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title: "Cloudways vs GoDaddy: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Cloudways or GoDaddy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web hosting providers 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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# Cloudways vs GoDaddy: Which is searched more?

Is Cloudways or GoDaddy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web hosting providers 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**: Cloudways and GoDaddy
- **Competitive set**: Web hosting providers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Cloudways Share of Search**: 0.57%
- **GoDaddy Share of Search**: 32.3%

## Is Cloudways or GoDaddy more popular in search?

- In September 2026, GoDaddy had more branded searches than Cloudways among web hosting providers worldwide. GoDaddy had about 4.2 million branded searches, while Cloudways had 74,000. GoDaddy made up 32.3% of all web hosting provider searches we track, and Cloudways accounted for 0.57%.
- GoDaddy was ahead of Cloudways in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudways’ share of searches among web hosting providers worldwide moved from 0.68% to 0.57%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GoDaddy’s share of searches among web hosting providers worldwide moved from 33.6% to 32.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7M to 4.2M.

## How did search popularity change for web hosting providers worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, GoDaddy overtook Hostinger to become the leader among web hosting providers worldwide, with 32.3% of the searches.

## Month by month

| Month | Cloudways estimated searches | Cloudways Share of Search | Cloudways rank | GoDaddy estimated searches | GoDaddy Share of Search | GoDaddy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 0.68% | 8 | 3.7M | 33.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 74K | 0.69% | 8 | 3.6M | 33.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 74K | 0.69% | 8 | 3.6M | 33.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 0.58% | 8 | 4.3M | 34.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 0.64% | 8 | 3.6M | 31.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 0.67% | 8 | 4.3M | 31.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 0.68% | 8 | 3.6M | 26.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 90.5K | 0.72% | 8 | 3.6M | 28.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 0.63% | 8 | 3.6M | 30.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 0.63% | 8 | 3.5M | 30% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 0.59% | 8 | 3.5M | 27.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 74K | 0.57% | 8 | 4.2M | 32.3% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudways’ 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.

- **Cloudways**: Measured on the search term “cloudways”.
- **GoDaddy**: Measured on the search terms “godaddy” and “godaddy email”, summed into one figure.

- [Cloudways profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudways)
- [GoDaddy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/godaddy)
- [All web hosting providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/web-hosting-providers): 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 Cloudways or GoDaddy more popular in search?

In September 2026, GoDaddy had more branded searches than Cloudways among web hosting providers worldwide. GoDaddy had about 4.2 million branded searches, while Cloudways had 74,000. GoDaddy made up 32.3% of all web hosting provider searches we track, and Cloudways accounted for 0.57%.

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