--- title: "Fastmail vs Proton Mail: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Fastmail or Proton Mail more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Email hosting providers set worldwide. 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/categories/email-hosting-providers/compare/fastmail-vs-proton-mail" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fastmail vs Proton Mail: Which is searched more? Is Fastmail or Proton Mail more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Email hosting providers set worldwide. 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 - **Compared**: Fastmail and Proton Mail - **Competitive set**: Email hosting providers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Fastmail Share of Search**: 1.9% - **Proton Mail Share of Search**: 24.6% ## Is Fastmail or Proton Mail more popular in search? - In September 2026, Proton Mail had more branded searches than Fastmail among email hosting providers worldwide. Proton Mail had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Fastmail had 310,000. Proton Mail made up 24.6% of all email hosting provider searches we track, and Fastmail accounted for 1.9%. - Proton Mail was ahead of Fastmail in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fastmail’s share of searches among email hosting providers worldwide moved from 0.97% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 174K to 310K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Proton Mail’s share of searches among email hosting providers worldwide moved from 18.7% to 24.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4M to 4.1M. ## Top email hosting providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Proton Mail appeared in all five answers. Fastmail was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Fastmail was listed before Proton Mail in three out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Workspace | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Microsoft 365 | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Zoho Mail | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Proton Mail | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fastmail | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about email hosting providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which email hosting provider should I use?": 1. Google Workspace, 2. Microsoft 365, 3. Zoho Mail, 4. Fastmail, 5. Proton Mail - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best email hosting providers?": 1. Google Workspace, 2. Microsoft 365, 3. Zoho Mail, 4. Fastmail, 5. Proton Mail - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best email hosting provider for business email?": 1. Google Workspace, 2. Microsoft 365, 3. Zoho Mail, 4. Proton Mail, 5. Fastmail - Searched Google, AI Overview "email hosting provider": 1. Google Workspace, 2. Microsoft 365, 3. Zoho Mail, 4. Fastmail, 5. Proton Mail - Searched Google, AI Overview "secure email hosting": 1. Proton Mail, 2. Zoho Mail Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for email hosting providers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Fastmail gained share of searches among email hosting providers worldwide, from 1.1% to 1.9%. - In September 2026, Proton Mail lost share of searches among email hosting providers worldwide, from 27.1% to 24.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Fastmail estimated searches | Fastmail Share of Search | Fastmail rank | Proton Mail estimated searches | Proton Mail Share of Search | Proton Mail rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 174K | 0.97% | 5 | 3.4M | 18.7% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 142K | 0.86% | 5 | 3.4M | 20.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 142K | 0.95% | 5 | 3.4M | 22.5% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 172K | 1.1% | 5 | 4.1M | 25.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 144K | 0.94% | 5 | 3.4M | 22.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 174K | 1.1% | 5 | 4.1M | 25.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 144K | 0.87% | 5 | 4.1M | 24.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 174K | 1.1% | 5 | 4.1M | 25.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 174K | 1.1% | 5 | 4.1M | 27.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 174K | 1.2% | 5 | 4.1M | 29.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 174K | 1.1% | 5 | 4.1M | 27.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 310K | 1.9% | 5 | 4.1M | 24.6% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fastmail’s and Proton Mail’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Fastmail**: Measured on the search terms “email fastmail”, “fastmail” and “fastmail app”, summed into one figure. - **Proton Mail**: Measured on the search terms “email proton mail”, “proton mail”, “proton mail app”, “proton mail email”, “proton mail software” and “protonmail”, summed into one figure. - [Fastmail profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fastmail) - [Proton Mail profile](/demand/global-en/brands/proton-mail) - [All email hosting providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/email-hosting-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Fastmail or Proton Mail more popular in search? In September 2026, Proton Mail had more branded searches than Fastmail among email hosting providers worldwide. Proton Mail had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Fastmail had 310,000. Proton Mail made up 24.6% of all email hosting provider searches we track, and Fastmail accounted for 1.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fastmail vs Proton Mail: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/email-hosting-providers/compare/fastmail-vs-proton-mail This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/email-hosting-providers/compare/fastmail-vs-proton-mail. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.