuopelis: visos idėjos, kurios skirtos tik Lietuvos rinkai, nevertos laiko gaišimo |url=https://www.15min.lt/verslas/naujiena/bendroves/hostinger-vadovas-arnas-stuopelis-visos-idejos-kurios-yra-tik-lietuviskos-tiesiog-nevertos-laiko-gaisimo-663-1697002 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=15min.lt/verslas |language=lt}} In the same year Hosting Media rebranded to Hostinger.

In 2013, Hostinger launched its subsidiary Niagahoster in Indonesia. It became one of the first hosting providers to offer tier-4 data centers.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

In 2014, the company launched a Brazilian subsidiary, Weblink.

In 2019, Hostinger introduced a no-code, drag-and-drop website builder. Launched as a subsidiary under the name Zyro, the builder is supported by Hostinger's hosting infrastructure and is aimed at small to medium-sized enterprises.{{Cite web |last=Degutis |first=Gintautas |date=2020-02-06 |title="Hostinger" imasi interneto svetainių kūrimo verslo |url=https://www.vz.lt/paslaugos/2020/02/06/hostinger-imasi-interneto-svetainiu-kurimo-verslo |website=VZ.lt}}

In 2023, Hostinger launched the AI Website Builder, a platform that uses artificial intelligence to generate a custom site from scratch. AI Builder automatically writes unique content, selects royalty-free stock images, and chooses a color palette and fonts that best suit the description.{{Cite web |last=Hostinger |title=AI Website Builder – Create Stunning Sites Instantly |url=https://www.hostinger.com/ai-website-builder |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Hostinger |language=en-US}}

In 2023, Daugirdas Jankus became Hostinger CEO. Arnas Stuopelis continues as Chairman of the Board.{{Cite web |last=Viluckas |first=Paulius |title="Hostinger" vadovu tapo D. Jankus, A. Stuopelis dirbs valdyboje |url=https://www.vz.lt/inovacijos/technologijos/2023/10/12/hostinger-vadovu-tapo-d-jankus-a-stuopelis-dirbs-valdyboje |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=vz.lt |language=lt}}

In 2024, 000webhost, a free web hosting brand powered by Hostinger, shut down its operations.{{Cite web |last=D |first=Kotryna |date=2024-07-08 |title=As the Web Hosting Market Changes, 000webhost Closes |url=https://www.hostinger.com/blog/000webhost-closes |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Hostinger Blog |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kołosowski |first=Kamil |date=2024-07-26 |title=000webhost shuts down after 17 years |url=https://webhosting.today/2024/07/26/000webhost-shuts-down-after-17-years/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=webhosting.today |language=en-US}}

In 2019, the company partnered with LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS).{{Cite web |title=LiteSpeed Partners - LiteSpeed Technologies |url=https://www.litespeedtech.com/partners#hostingproviders |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.litespeedtech.com}} It also partnered with Google Cloud Platform in 2020.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-28 |title=Hostinger declared a partnership with Google Cloud platform {{!}} Cloud Host News |url=https://www.cloudhostnews.com/hostinger-declared-a-partnership-with-google-cloud-platform/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |language=en-US}}

In 2021, private equity company ConHostinger acquired an approximately 31% controlling stake in Hostinger with the goal of enhancing the growth of the company.{{Cite web |last=Bonta |first=Bianca |date=2021-05-28 |title=Deal 5: ConHostinger Partner Thomas Strohe on Acquisition of 31% Stake in Hostinger |url=https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/16966-deal-5-conhostinger-partner-thomas-strohe-on-acquisition-of-31-stake-in-hostinger}} In the same year, Hostinger joint-founded the Lithuanian unicorn association, Unicorns Lithuania,{{Cite web |title=Unicorns |url=https://unicorns.lt/en/members |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=unicorns.lt |language=en}} and expanded its payment processing capabilities. It partnered with Credorax to provide smart acquiring services and facilitate cross-border payments.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-13 |title=Credorax Partners with Hostinger to Provide Smart Acquiring Services, Facilitate Cross-Border Payments |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210413005514/en/Credorax-Partners-with-Hostinger-to-Provide-Smart-Acquiring-Services-Facilitate-Cross-Border-Payments |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}} In 2022, Hostinger started accepting Cryptocurrency payments via CoinGate.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-25 |title=Hostinger Starts Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments Via CoinGate |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hostinger-starts-accepting-cryptocurrency-payments-063000826.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825051437/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hostinger-starts-accepting-cryptocurrency-payments-063000826.html |archive-date=2021-08-25 |website=Yahoo! Finance}}

Hostinger's web hosting services are divided into five categories: shared hosting, cloud hosting, VPS hosting, managed WordPress hosting, and email hosting. LiteSpeed servers{{Cite web |last=L |first=Aurimas |date=2019-07-29 |title=Improving Website Performance with LiteSpeed |url=https://www.hostinger.com/blog/introducing-litespeed |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Hostinger Blog |language=en-US}} and the Linux operating system power shared, cloud, and managed WordPress hosting services.

Hostinger provides an in-house control panel called hPanel for users to manage their hosting.

Hostinger offers other services, such as email hosting, Google Workspace,{{Cite web |last=Hostinger |title=Google Workspace: business email and collaboration tools |url=https://www.hostinger.com/google-workspace |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Hostinger |language=en-US}} domain registration and transfer, AI logo maker{{Cite web |last=Hostinger |title=AI Logo Generator – Create a Logo In Minutes |url=https://www.hostinger.com/logo-maker |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Hostinger |language=en-US}} and a website builder.

Hostinger has ten data centers in eight countries: Brazil (São Paulo), Indonesia (Jakarta), India (Mumbai), Lithuania (Vilnius), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Singapore (Singapore), the United Kingdom (London), and the United States (Dallas).{{Cite web |date=2025-01-22 |title=Hostinger User Reviews 2025 with Pros & Cons + Expert Opinion |url=https://hostdean.com/provider/hostinger/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=hostdean.com |language=en-US}}

Hostinger Horizons is a no-code AI tool for building and launching custom web apps, powered by Hostinger. Launched in March, 2025, Hostinger Horizons’s AI web app creator is geared toward non-developers and solo entrepreneurs. The tool helps users build, edit, and publish their own web apps without the need for any coding expertise [https://au.pcmag.com/website-builders/110247/hostinger-horizons-everything-you-need-to-know]

Every year since 2019, the Financial Times has been listing Hostinger as one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe.{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Maxine |date=2021-03-02 |title=FT 1000: the fifth annual list of Europe's fastest-growing companies |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8b37a92b-15e6-4b9c-8427-315a8b5f4332 |access-date=2023-06-22}}{{Cite web |last=Kilby |first=Nathalie |date=2024-03-01 |title=FT 1000: the eighth annual ranking of Europe's fastest-growing companies |url=https://www.ft.com/content/684aa3b5-f983-4668-b353-74cf5f95355a |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=www.ft.com |language=en-GB}} It was also named one of the fastest-growing hosting providers by Bitcatcha in 2020 and again by Cyber News in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Fastest-Growing Web Hosting Providers of 2021 |url=https://cybernews.com/resources/fastest-growing-web-hosting-providers|website=cybernews.com}}

In 2021, Hostinger was listed in Yahoo's Hosting Market Report as one of the key players in the hosting market.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-23 |title=Web Hosting Services Market Rising at 18.0% CAGR to Reach USD 267.10 Billion by 2028 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hosting-services-market-rising-18-103100630.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723074556/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hosting-services-market-rising-18-103100630.html |archive-date=2021-07-23 }}

Hostinger sponsors the organization Save the Children Lithuania, which began in 2020 to contribute computers and other homeschooling tools to the charity organization Mokykla Namuose.{{Cite web |title=Mokykla namuose |url=https://www.schoolandcollegelistings.com/XX/Unknown/101201758201973/Mokykla-namuose|website=schoolandcollegelistings.com}}

In 2021, Hostinger sponsored the prize for the most innovative idea in the Technorama 2021 competition{{Cite web |title=#tech pokalbiai: kompanija "Hostinger" – 1000 darbuotojų kompanija, išlaikiusi startuolio veržlumą ir lankstumą |url=https://technorama.ktu.edu/news/tech-pokalbiai-kompanija-hostinger-1000-darbuotoju-kompanija-islaikiusi-startuolio-verzluma-ir-lankstuma/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Technorama |language=lt}} and rebuilt a school in Sumba, Indonesia.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-23 |title=Indonesia: Turning an Unsafe Bamboo Construction into a Safe, Proper Learning Environment |url=https://www.efk.org/post/indonesia-turning-an-unsafe-bamboo-construction-into-a-safe-proper-learning-environment |access-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623114303/https://www.efk.org/post/indonesia-turning-an-unsafe-bamboo-construction-into-a-safe-proper-learning-environment |archive-date=2021-06-23 }}  

In 2015, a security researcher discovered a collection of 13 million leaked plaintext passwords belonging to users of 000Webhost. 000Webhost addressed the breach in a Facebook post citing an exploit in an old version of PHP.{{Cite web |title=13 million plaintext passwords belonging to webhost users leaked online | url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/13-million-plaintext-passwords-belonging-to-webhost-users-leaked-online/ | date=2015-10-29 | access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Ars Technica}}

In 2023, the Cybercrime Information Center reported that Hostinger entered the top five phishing hosts as measured by their Phishing Attack Score.{{Cite web |title=Phishing Domain Scores |url=https://cybercrimeinfocenter.squarespace.com/terminology|website=cybercrimeinfocenter.squarespace.com}} By October 2024 Hostinger had dropped to number 10.{{Cite web |title=Ranking of Hosting Networks (ASNs) by Phishing Attack Score (August to October 2024) |url=https://cybercrimeinfocenter.squarespace.com/phishing-activity-in-hosting-networks-august-october-2024|website=cybercrimeinfocenter.squarespace.com}} The Phishing Attack Score takes into account the raw number of phishing attacks relative to the size of the Hosting Network.{{Cite web |title=Ranking of Hosting Networks (ASNs) by Phishing Attack Score |url=https://www.cybercrimeinfocenter.org/phishing-activity-in-hosting-networks-may-july-2023|website=cybercrimeinfocenter.squarespace.com}} Security firm Netcraft reported in 2015 that 90% of Steam phishing sites they stopped were hosted by Hostinger. Netcraft reported they stopped 1,400 Steam phishing URLs in one month comprising 331 different websites, all hosted by Hostinger.{{Cite web |title=Hostinger hosts over 90% of all Steam phishing sites |date=28 April 2015 |url=https://www.netcraft.com/blog/hostinger-hosts-over-90-of-all-steam-phishing-sites/|website=Netcraft}}

In 2022, Cyware Social reported that Hostinger's website preview feature was being exploited by criminals via phishing sites. Authors contend that once an account is created with Hostinger, the preview URLs are active for a maximum of 120 hours allowing phishing sites to proliferate.{{Cite web |title=Cybercriminals Exploit Hostinger's Preview Domain Feature For Phishing |url=https://cyware.com/news/cybercriminals-exploit-hostingers-preview-domain-feature-for-phishing-f360a3d9|website=cyware.com}} On blog Review Signal in 2017, authors accused Hostinger of manipulating review ratings via reviews by company employees.{{Cite web |title=Hostinger's Fake Reviews – A Guide on How NOT to Promote Your Company |date=6 December 2017 |url=https://reviewsignal.com/blog/2017/12/06/hostingers-fake-reviews-a-guide-on-how-not-to-promote-your-company/|website=Review Signal}}

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