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title: "Flywheel: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Flywheel provides tools to host and manage WordPress websites. 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/flywheel"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Flywheel: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Flywheel provides tools to host and manage WordPress websites. 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**: Flywheel
- **Owned by**: WP Engine
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms**: 3.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 4 | 3.3% | 2.2K |

- [Managed WordPress hosting platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/managed-wordpress-hosting-platforms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Flywheel worldwide fell from 2.8K to 2.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flywheel’s estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide held steady, from 3.5% to 3.3%.

## How did search popularity change for managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Flywheel worldwide fell 23% over 11 measured months, from 2.8K to 2.2K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for WP Engine worldwide fell 19.1% over 11 measured months, from 35.3K to 28.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kinsta worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 35.5K to 29K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Pagely worldwide fell 17.6% over 11 measured months, from 910 to 750 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.8K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.6K | 3.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.2K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.7K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.5K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.5K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.3K | 3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.2K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.4K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.4K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | 2.2K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Managed WordPress hosting platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Flywheel measured?

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

- “flywheel hosting”
- “flywheel wordpress”
- “flywheel wordpress hosting”
- “getflywheel com”

## Which managed WordPress hosting platforms compete with Flywheel?

- [Kinsta](/demand/global-en/brands/kinsta): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-kinsta
- [WP Engine](/demand/global-en/brands/wp-engine): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-wp-engine
- [Pressable](/demand/global-en/brands/pressable): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-pressable
- [Pagely](/demand/global-en/brands/pagely): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-pagely

## Who owns Flywheel?

Flywheel is owned by WP Engine. Brandwave also tracks WP Engine, owned by the same company, worldwide.

- [WP Engine](/demand/global-en/companies/wp-engine): Owns 2 tracked brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns Flywheel?

Flywheel is owned by WP Engine. Brandwave also tracks WP Engine, owned by the same company, worldwide.

## Cite this page

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

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