Today it was announced that Shock Media has once again won the FD Gazelle, the prestigious award from the Financieel Dagblad for the fastest growing companies in the Netherlands. Since 2012, Shock Media has been an uninterrupted FD Gazelle winner, which is very unique. With this, Shock Media has achieved more than a decade of high growth. However, next year Shock Media will no longer participate and will step down from the award.

Alain Götz, CEO of Shock Media: “After this amazing winning streak, which was only possible thanks to fantastic colleagues and loyal partners, Shock Media will forgo the FD Gazelle next year. Not because we wouldn’t win next year—on the contrary, we are growing even faster than ever. But when you win so often, it starts to become routine. Although our growth figures over such a long period are extremely remarkable, the news is no longer as special for our clients, employees, and partners as it was when we won it for the first time. That’s why, starting next year, we are happy to give other companies the opportunity to win this wonderful award and stand in the spotlight.“

Shock Media is a managed hosting provider and takes care of the hosting for large websites, webshops, and web applications. Over the past 10 years, Shock Media has become one of the largest managed hosting providers in the Netherlands and is now an integral part of the hosting landscape. Shock Media is also making significant strides internationally. Currently, more than 35% of revenue comes from abroad.