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title: "GIAC: search popularity worldwide"
description: "GIAC 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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# GIAC: search popularity worldwide

GIAC 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**: GIAC
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications**: 7.5%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cybersecurity certifications | 4 | 7.5% | 4.4K |

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

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for GIAC worldwide fell from 6.6K to 4.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GIAC’s estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide peaked at 10.2% in January 2026 and was lowest at 6.7% in November 2025.

## 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 | 6.6K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Cybersecurity certifications | 5.4K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Cybersecurity certifications | 5.4K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 8.1K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 6.6K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 5.4K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 5.4K | 7.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 4.4K | 7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 4.4K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 4.4K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | 4.4K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Cybersecurity certifications | — | — | — |

## How is GIAC measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GIAC’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.

- “giac certification”

## Which cybersecurity certifications compete with GIAC?

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