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Bluehost

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Bluehost is listed in the Wptr verified hosting list. It is ranked #19 in the Global Hosting Companies list and #10 in the United States rankings. You can find detailed information about Bluehost on this page.

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Global
#19
US
#10
WPTR Score™
369ms
Grade A+
2/23/2026
1MB Load
103ms
TTFB
122ms
Quick Facts
Verified technical data.
Founded
2003
Last Tested
2/23/2026
Server
cloudflare
Features
Brotli
Bluehost

Bluehost

Est. 2003
Target Audience
WordPress Beginners, Small Personal Sites
Location
USA
Status
Verified

Quality & Security Audit

Technical Analysis
HSTS (Strict Security)
Brotli Compression
HTTP/3 (QUIC) Protocol
Result
1/3 Passed
Overview

What is Bluehost?

A cornerstone of the WordPress ecosystem, Bluehost is one of the strictly recommended hosts by WordPress.org. While focusing on mass-market shared hosting, they provide an integrated onboarding experience ideal for beginners launching their first website.

Latency
Server Analysis
122ms
Total Response Time

The total time taken for the server to send the first byte. Lower values mean a faster website.

8ms

DNS Lookup

Time to resolve domain name to IP address.

8ms

TCP Connection

Time to establish initial connection.

8ms

SSL Handshake

Time to negotiate secure encryption.

98ms

Server Processing

Time for server to process and respond.

Advantages

US jurisdiction
Reliable performance
Domestic support

Disadvantages

Variable pricing
Performance History

Performance Trends

TTFB Trend

Score Trend

Our Verdict

Based on our independent testing using the Wptr Lab methodology, Bluehost achieved a Real-Load Score of 369ms (TTFB: 122ms), placing it at #19 in our global hosting rankings.

Recent Benchmarks

DateServerTTFBScore
January 4, 2026cloudflare
296ms
90
January 4, 2026cloudflare
199ms
90
January 4, 2026cloudflare
187ms
90
January 5, 2026Cloudflare
201ms
90
January 5, 2026Unknown
0ms
0
0

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