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Web hosting providers:Which brands are most popular in search?

GoDaddy and Hostinger share the highest estimated Share of Search among web hosting providers worldwide, at 46.3% in August 2026. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. GoDaddy46.3%
  2. Hostinger46.3%
  3. SiteGround3.4%
  4. Bluehost2.8%
  5. DreamHost0.84%
  6. Kinsta0.4%

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Compare the web hosting providers engineering teams rely on. 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.

Share of Search among web hosting providers worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for GoDaddy, Hostinger, SiteGround, Bluehost. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthGoDaddyHostingerSiteGroundBluehostDreamHostKinsta
Oct 202546.2%46.2%3.4%2.8%1%0.49%
Nov 202546.2%46.2%3.4%2.8%1%0.41%
Dec 202546.3%46.3%3.4%2.8%0.84%0.41%
Jan 202646.6%46.6%3.4%2.3%0.69%0.34%
Feb 202645.9%45.9%4.1%2.8%0.83%0.41%
Mar 202646.6%46.6%3.4%2.3%0.69%0.41%
Apr 202641.7%50.9%3.7%2.5%0.75%0.37%
May 202642%51.3%3.1%2.5%0.76%0.38%
Jun 202646.5%46.5%3.4%2.3%0.84%0.41%
Jul 202646.5%46.5%3.4%2.3%0.84%0.4%
Aug 202646.3%46.3%3.4%2.8%0.84%0.4%
Sep 2026——————

This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.GoDaddy

    46.3%

    Held 1st. 3.4M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  2. 2.Hostinger

    46.3%

    Held 2nd. 3.4M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  3. 3.SiteGround

    3.4%

    Held 3rd. 246K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  4. 4.Bluehost

    2.8%

    Held 4th. 201K estimated branded searches, +21.8% vs prior month. Share +0.5 points.

  5. 5.DreamHost

    0.84%

    Held 5th. 60.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  6. 6.Kinsta

    0.4%

    Held 6th. 29K estimated branded searches, -0.65% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

Compare search popularity between leading brands

Which brand is most popular in search among web hosting providers worldwide?

GoDaddy and Hostinger share the highest estimated Share of Search among web hosting providers worldwide, at 46.3% in August 2026.

Global web hosting providers, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
GoDaddy46.2% → 46.3%46.6%Jan 202641.7%Apr 20261st
Hostinger46.2% → 46.3%51.3%May 202645.9%Feb 20262nd
SiteGround3.4%4.1%Feb 20263.1%May 20263rd
Bluehost2.8%2.8%Aug 20262.3%Mar 20264th
DreamHost1% → 0.84%1%Nov 20250.69%Mar 20265th
Kinsta0.49% → 0.4%0.49%Oct 20250.34%Jan 20266th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GoDaddy’s estimated Share of Search among web hosting providers worldwide peaked at 46.6% in January 2026 and was lowest at 41.7% in April 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hostinger’s estimated Share of Search among web hosting providers worldwide peaked at 51.3% in May 2026 and was lowest at 45.9% in February 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SiteGround’s estimated Share of Search among web hosting providers worldwide peaked at 4.1% in February 2026 and was lowest at 3.1% in May 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GoDaddy, Hostinger, SiteGround, Bluehost, DreamHost and Kinsta held steady: their estimated Share of Search among web hosting providers worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for web hosting providers worldwide in August 2026?

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for Kinsta worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 35.5K to 29K in August 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for DreamHost worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 60.5K in August 2026.

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