Hostpoint achieves record growth once again in its anniversary year 2021
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2021 was another highly successful year for Switzerland's largest web hosting and domain provider. Hostpoint reported annual sales of CHF 26.8 million, thus achieving record growth. With almost 16% growth, the Rapperswil-based internet service provider also recorded significant gains in managed domains.
Last year, Hostpoint both celebrated its anniversary and set yet another record, in spite of the challenges of the pandemic. Total annual sales amounted to CHF 26.8 million. This represents a year-on-year increase of CHF 2.8 million (11.7%): the highest sales growth in the company's history.
"We are, of course, very pleased with this excellent result and see it as confirmation that we are on the right track with our strategy. In 2021, we continued to invest heavily into further developing our platform and products and into expanding our support services," explains Hostpoint CEO and co-founder Markus Gebert.
A particular highlight of the past year was the 20th anniversary of what once began as a tech start-up in Rapperswil. Over these past two decades, Hostpoint has managed to grow steadily and establish itself as the largest provider of web hosting and domain registrations in Switzerland. Today, Hostpoint employs 78 people.
Milestone of one million managed domains in sight
In the key domain business, Hostpoint is making great strides towards the "magical milestone" of one million domains. As of the end of 2021, Hostpoint managed a total of 919,523 domain names, representing an increase of 15.9%.
The figures also confirm a growth trend for web hosting. The total number of hosted websites increased by five percent to 305,281. This includes more than 100,000 WordPress installations, further consolidating Hostpoint's position as the leading WordPress service provider in the Swiss market. In addition, more and more private customers and companies are using Hostpoint's e-mail services. At the end of 2021, Hostpoint managed a total of 722,578 e-mail addresses (up 6.1%).
In 2021, Hostpoint also implemented various measures in the area of internet security. The DNSSEC security standard has already been activated for a large number of .ch and .li domains registered with Hostpoint. At the end of 2021, Hostpoint had more than 300,000 DNSSEC-signed domains. This puts Hostpoint at the forefront of internet security in Switzerland.
Hostpoint sets its stakes on Swissness
While some foreign investors are currently making headlines in the Swiss hosting market by taking over local providers, Hostpoint is still fully committed to its "Swissness", as Markus Gebert emphasizes: "we want to remain the leading Swiss provider for Swiss customers in the long term and will continue to pursue our own independent path. Our position should even improve as a result of the changed market environment." Hostpoint remains fully owner-operated, making it entirely Swiss-owned. All customer data is also stored in Switzerland.
Contact:
For more information, please contact:
Mauro Landolt
Head of Communication
Hostpoint AG
Neue Jonastrasse 60
8640 Rapperswil-Jona Switzerland
E-mail: media@hostpoint.ch