# GoDaddy

Source: https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars/godaddy (also as .json)

GoDaddy is the largest domain registrar in the world by domains under management, and also sells web hosting, website builders, email and SSL certificates, mostly to small businesses. Bob Parsons founded it in 1997 in Arizona; it has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2015 and also runs domain registries through GoDaddy Registry.

- Website: https://www.godaddy.com
- Legal name: GoDaddy Inc.
- Headquarters: Tempe, Arizona, United States
- Founded: 1997
- Founders: Bob Parsons
- Ownership: Public, NYSE: GDDY
- Employees: 5,518 (2024)
- Customers: About 20 million customers (2024)
- Type: Retail registrar
- Part of: GoDaddy
- ICANN accreditation: IANA IDs 146, 1659, 3786
- Other names: GoDaddy.com, LLC; GoDaddy Online Services Cayman Islands Ltd.; GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
- Country-code extensions: .ca .co .de .in .me .mx .uk .us
- Site languages: Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://developer.godaddy.com/doc/endpoint/domains)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, Email hosting, Web hosting, SSL certificates, Website builder, Domain aftermarket, Backorders
- Sells, among others: .com .net .org .co .io .ai

## Support

- Channels: Live chat, Phone, Help center
- Hours: 24/7
- Contact: https://www.godaddy.com/help/contact-us

## Reviews

TrustScore 4.4 out of 5 from about 144,000 reviews on Trustpilot, checked October 2026: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.godaddy.com

## Sources

- https://www.godaddy.com/contact-us
- https://www.godaddy.com/help/contact-godaddy-customer-support-20320

## GoDaddy history

- 1997: Bob Parsons founds Jomax Technologies in Phoenix, Arizona.
- 1999: Buys the name Go Daddy after Big Daddy turns out to be taken.
- 2005: Becomes the largest ICANN-accredited registrar.
- 2006: Jomax Technologies is renamed GoDaddy.
- 2011: KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures buy a majority stake.
- 2015: Goes public on the New York Stock Exchange.
- 2017: Buys Host Europe Group, including 123 Reg, Domain Factory and Heart Internet, and the security firm Sucuri.
- 2019: Aman Bhutani becomes CEO.
- 2020: Buys Neustar's registry business, which becomes GoDaddy Registry.
- 2021: Moves its headquarters from Scottsdale to Tempe, Arizona.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- DNSSEC
- Two-factor sign-in
- URL forwarding

## Payments and programs

- Payment methods: Credit and debit cards, PayPal, Direct debit, Prepaid account balance

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoDaddy
- https://www.godaddy.com/help/add-a-payment-method-to-my-godaddy-account-20037
- https://www.godaddy.com/help/what-is-dnssec-6135
- https://www.godaddy.com/help/forward-my-godaddy-domain-12123
- https://www.godaddy.com/resources/skills/domain-security-guide-domain-ownership-protection

## Transferring a domain away from GoDaddy

In Domain Portfolio, open the domain, go to Additional Settings and choose Transfer domain away from GoDaddy. Unlock the domain, then view the authorization code, which is also emailed to you.

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