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title: "Afternic vs Dan.com: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Afternic or Dan.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Domain name marketplaces 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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# Afternic vs Dan.com: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Afternic or Dan.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Domain name marketplaces 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**: Afternic and Dan.com
- **Competitive set**: Domain name marketplaces
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Afternic Share of Search**: 0.66%
- **Dan.com Share of Search**: 0.03%

## Which is more popular in search, Afternic or Dan.com?

- In August 2026, Afternic had more branded searches than Dan.com among domain name marketplaces worldwide. Afternic was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to Dan.com’s 1.6K, and held a 0.66% Share of Search versus Dan.com’s 0.03%.
- Afternic was ahead of Dan.com in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Afternic’s estimated Share of Search among domain name marketplaces worldwide moved from 0.74% to 0.66%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dan.com’s estimated Share of Search among domain name marketplaces worldwide moved from 0.06% to 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 1.6K.

## How did search popularity change for domain name marketplaces worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Dan.com worldwide fell 44.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Afternic estimated searches | Afternic Share of Search | Afternic rank | Dan.com estimated searches | Dan.com Share of Search | Dan.com rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 0.74% | 4 | 2.9K | 0.06% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 0.9% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.05% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 0.74% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.05% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 0.61% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 0.7% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.05% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 0.6% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 0.66% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 0.7% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 0.57% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 0.57% | 4 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 0.66% | 4 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Afternic’s and Dan.com’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.

- **Afternic**: Measured on the search term “afternic”.
- **Dan.com**: Measured on the search term “dan com”.

- [Afternic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/afternic)
- [Dan.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dan-com)
- [All domain name marketplaces worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/domain-name-marketplaces): 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, Afternic or Dan.com?

In August 2026, Afternic had more branded searches than Dan.com among domain name marketplaces worldwide. Afternic was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to Dan.com’s 1.6K, and held a 0.66% Share of Search versus Dan.com’s 0.03%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Afternic vs Dan.com: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/afternic-vs-dan-com

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