--- title: "GlobalSign vs Let's Encrypt: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, GlobalSign or Let's Encrypt? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SSL certificate 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/globalsign-vs-let-s-encrypt" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # GlobalSign vs Let's Encrypt: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, GlobalSign or Let's Encrypt? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SSL certificate 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**: GlobalSign and Let's Encrypt - **Competitive set**: SSL certificate providers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **GlobalSign Share of Search**: 0.71% - **Let's Encrypt Share of Search**: 3.7% ## Which is more popular in search, GlobalSign or Let's Encrypt? - In August 2026, Let's Encrypt had more branded searches than GlobalSign among SSL certificate providers worldwide. Let's Encrypt was estimated to have 62.7K branded searches compared to GlobalSign’s 12.1K, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus GlobalSign’s 0.71%. - Let's Encrypt was ahead of GlobalSign in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GlobalSign’s estimated Share of Search among SSL certificate providers worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.71%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Let's Encrypt’s estimated Share of Search among SSL certificate providers worldwide moved from 7.4% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 88.8K to 62.7K. ## How did search popularity change for SSL certificate providers worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Let's Encrypt lost estimated Share of Search among SSL certificate providers worldwide, from 4.9% to 3.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for GlobalSign worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 14.8K to 12.1K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | GlobalSign estimated searches | GlobalSign Share of Search | GlobalSign rank | Let's Encrypt estimated searches | Let's Encrypt Share of Search | Let's Encrypt rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 1.2% | 4 | 88.8K | 7.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 1% | 4 | 88.8K | 7.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 1% | 4 | 88.8K | 7.5% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 0.84% | 4 | 105K | 7.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 0.84% | 4 | 92.1K | 6.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 1% | 4 | 87.6K | 5.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 0.7% | 4 | 87.6K | 5.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 0.82% | 4 | 87.6K | 6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 1.2% | 4 | 101K | 6.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 0.83% | 4 | 71.7K | 4.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 0.71% | 4 | 62.7K | 3.7% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GlobalSign’s and Let's Encrypt’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. - **GlobalSign**: Measured on the search term “globalsign”. - **Let's Encrypt**: Measured on the search terms “lets encrypt” and “letsencrypt”, summed into one figure. - [GlobalSign profile](/demand/global-en/brands/globalsign) - [Let's Encrypt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/let-s-encrypt) - [All SSL certificate providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ssl-certificate-providers): 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, GlobalSign or Let's Encrypt? In August 2026, Let's Encrypt had more branded searches than GlobalSign among SSL certificate providers worldwide. Let's Encrypt was estimated to have 62.7K branded searches compared to GlobalSign’s 12.1K, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus GlobalSign’s 0.71%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "GlobalSign vs Let's Encrypt: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/globalsign-vs-let-s-encrypt This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/globalsign-vs-let-s-encrypt. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.