Who is DreamHost?
DreamHost is an American web hosting company and ICANN-accredited registrar. Four undergraduates at Harvey Mudd College in California started it in 1997 as New Dream Network. It says it has stayed independent and employee-owned since then, and it now works fully remotely.
- What it is
- Web hosting, Domain registrar, DNS provider
- Operated by
- DreamHost, LLC
- Founded
- 1997, as New Dream Network
- ICANN accreditation
- Yes, IANA ID 431
- Website
- dreamhost.com
Who owns DreamHost?
By its own account it is employee-owned, with no private equity or corporate parent.
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Open AnalyticsSources
- DreamHost: about our company
- DreamHost Knowledge Base: DreamHost overview
- IANA: Registrar IDs (ICANN-accredited registrars)
Last reviewed October 9, 2026.