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title: "Web hosting providers: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the web hosting providers engineering teams rely on. Share of Search among GoDaddy, Hostinger, SiteGround, Bluehost, DreamHost and Kinsta, the web hosting providers Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/web-hosting-providers"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Web hosting providers: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the web hosting providers engineering teams rely on. Share of Search among GoDaddy, Hostinger, SiteGround, Bluehost, DreamHost and Kinsta, the web hosting providers Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Web hosting providers
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 6
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: GoDaddy, 46.3%

## 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.
- 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.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [GoDaddy vs Hostinger: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/godaddy-vs-hostinger): 46.3% Share of Search each.
- [GoDaddy vs SiteGround: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/godaddy-vs-siteground): 46.3% against 3.4% Share of Search.
- [GoDaddy vs Bluehost: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/bluehost-vs-godaddy): 46.3% against 2.8% Share of Search.
- [Hostinger vs SiteGround: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/hostinger-vs-siteground): 46.3% against 3.4% Share of Search.
- [Hostinger vs Bluehost: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/bluehost-vs-hostinger): 46.3% against 2.8% Share of Search.
- [SiteGround vs Bluehost: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/bluehost-vs-siteground): 3.4% against 2.8% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for web hosting providers worldwide 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 DreamHost worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 60.5K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | GoDaddy | 46.3% | 3.4M | 0.0% | GoDaddy |
| 2 | Hostinger | 46.3% | 3.4M | 0.0% | Hostinger |
| 3 | SiteGround | 3.4% | 246K | 0.0% | SiteGround |
| 4 | Bluehost | 2.8% | 201K | +21.8% | Bluehost |
| 5 | DreamHost | 0.84% | 60.5K | 0.0% | DreamHost |
| 6 | Kinsta | 0.4% | 29K | -0.7% | Kinsta |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 46.2% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Hostinger | 3.4M | 46.2% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | SiteGround | 246K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | DreamHost | 74K | 1% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Kinsta | 35.5K | 0.49% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 46.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Hostinger | 3.4M | 46.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | SiteGround | 246K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | DreamHost | 74K | 1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Kinsta | 29.4K | 0.41% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 46.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Hostinger | 3.4M | 46.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | SiteGround | 246K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.84% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Kinsta | 29.5K | 0.41% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | GoDaddy | 4.1M | 46.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Hostinger | 4.1M | 46.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | SiteGround | 301K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.69% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Kinsta | 29.6K | 0.34% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 45.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Hostinger | 3.4M | 45.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | SiteGround | 301K | 4.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.83% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Kinsta | 29.6K | 0.41% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | GoDaddy | 4.1M | 46.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Hostinger | 4.1M | 46.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | SiteGround | 301K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.69% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Kinsta | 36.1K | 0.41% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Hostinger | 4.1M | 50.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 41.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | SiteGround | 301K | 3.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.75% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Kinsta | 30.1K | 0.37% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Hostinger | 4.1M | 51.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 42% | 2 |
| May 2026 | SiteGround | 246K | 3.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.76% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Kinsta | 30.1K | 0.38% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 46.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Hostinger | 3.4M | 46.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | SiteGround | 246K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Bluehost | 165K | 2.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.84% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Kinsta | 29.2K | 0.41% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 46.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Hostinger | 3.4M | 46.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | SiteGround | 246K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Bluehost | 165K | 2.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.84% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Kinsta | 29.2K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | GoDaddy | 3.4M | 46.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Hostinger | 3.4M | 46.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | SiteGround | 246K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Bluehost | 201K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | DreamHost | 60.5K | 0.84% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Kinsta | 29K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Bluehost | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | DreamHost | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | GoDaddy | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Hostinger | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Kinsta | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | SiteGround | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Bluehost**: Measured on the search term “bluehost”.
- **DreamHost**: Measured on the search term “dreamhost”.
- **GoDaddy**: Measured on the search term “godaddy”.
- **Hostinger**: Measured on the search term “hostinger”.
- **Kinsta**: Measured on the search terms “hosting kinsta”, “kinsta”, “kinsta app”, “kinsta com”, “kinsta hosting”, “kinsta wordpress”, “kinsta wordpress hosting”, “wordpress hosting kinsta” and “wordpress kinsta”, summed into one figure.
- **SiteGround**: Measured on the search term “siteground”.

- [Bluehost](/demand/global-en/brands/bluehost)
- [DreamHost](/demand/global-en/brands/dreamhost)
- [GoDaddy](/demand/global-en/brands/godaddy)
- [Hostinger](/demand/global-en/brands/hostinger)
- [Kinsta](/demand/global-en/brands/kinsta)
- [SiteGround](/demand/global-en/brands/siteground)

## 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

### 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. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Web hosting providers: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/web-hosting-providers

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