Full Article: July 2005 Web Server Survey

Netcraft: A gain of 2.76 million hostnames from June is the second-largest monthly increase in the history of Netcraft’s survey, as 2005 continues to shape up as a historic year for Internet growth. The only larger gain was a 3.3 million hostname increase in March 2003, which ended months of stagnation and kicked off 30 consecutive months of positive growth for the Web.

Two of the key factors influencing the growth are the increasing use of the web by small businesses as professional websites and online stores become more affordable, and the explosive growth of weblogs, both personal and business focused.