Who is Bluehost?
Bluehost is a web hosting company founded in 2003 in Provo, Utah, by Matt Heaton and Danny Ashworth, and best known for WordPress hosting. Endurance International Group bought it in 2012, and it is now a brand of Newfold Digital, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
- What it is
- Web hosting, Domain registrar, DNS provider
- Part of
- Newfold Digital (formerly Endurance International Group)
- Founded
- 2003, Provo, Utah
- ICANN accreditation
- Yes, Bluehost Inc., IANA ID 1154
- Website
- bluehost.com
Who owns Bluehost?
Newfold Digital. Bluehost describes itself as an indirect subsidiary of Newfold Digital, Inc., which formed in 2021 from Endurance’s web presence business and Web.com.
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Open AnalyticsSources
- Bluehost: about
- Bluehost: happy 16th birthday (company history)
- IANA: Registrar IDs (ICANN-accredited registrars)
Last reviewed October 9, 2026.