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title: "42Crunch vs Akamai: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, 42Crunch or Akamai? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API security platforms 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."
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# 42Crunch vs Akamai: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, 42Crunch or Akamai? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API security platforms 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**: 42Crunch and Akamai
- **Competitive set**: API security platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **42Crunch Share of Search**: 0.82%
- **Akamai Share of Search**: 84.1%

## Which is more popular in search, 42Crunch or Akamai?

- In August 2026, Akamai had more branded searches than 42Crunch among API security platforms worldwide. Akamai was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to 42Crunch’s 880, and held an 84.1% Share of Search versus 42Crunch’s 0.82%.
- Akamai was ahead of 42Crunch in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, 42Crunch’s estimated Share of Search among API security platforms worldwide moved from 1% to 0.82%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 880.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Akamai’s estimated Share of Search among API security platforms worldwide moved from 88.5% to 84.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 90.5K.

## How did search popularity change for API security platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Akamai lost estimated Share of Search among API security platforms worldwide, from 86.2% to 84.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for 42Crunch worldwide fell 45% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 880 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | 42Crunch estimated searches | 42Crunch Share of Search | 42Crunch rank | Akamai estimated searches | Akamai Share of Search | Akamai rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 1% | 4 | 135K | 88.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 0.86% | 4 | 135K | 88.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 0.79% | 5 | 110K | 87.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 1.3% | 4 | 110K | 86.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 1.3% | 4 | 110K | 86.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 1.2% | 4 | 110K | 85.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 0.85% | 5 | 135K | 88.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 0.85% | 5 | 135K | 88.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 1% | 5 | 110K | 87.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 0.95% | 5 | 90.5K | 86.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 880 | 0.82% | 5 | 90.5K | 84.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using 42Crunch’s and Akamai’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.

- **42Crunch**: Measured on the search term “42crunch”.
- **Akamai**: Measured on the search term “akamai”.

- [42Crunch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/42crunch)
- [Akamai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/akamai)
- [All API security platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-security-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## 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 is more popular in search, 42Crunch or Akamai?

In August 2026, Akamai had more branded searches than 42Crunch among API security platforms worldwide. Akamai was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to 42Crunch’s 880, and held an 84.1% Share of Search versus 42Crunch’s 0.82%.

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