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title: "Abnormal: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Abnormal is email security platform. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/abnormal"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Abnormal: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Abnormal is email security platform. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Abnormal
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among email security gateways**: 39.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Email security gateways | 1 | 39.8% | 135K |

- [Email security gateways](/demand/global-en/categories/email-security-gateways)

## How has branded search demand for Abnormal changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Abnormal worldwide held steady at 135K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Abnormal’s estimated Share of Search among email security gateways worldwide increased from 37.6% to 39.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Abnormal’s estimated Share of Search among email security gateways worldwide peaked at 41.7% in January 2026 and was lowest at 36.2% in March 2026.

## How did search popularity change for email security gateways worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Proofpoint gained estimated Share of Search among email security gateways worldwide, from 15.2% to 18%.
- In August 2026, Barracuda lost estimated Share of Search among email security gateways worldwide, from 5.5% to 4.4%.
- In August 2026, Abnormal lost estimated Share of Search among email security gateways worldwide, from 40.7% to 39.8%.
- In August 2026, Mimecast lost estimated Share of Search among email security gateways worldwide, from 27.3% to 26.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for IRONSCALES worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 4.4K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Email security gateways | 135K | 37.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Email security gateways | 135K | 40.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Email security gateways | 135K | 41.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Email security gateways | 165K | 41.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Email security gateways | 135K | 40% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Email security gateways | 135K | 36.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Email security gateways | 135K | 39.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Email security gateways | 135K | 39.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Email security gateways | 135K | 37.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Email security gateways | 135K | 40.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Email security gateways | 135K | 39.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Email security gateways | — | — | — |

## How is Abnormal measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Abnormal’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “abnormal”

## Which email security gateways compete with Abnormal?

- [Mimecast](/demand/global-en/brands/mimecast): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/abnormal-vs-mimecast
- [Proofpoint](/demand/global-en/brands/proofpoint): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/abnormal-vs-proofpoint
- [Avanan](/demand/global-en/brands/avanan): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/abnormal-vs-avanan
- [Barracuda](/demand/global-en/brands/barracuda-networks): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/abnormal-vs-barracuda-networks
- [IRONSCALES](/demand/global-en/brands/ironscales): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/abnormal-vs-ironscales

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Abnormal: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/abnormal

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