HOSTGATOR

 HostGator is a global provider of web hosting and related services.

 

  

Founded in a dorm room at Florida Atlantic University by Brent Oxley, HostGator has grown into a leading provider of Shared, Reseller, VPS, and Dedicated web hosting. HostGator is headquartered in Houston and Austin, Texas, with several international offices throughout the globe.

 


 HostGator : October 22, 2002

In a Florida dorm room, HostGator's founder Brent Oxley weighs the pros and cons of naming his company either hostgator.com or gatorhost.com, ultimately choosing the former and registering the domain on October 22, 2002. 

As of February 1st, 2003, HostGator had 112 active customers. On the same date, one year later, there would be 1,031 active customers.


Toronto, Ontario Office: June 29, 2006

Canada, being a much more fertile ground for System Admins than Boca Raton, resulted in the opening of HostGator's first international office.


Relocating From Boca Raton To Houston : November 1, 2006

Having outgrown the initial 2,000 square foot office space, and exhausted the local Boca Raton talent pool from which to hire employees, HostGator moved to a 25,000 square foot building in Houston, Texas. Forty of the fifty Florida employees made the move to Texas, where HostGator has remained ever since.

 


May 4, 2007  : blog.hostgator.com Publishes Its First Post

The HostGator blog published its first post, aptly titled "Welcome to Gator Crossing," on May 4th, 2007. "Gator Crossing" remains the official name of the blog to this day.


May 23, 2007 : HostGator Opens An Office In Brazil

Expanding its International reach, HostGator opens another office in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, being our first South of the equator office!


September 10, 2009 : 200,000 Customers

The first 100,000 customers were reached around the middle of 2008, with the second hundred thousand occurring in September of 2009.


August 16th, 2010 : Austin Office Opened

Having outgrown the initial Houston office, HostGator again looked West and expanded into a new 100,000 square foot office in Austin, Texas.


February 2, 2011 : 500 Employees

As of February, HostGator now has over 500 employees. And we've virtually never stopped hiring since!


November 29, 2011 : 5,000,000th LiveChat

On November 29th, 2011 at 9:21:23 CST, HostGator received our 5,000,000th LiveChat.


June 23, 2012 : blog.hostgator.in Publishes Its First Post

The HostGator blog published its first post, aptly titled "Welcome to HostGator India!," on Jan 23rd, 2012.


June 21, 2012 : EIG Acquisition

On June 21, 2012, Brent Oxley announced that HostGator was being acquired by Endurance International Group.


Early 2012 HostGator Opens An Office In India

Expanding its International reach, HostGator opened offices in Mumbai and Bangalore.


Aug 15, 2016 : The Host-In-India Promise

Leveraging its Global reputation and expertise, HostGator has now become a true Host-In-India brand.

 

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