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title: "EC-Council: search popularity worldwide"
description: "EC-Council is certification body. 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# EC-Council: search popularity worldwide

EC-Council is certification body. 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**: EC-Council
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications**: 46.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cybersecurity certifications | 1 | 46.2% | 27.1K |

- [Cybersecurity certifications](/demand/global-en/categories/cybersecurity-certifications)

## How has branded search demand for EC-Council changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for EC-Council worldwide fell from 40.5K to 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, EC-Council’s estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide peaked at 50.1% in November 2025 and was lowest at 41.5% in January 2026.

## How did search popularity change for cybersecurity certifications worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Offensive Security gained estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide, from 11.5% to 13.8%.
- In August 2026, EC-Council lost estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide, from 47.4% to 46.2%.
- In August 2026, CompTIA lost estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide, from 25.9% to 25.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for GIAC worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 4.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for ISC2 worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 3.6K to 2.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SANS worldwide fell 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Cybersecurity certifications | 40.5K | 46.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Cybersecurity certifications | 40.5K | 50.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Cybersecurity certifications | 33.1K | 46.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 33.1K | 41.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 40.5K | 49.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 33.1K | 44% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 33.1K | 46.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 27.1K | 42.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 27.1K | 46.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 27.1K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 27.1K | 46.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | — | — | — |

## How is EC-Council measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using EC-Council’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.

- “ec council”

## Which cybersecurity certifications compete with EC-Council?

- [CompTIA](/demand/global-en/brands/comptia): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/comptia-vs-ec-council
- [Offensive Security](/demand/global-en/brands/offensive-security): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ec-council-vs-offensive-security
- [GIAC](/demand/global-en/brands/giac): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ec-council-vs-giac
- [ISC2](/demand/global-en/brands/isc2): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ec-council-vs-isc2
- [SANS](/demand/global-en/brands/sans-institute): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ec-council-vs-sans-institute

## Methodology

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

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