--- title: "Sectigo: search popularity worldwide" description: "Sectigo is a SSL certificate provider. 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/sectigo" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Sectigo: search popularity worldwide Sectigo is a SSL certificate provider. 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**: Sectigo - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among SSL certificate providers**: 0.59% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SSL certificate providers | 5 | 0.59% | 27.1K | - [SSL certificate providers](/demand/global-en/categories/ssl-certificate-providers) ## Top SSL certificate providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Sectigo was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Sectigo is the third most recommended of the seven. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Let's Encrypt | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | DigiCert | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sectigo | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Cloudflare | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GlobalSign | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Comodo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Namecheap | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about SSL certificate providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which SSL certificate provider should I use?": 1. Let's Encrypt, 2. DigiCert, 3. Cloudflare, 4. Sectigo - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best SSL certificate providers?": 1. Let's Encrypt, 2. DigiCert, 3. Sectigo, 4. Cloudflare, 5. GlobalSign - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best SSL certificate provider for website security?": 1. Let's Encrypt, 2. DigiCert, 3. Sectigo, 4. Cloudflare - Searched Google, AI Overview "website ssl certificate": 1. Let's Encrypt - Searched Google, AI Overview "domain validation certificate": 1. Let's Encrypt Not named in any answer: Comodo and Namecheap. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Sectigo changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Sectigo worldwide held steady at 27.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sectigo’s share of searches among SSL certificate providers worldwide held steady, from 0.94% to 0.59%. ## How did search popularity change for SSL certificate providers worldwide in September 2026? - Let's Encrypt’s share of searches among SSL certificate providers worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.6% to 1.4% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cloudflare worldwide rose 82.6% over 12 measured months, from 2.2M to 4.1M in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Namecheap worldwide fell 21.4% over 12 measured months, from 140 to 110 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Comodo worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 453K to 370K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for GlobalSign worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 12.1K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.94% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.28% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | SSL certificate providers | 22.2K | 0.48% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.82% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.69% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.7% | 5 | | May 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.7% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.69% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 22.2K | 0.48% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | SSL certificate providers | 27.1K | 0.59% | 5 | ## How are Sectigo’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sectigo’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. - “sectigo” ## Which SSL certificate providers compete with Sectigo? - [Cloudflare](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare) - [Comodo](/demand/global-en/brands/comodo): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/comodo-vs-sectigo - [Let's Encrypt](/demand/global-en/brands/let-s-encrypt): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/let-s-encrypt-vs-sectigo - [DigiCert](/demand/global-en/brands/digicert): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/digicert-vs-sectigo - [GlobalSign](/demand/global-en/brands/globalsign): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/globalsign-vs-sectigo - [Namecheap](/demand/global-en/brands/namecheap): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/namecheap-vs-sectigo ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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