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title: "Afternic vs GoDaddy: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Afternic or GoDaddy? 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 GoDaddy: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Afternic or GoDaddy? 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 GoDaddy
- **Competitive set**: Domain name marketplaces
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Afternic Share of Search**: 0.66%
- **GoDaddy Share of Search**: 66.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Afternic or GoDaddy?

- In August 2026, GoDaddy had more branded searches than Afternic among domain name marketplaces worldwide. GoDaddy was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to Afternic’s 33.1K, and held a 66.7% Share of Search versus Afternic’s 0.66%.
- GoDaddy was ahead of Afternic 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, GoDaddy’s estimated Share of Search among domain name marketplaces worldwide moved from 74.7% to 66.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3.4M.

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

- In August 2026, GoDaddy lost estimated Share of Search among domain name marketplaces worldwide, from 70.2% to 66.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Afternic estimated searches | Afternic Share of Search | Afternic rank | GoDaddy estimated searches | GoDaddy Share of Search | GoDaddy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 0.74% | 4 | 3.4M | 74.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 0.9% | 4 | 3.4M | 74.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 0.74% | 4 | 3.4M | 74.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 0.61% | 4 | 4.1M | 75.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 0.7% | 4 | 3.4M | 71% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 0.6% | 4 | 4.1M | 74.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 0.66% | 4 | 3.4M | 66.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 0.7% | 4 | 3.4M | 70.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 0.57% | 4 | 3.4M | 70.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 0.57% | 4 | 3.4M | 70.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 0.66% | 4 | 3.4M | 66.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Afternic’s and GoDaddy’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”.
- **GoDaddy**: Measured on the search term “godaddy”.

- [Afternic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/afternic)
- [GoDaddy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/godaddy)
- [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 GoDaddy?

In August 2026, GoDaddy had more branded searches than Afternic among domain name marketplaces worldwide. GoDaddy was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to Afternic’s 33.1K, and held a 66.7% Share of Search versus Afternic’s 0.66%.

## Cite this page

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