--- title: "Bluehost vs Porkbun: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Bluehost or Porkbun more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Domain registrars 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bluehost-vs-porkbun" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bluehost vs Porkbun: Which is searched more? Is Bluehost or Porkbun more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Domain registrars 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**: Bluehost and Porkbun - **Competitive set**: Domain registrars - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bluehost Share of Search**: 1.9% - **Porkbun Share of Search**: 2.6% ## Is Bluehost or Porkbun more popular in search? - In September 2026, Porkbun had more branded searches than Bluehost among domain registrars worldwide. Porkbun had about 274,000 branded searches, while Bluehost had 201,000. Porkbun made up 2.6% of all domain registrar searches we track, and Bluehost accounted for 1.9%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Porkbun took it in March 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bluehost’s share of searches among domain registrars worldwide moved from 2.7% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Porkbun’s share of searches among domain registrars worldwide moved from 2% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 148K to 274K. ## Top domain registrars in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Porkbun was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Bluehost did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cloudflare | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Porkbun | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Namecheap | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Spaceship | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GoDaddy | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Dynadot | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Hover | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Bluehost | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | NameSilo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Name.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about domain registrars - Asked ChatGPT "Which domain registrar should I use?": 1. Porkbun, 2. Cloudflare, 3. Namecheap - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best domain registrars?": 1. Porkbun, 2. Cloudflare, 3. Spaceship, 4. Namecheap, 5. Dynadot - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best domain registrar for a website address?": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Porkbun, 3. Namecheap - Searched Google, AI Overview "domain registrar": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Porkbun, 3. Namecheap, 4. GoDaddy, 5. Spaceship - Searched Google, AI Overview "buy a domain": 1. Namecheap, 2. Cloudflare, 3. GoDaddy, 4. Spaceship Not named in any answer: Hover, Bluehost, NameSilo and Name.com. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for domain registrars worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Hover overtook Bluehost to rank 5th among domain registrars worldwide, with 2.4% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Porkbun worldwide rose 85.6% over 12 measured months, from 148K to 274K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Bluehost estimated searches | Bluehost Share of Search | Bluehost rank | Porkbun estimated searches | Porkbun Share of Search | Porkbun rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 201K | 2.7% | 4 | 148K | 2% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 201K | 1.4% | 4 | 148K | 1% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 201K | 2.1% | 4 | 148K | 1.6% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 201K | 2.2% | 5 | 184K | 2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 201K | 2.4% | 4 | 184K | 2.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 201K | 2.1% | 5 | 224K | 2.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 2.2% | 5 | 224K | 2.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 201K | 2.3% | 5 | 224K | 2.5% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 165K | 1.9% | 5 | 229K | 2.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 165K | 1.9% | 5 | 229K | 2.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 201K | 2% | 5 | 274K | 2.8% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 201K | 1.9% | 6 | 274K | 2.6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bluehost’s and Porkbun’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. - **Bluehost**: Measured on the search term “bluehost”. - **Porkbun**: Measured on the search terms “domain porkbun”, “porkbun”, “porkbun app”, “porkbun domains” and “porkbun registrar”, summed into one figure. - [Bluehost profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bluehost) - [Porkbun profile](/demand/global-en/brands/porkbun) - [All domain registrars worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/domain-registrars): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Bluehost or Porkbun more popular in search? In September 2026, Porkbun had more branded searches than Bluehost among domain registrars worldwide. Porkbun had about 274,000 branded searches, while Bluehost had 201,000. Porkbun made up 2.6% of all domain registrar searches we track, and Bluehost accounted for 1.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bluehost vs Porkbun: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bluehost-vs-porkbun This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bluehost-vs-porkbun. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.