Is There Still Money to Be Made in Web Hosting? Yes.
Nov 02, 2021 @ 9:37 pm
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People frequently debate whether the hosting market is saturated, oversaturated, polyunsaturated, or some other form of full. I think everyone agrees that it’s not like the 1990s where if you could spell HTML you could sell hosting to a line of people seeking to Surf the Information Superhighway. But is there still opportunity for a hosting company to grow?
According to Fortune Business Insights, who released a report recently entitle “Web Hosting Services Market, 2021-2028” the answer is an unqualified yes.
The market is expected to grow to $267.1 billion, at a compounded annual growth rate of 18% over the next 7 years given its present $75 billion size.
The report lists the following growth drivers:
- Emergence of Hosting Services for Startups to Boost the Market
- Incorporation of AI in Web Hosting Services to Open New Vistas for Market Growth
- Agreements between Social Media Giants & Web Service Companies to Intensify Competition.
Well…that’s just how consultants talk. You can get a copy of the report here.

Raindog308 is a longtime LowEndTalk community administrator, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, Raindog runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.
Beyond the command line, Raindog is a lover of German Shepherds, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.
His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.
You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.
Bro this report is $4850.