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title: "Gmail vs Proton Mail: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Gmail or Proton Mail? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Email 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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# Gmail vs Proton Mail: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Gmail or Proton Mail? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Email 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**: Gmail and Proton Mail
- **Competitive set**: Email providers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Gmail Share of Search**: 63.2%
- **Proton Mail Share of Search**: <0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, Gmail or Proton Mail?

- In September 2026, Gmail had more branded searches than Proton Mail among email providers worldwide. Gmail was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Proton Mail’s 320, and held a 63.2% Share of Search versus Proton Mail’s <0.01%.
- Gmail was ahead of Proton Mail in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gmail’s estimated Share of Search among email providers worldwide moved from 61.5% to 63.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 414M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Proton Mail’s estimated Share of Search among email providers worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 320.

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

- In September 2026, Gmail gained estimated Share of Search among email providers worldwide, from 59.9% to 63.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Proton Mail worldwide rose 128.6% over 12 measured months, from 140 to 320 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Gmail estimated searches | Gmail Share of Search | Gmail rank | Proton Mail estimated searches | Proton Mail Share of Search | Proton Mail rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 414M | 61.5% | 1 | 140 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 338M | 56.7% | 1 | 140 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 338M | 56.7% | 1 | 140 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 338M | 56.7% | 1 | 170 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 338M | 60.1% | 1 | 170 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 414M | 61.6% | 1 | 210 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 414M | 61.5% | 1 | 170 | <0.01% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 338M | 56.7% | 1 | 170 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 338M | 58.1% | 1 | 210 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 338M | 61.3% | 1 | 210 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 338M | 59.9% | 1 | 260 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 414M | 63.2% | 1 | 320 | <0.01% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gmail’s and Proton Mail’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.

- **Gmail**: Measured on the search term “gmail”.
- **Proton Mail**: Measured on the search term “email proton mail”.

- [Gmail profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gmail)
- [Proton Mail profile](/demand/global-en/brands/proton-mail)
- [All email providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/email-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, Gmail or Proton Mail?

In September 2026, Gmail had more branded searches than Proton Mail among email providers worldwide. Gmail was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Proton Mail’s 320, and held a 63.2% Share of Search versus Proton Mail’s <0.01%.

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