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

Which is more popular in search, CompTIA or PMI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the IT certification 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**: CompTIA and PMI
- **Competitive set**: IT certification providers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **CompTIA Share of Search**: 90.9%
- **PMI Share of Search**: 2.8%

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

- In September 2026, CompTIA had more branded searches than PMI among IT certification providers worldwide. CompTIA was estimated to have 316K branded searches compared to PMI’s 9.9K, and held a 90.9% Share of Search versus PMI’s 2.8%.
- CompTIA was ahead of PMI in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CompTIA’s estimated Share of Search among IT certification providers worldwide moved from 88.8% to 90.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 323K to 316K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PMI’s estimated Share of Search among IT certification providers worldwide moved from 3.3% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 9.9K.

## How did search popularity change for IT certification providers worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, CompTIA gained estimated Share of Search among IT certification providers worldwide, from 89.1% to 90.9%.
- In September 2026, PMI lost estimated Share of Search among IT certification providers worldwide, from 3.4% to 2.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | CompTIA estimated searches | CompTIA Share of Search | CompTIA rank | PMI estimated searches | PMI Share of Search | PMI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 323K | 88.8% | 1 | 12.1K | 3.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 264K | 87.2% | 1 | 12.1K | 4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 219K | 86.8% | 1 | 9.9K | 3.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 268K | 84.5% | 1 | 14.8K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 264K | 86.6% | 1 | 12.1K | 4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 264K | 86.9% | 1 | 12.1K | 4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 264K | 87.2% | 1 | 12.1K | 4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 264K | 88.2% | 1 | 12.1K | 4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 216K | 86.4% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 180K | 85% | 1 | 9.9K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 261K | 89.1% | 1 | 9.9K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 316K | 90.9% | 1 | 9.9K | 2.8% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CompTIA’s and PMI’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 terms “comptia” and “comptia certification”, summed into one figure.
- **PMI**: Measured on the search term “pmi certification”.

- [CompTIA profile](/demand/global-en/brands/comptia)
- [PMI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pmi)
- [All IT certification providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/it-certification-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 PMI?

In September 2026, CompTIA had more branded searches than PMI among IT certification providers worldwide. CompTIA was estimated to have 316K branded searches compared to PMI’s 9.9K, and held a 90.9% Share of Search versus PMI’s 2.8%.

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