Automattic and WP Cloud Secure Ninth Consecutive Forbes Cloud 100 Recognition

For the ninth year running, Automattic and WP Cloud have earned their place on the prestigious Forbes Cloud 100 list, cementing their position as the sole WordPress cloud hosting company to achieve this distinction. This recognition underscores the continued innovation and market leadership that have made Automattic the leader in WordPress cloud web hosting.

Powering Digital Innovation at Scale

Automattic’s platform enables unparalleled levels of innovation and entrepreneurship through its comprehensive suite of digital content and e-commerce services. The company’s diverse brand portfolio, including WordPress.com, WooCommerce, WordPress VIP, Jetpack, Tumblr, WP Cloud, and Beeper, serves as the foundation for millions of digital experiences worldwide.

The numbers speak to the massive scale of impact:

Our products serve large customers like Salesforce, Comcast, and Vox. Our ecosystem serves hundreds of billions of page views a year, 75 million seconds of video per day, and hosts 3.2 million active podcasts. We add more than 1 million new users every month and have the most-used ecommerce platform with Woo Commerce. We’ve also blocked 542 billion pieces of spam with 99.99% accuracy, and protected our customers against 211 billion cybersecurity attacks.

Enterprise Trust and Security Excellence

Major enterprises, including Salesforce, Comcast, and Vox, rely on Automattic’s infrastructure to power their digital presence. This enterprise confidence is built on a foundation of exceptional security and reliability:

• 542 billion pieces of spam blocked with 99.99% accuracy
• 211 billion cybersecurity attacks successfully defended against
• Consistent uptime and performance at enterprise scale

WP Cloud: The WordPress-First Difference

At the heart of this recognition is WP Cloud, the best and only WordPress-first cloud platform uniquely designed to deliver unmatched speed, reliability, and scalability specifically for WordPress sites. Unlike generic cloud hosting solutions, WP Cloud is purpose-built to optimize every aspect of the WordPress experience.

This specialized approach is delivering results. Automattic’s Pressable, a performance-first WordPress hosting solution built on Automattic’s WP Cloud infrastructure, achieved an impressive 58% year-over-year growth, demonstrating the market demand for WordPress-optimized hosting solutions. Automattic’s Newspack, also powered by WP Cloud, powers more than 300 local news sites.

Ninth Year of Excellence

Being named to the Forbes Cloud 100 for nine consecutive years represents more than recognition; it reflects sustained innovation, customer trust, and market leadership in the rapidly evolving cloud computing landscape. As the only WordPress cloud hosting company to achieve this distinction, Automattic and WP Cloud continue to set the standard for what WordPress hosting can achieve.

The Forbes Cloud 100 recognition validates what millions of users worldwide already know: when it comes to WordPress hosting, WP Cloud’s specialized infrastructure and Automattic’s comprehensive platform deliver the performance, security, and scale that modern digital businesses demand.