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title: "CompTIA vs GIAC: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CompTIA or GIAC? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cybersecurity certifications 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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# CompTIA vs GIAC: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, CompTIA or GIAC? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cybersecurity certifications 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**: CompTIA and GIAC
- **Competitive set**: Cybersecurity certifications
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CompTIA Share of Search**: 25.2%
- **GIAC Share of Search**: 7.5%

## Which is more popular in search, CompTIA or GIAC?

- In August 2026, CompTIA had more branded searches than GIAC among cybersecurity certifications worldwide. CompTIA was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to GIAC’s 4.4K, and held a 25.2% Share of Search versus GIAC’s 7.5%.
- CompTIA was ahead of GIAC in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CompTIA’s estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide moved from 25.4% to 25.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GIAC’s estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide moved from 7.6% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 4.4K.

## How did search popularity change for cybersecurity certifications worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, CompTIA lost estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide, from 25.9% to 25.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for GIAC worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 4.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | CompTIA estimated searches | CompTIA Share of Search | CompTIA rank | GIAC estimated searches | GIAC Share of Search | GIAC rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 25.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 22.4% | 2 | 5.4K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 25.4% | 2 | 5.4K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 27.8% | 2 | 8.1K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 22.2% | 2 | 6.6K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 24.1% | 2 | 5.4K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 25.4% | 2 | 5.4K | 7.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 28.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 25.2% | 2 | 4.4K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 25.9% | 2 | 4.4K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 25.2% | 2 | 4.4K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CompTIA’s and GIAC’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.

- **CompTIA**: Measured on the search term “comptia certification”.
- **GIAC**: Measured on the search term “giac certification”.

- [CompTIA profile](/demand/global-en/brands/comptia)
- [GIAC profile](/demand/global-en/brands/giac)
- [All cybersecurity certifications worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cybersecurity-certifications): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, CompTIA or GIAC?

In August 2026, CompTIA had more branded searches than GIAC among cybersecurity certifications worldwide. CompTIA was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to GIAC’s 4.4K, and held a 25.2% Share of Search versus GIAC’s 7.5%.

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