THE EVIDENCE BEHIND WEB HOSTING
Explore the public datasets behind HostList: 30,941 active companies across 129 country markets, monthly HRI movement, an hourly directory ledger, evidence-linked disclosures, and reusable JSON endpoints. Each dataset states its denominator and update schedule. Paid placement never changes HRI or the order of ranked results.
Published datasets
State of Web Hosting
A monthly snapshot of HRI, reviews, prices, performance, geography, and 30-day score movement.
7,223 dedicated web hosts
/api/market-insightsDirectory Activity
A dated public ledger of claims, verified facts, profile changes, score moves, and data refreshes.
30,941 active companies
/api/activityHosting Data API
Active company profiles, the complete category vocabulary, and HRI-ranked category results in JSON.
30,941 active companies
/api/v1/hostsVerified Provider Facts
Evidence-linked disclosures with verification dates, expiry dates, source, and scoring status.
Verified facts only
/api/v1/hosts/{slug}/factsHosting Data Reports
Focused rankings and market tables built from HRI, review, price, location, and performance data.
Published cohort shown per report
/reportsWhat providers have verified
This matrix shows the twelve most disclosed fact types by directory segment. Each cell is the number and share of active companies with that specific fact in the verified state. Submitted, stale, disputed, and rejected facts do not count. A small percentage means the dataset is thin; it is not evidence that providers lack the feature.
| Verified field | Agencies and MSPs | Hosting technology | Other providers | Web hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundedpresence | 498 · 2.3% | 43 · 3.4% | 2 · 0.46% | 283 · 3.9% |
| Datacenter regionsinfrastructure | 1 · 0.00% | 2 · 0.16% | 0 · 0% | 105 · 1.5% |
| Logopresence | 3 · 0.01% | 3 · 0.24% | 0 · 0% | 91 · 1.3% |
| Server stackinfrastructure | 0 · 0% | 0 · 0% | 0 · 0% | 88 · 1.2% |
| Security contactinfrastructure | 7 · 0.03% | 2 · 0.16% | 0 · 0% | 55 · 0.76% |
| Entry plan pricecommercial | 0 · 0% | 3 · 0.24% | 0 · 0% | 60 · 0.83% |
| Support languagesbackups_support | 1 · 0.00% | 2 · 0.16% | 0 · 0% | 57 · 0.79% |
| Status pagereliability | 0 · 0% | 3 · 0.24% | 0 · 0% | 56 · 0.78% |
| Supportbackups_support | 1 · 0.00% | 3 · 0.24% | 0 · 0% | 55 · 0.76% |
| Refund windowcommercial | 0 · 0% | 3 · 0.24% | 0 · 0% | 50 · 0.69% |
| Storageinfrastructure | 0 · 0% | 2 · 0.16% | 0 · 0% | 51 · 0.71% |
| Social profilespresence | 0 · 0% | 3 · 0.24% | 0 · 0% | 48 · 0.66% |
One grouped database read. Values update daily with this page. See the HRI methodology and verification ledger.