DMCA-ignored hosting by the numbers (2026)
Aggregate breakdown of the 20 providers tracked in the directory as of May 2026. Auto-generated from the underlying provider data; regenerated on every build.
Updated .
Headline numbers
Anonymity & signup
- 20 of 20 providers (100%) accept signup without government-issued ID.
- 18 of 20 (90%) explicitly support anonymous signup (email-only, no real-name disclosure).
- 13 of 20 (65%) offer WHOIS privacy on registered domains.
- 1 of 20 (5%) use the owns-on-behalf domain registration model (Njalla-style).
DMCA policy distribution
| Policy | Providers | % |
|---|---|---|
ignore | 12 of 20 | 60% |
resist | 6 of 20 | 30% |
partial | 2 of 20 | 10% |
The plurality of providers in the directory have ignore as their DMCA posture. None operate as "bulletproof" hosts (a separate, criminal category — see glossary).
Payment-method support
| Method | Providers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 19 of 20 | 95% |
| Litecoin | 14 of 20 | 70% |
| Other crypto | 14 of 20 | 70% |
| Credit card | 13 of 20 | 65% |
| Bank wire | 12 of 20 | 60% |
| Ethereum | 11 of 20 | 55% |
| Monero | 10 of 20 | 50% |
| PayPal | 10 of 20 | 50% |
| Lightning | 9 of 20 | 45% |
| Cash by mail | 4 of 20 | 20% |
| Perfect Money | 3 of 20 | 15% |
| Dash | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Zcash | 1 of 20 | 5% |
10 of 20 (50%) accept Monero (XMR), the strongest privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. 4 accept cash by mail. Bitcoin is supported by 19 providers.
Jurisdictional distribution
| Primary jurisdiction | Providers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2 of 20 | 10% |
| Sweden | 2 of 20 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Moldova | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Russia | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Seychelles | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Canada (parent: Frantech Solutions) | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Iceland (HQ) | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Hong Kong (HQ) | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Romania (operations) | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Nevis (corporate) | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Iceland and Switzerland | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Belize (incorporated) | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Malaysia | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Multi-jurisdiction: Iceland | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Norway | 1 of 20 | 5% |
| Iceland and Romania | 1 of 20 | 5% |
Service-type coverage
| Service type | Providers offering it | % |
|---|---|---|
| VPS | 19 of 20 | 95% |
| Dedicated server | 17 of 20 | 85% |
| Shared hosting | 9 of 20 | 45% |
| Domain registrar | 6 of 20 | 30% |
| Colocation | 3 of 20 | 15% |
| Object storage | 3 of 20 | 15% |
| Email hosting | 2 of 20 | 10% |
Pricing range
- VPS entry tier: from $2/month to $32/month; median $8/month.
- .com domain registration: from $12.99/year to $19/year.
Cheapest no-KYC DMCA-ignored VPS: $2/month. For comparison, mainstream US hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure) typically start at $5-10/month per VPS but are fully DMCA-bound and require fiat payment.
Editorial scoring
- Average overall weighted score: 8.3 / 10 across all 20 providers.
- Top-scoring provider: SilentHosts at 9.6 / 10.
Scoring methodology weights privacy and DMCA-resistance most heavily. See /methodology for the full formula.
Operating history
- Oldest provider in the directory: founded 1994.
- Newest provider: founded 2017.
- Median founding year: 2009.
- That means the median provider has been operating for 17 years as of 2026.
Site at a glance
- 20 reviewed providers
- 12 jurisdiction analysis pages
- 29 long-form guides
- 5 use-case pages (by persona)
- 37 head-to-head comparison pages
- 35 FAQ entries
- 28 glossary terms
- 59 public sources cited across provider pages
All numbers on this page are auto-generated from the directory's underlying data and regenerated on every build. For the raw machine-readable data see /api/all.json or /llms-full.txt. For the editorial methodology see /methodology.