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title: "GoDaddy vs Shopify: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, GoDaddy or Shopify? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website builders 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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# GoDaddy vs Shopify: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, GoDaddy or Shopify? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website builders 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**: GoDaddy and Shopify
- **Competitive set**: Website builders
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **GoDaddy Share of Search**: 22.3%
- **Shopify Share of Search**: 26.4%

## Which is more popular in search, GoDaddy or Shopify?

- In September 2026, Shopify had more branded searches than GoDaddy among website builders worldwide. Shopify was estimated to have 5M branded searches compared to GoDaddy’s 4.2M, and held a 26.4% Share of Search versus GoDaddy’s 22.3%.
- Shopify was ahead of GoDaddy in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GoDaddy’s estimated Share of Search among website builders worldwide moved from 18% to 22.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7M to 4.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shopify’s estimated Share of Search among website builders worldwide moved from 24.7% to 26.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5M.

## How did search popularity change for website builders worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, GoDaddy overtook Hostinger to rank 2nd among website builders worldwide, with 22.3% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Shopify lost estimated Share of Search among website builders worldwide, from 28.1% to 26.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | GoDaddy estimated searches | GoDaddy Share of Search | GoDaddy rank | Shopify estimated searches | Shopify Share of Search | Shopify rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.7M | 18% | 3 | 5M | 24.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.6M | 18.5% | 3 | 5M | 25.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6M | 19.1% | 3 | 5M | 26.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.3M | 20.4% | 3 | 5M | 23.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6M | 18.3% | 3 | 5M | 25.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.3M | 20.2% | 3 | 5M | 23.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6M | 17.5% | 3 | 5M | 24.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 3.6M | 17.9% | 3 | 5M | 25.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6M | 19.2% | 3 | 5M | 27% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.5M | 19.4% | 3 | 5M | 27.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.5M | 19.6% | 3 | 5M | 28.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.2M | 22.3% | 2 | 5M | 26.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GoDaddy’s and Shopify’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.

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

- [GoDaddy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/godaddy)
- [Shopify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shopify)
- [All website builders worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/website-builders): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, GoDaddy or Shopify?

In September 2026, Shopify had more branded searches than GoDaddy among website builders worldwide. Shopify was estimated to have 5M branded searches compared to GoDaddy’s 4.2M, and held a 26.4% Share of Search versus GoDaddy’s 22.3%.

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