31 Facts About GoDaddy

GoDaddy Inc is an American publicly traded Internet domain registrar and web hosting company headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, and incorporated in Delaware.

GoDaddy is known for its advertising on TV and in the newspapers.

GoDaddy was founded in 1997 in Phoenix, Arizona, by entrepreneur Bob Parsons.

GoDaddy changed its name branding from "Jomax Technologies" to "GoDaddy" in February 2006.

In January 2020, GoDaddy unveiled a new logo with a simple, sans-serif type accompanied by a heart-shaped design that spells out "GO".

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In 2001, soon after Network Solutions was no longer the only place to register a domain, GoDaddy was approximately the same size as competitors Dotster and eNom.

In March 2018, Amazon Web Services announced that GoDaddy was migrating the vast majority of its infrastructure to AWS as part of a multi-year transition.

In 2013, GoDaddy was reported as the largest ICANN-accredited registrar in the world, at the size of four times their closest competitor.

On January 24,2007, GoDaddy deactivated the domain of computer security site Seclists.

The shutdown resulted from a complaint from MySpace to GoDaddy regarding 56,000 user names and passwords posted a week earlier to the full-disclosure mailing list and archived on the Seclists.

GoDaddy still maintains the strict policy of 60 days lock in inter registrar domain transfers, if there was a change in registrant information.

In 2010, GoDaddy added personal trainer Jillian Michaels as a GoDaddy advocate.

Also, GoDaddy was co-sponsor for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 that was hosted in England and Wales.

In 2009, GoDaddy purchased spots for two different commercials featuring GoDaddy Girl and IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick for Super Bowl XLIII.

GoDaddy posted Internet-only versions of its commercials during the game, which were extended versions containing more risque content.

GoDaddy said the most successful were multichannel-oriented, driving viewers to Web sites and "focusing on conversion as never before".

GoDaddy experienced significant Web traffic and a strong "hangover" effect of viewer interest in the days that followed due to a provocative "teaser" advertisement pointing to the Web, Goulding said.

GoDaddy advertised during the 2010 Super Bowl XLIV, purchasing two spots.

CEO Bob Parsons said GoDaddy received "a tremendous surge in Web traffic, sustained the spike, converted new customers and shot overall sales off the chart".

In 2013, GoDaddy moved away from salacious advertising practices in an attempt to improve its brand image.

In 2016, GoDaddy did not advertise during the Super Bowl for the first time in over a decade, but returned in 2017 with their "The Internet Wants You" campaign.

Las Vegas race in 2011, GoDaddy created a promotion wherein driver Dan Wheldon would have won $2.

GoDaddy will be the primary sponsor for seven races in the Sprint Cup Series with Keselowski driving.

GoDaddy chose not to continue its sponsorship of NASCAR in 2016, intending to shift sponsorship to avenues with greater international reach.

However, GoDaddy is trying to retain Patrick on a personal service contract.

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In 2009, GoDaddy donated $50,000 to the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA in Arizona, despite the organization requesting only $1,000.

On May 12,2006, GoDaddy filed an S-1 registration statement prior to an initial public offering.

GoDaddy called off the auction several weeks later, despite reports that bids exceeded the asking price of $1.

On July 1,2011, GoDaddy confirmed that KKR, Silver Lake Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures had closed the deal.

In March 2012, a class action lawsuit was filed against GoDaddy regarding private registration charges for services it advertises as free.

In June 2014, GoDaddy filed a $100 million IPO with the Security and Exchange Commission.