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title: "Google Public DNS vs NextDNS: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Public DNS or NextDNS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the DNS 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Google Public DNS vs NextDNS: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Google Public DNS or NextDNS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the DNS 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**: Google Public DNS and NextDNS
- **Competitive set**: DNS providers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google Public DNS Share of Search**: 0.58%
- **NextDNS Share of Search**: 5.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Google Public DNS or NextDNS?

- In August 2026, NextDNS had more branded searches than Google Public DNS among DNS providers worldwide. NextDNS was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Google Public DNS’s 27.1K, and held a 5.3% Share of Search versus Google Public DNS’s 0.58%.
- NextDNS was ahead of Google Public DNS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Public DNS’s estimated Share of Search among DNS providers worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.58%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NextDNS’s estimated Share of Search among DNS providers worldwide moved from 7.6% to 5.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 246K.

## How did search popularity change for DNS providers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, NextDNS lost estimated Share of Search among DNS providers worldwide, from 6.3% to 5.3%.
- In August 2026, Google Public DNS lost estimated Share of Search among DNS providers worldwide, from 1.5% to 0.58%.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Public DNS estimated searches | Google Public DNS Share of Search | Google Public DNS rank | NextDNS estimated searches | NextDNS Share of Search | NextDNS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 1.2% | 5 | 201K | 7.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 0.28% | 6 | 201K | 2.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 0.6% | 5 | 246K | 5.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 0.84% | 5 | 246K | 7.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 0.84% | 5 | 246K | 7.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 1.5% | 3 | 246K | 7.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 1% | 3 | 246K | 6.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 1.3% | 3 | 246K | 6.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 1.3% | 3 | 246K | 6.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 1.5% | 3 | 246K | 6.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 0.58% | 5 | 246K | 5.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Public DNS’s and NextDNS’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.

- **Google Public DNS**: Measured on the search term “google public dns”.
- **NextDNS**: Measured on the search term “nextdns”.

- [Google Public DNS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-public-dns)
- [NextDNS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nextdns)
- [All DNS providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dns-providers): 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, Google Public DNS or NextDNS?

In August 2026, NextDNS had more branded searches than Google Public DNS among DNS providers worldwide. NextDNS was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Google Public DNS’s 27.1K, and held a 5.3% Share of Search versus Google Public DNS’s 0.58%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Google Public DNS vs NextDNS: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-public-dns-vs-nextdns

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