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title: "Hover vs Namecheap: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hover or Namecheap? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Domain name registrars 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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# Hover vs Namecheap: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Hover or Namecheap? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Domain name registrars 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**: Hover and Namecheap
- **Competitive set**: Domain name registrars
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hover Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **Namecheap Share of Search**: 16.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Hover or Namecheap?

- In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than Hover among domain name registrars worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Hover’s 165K, and held a 16.4% Share of Search versus Hover’s 1.7%.
- Namecheap was ahead of Hover in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hover’s estimated Share of Search among domain name registrars worldwide moved from 2.3% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 165K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Namecheap’s estimated Share of Search among domain name registrars worldwide moved from 14.3% to 16.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.6M.

## How did search popularity change for domain name registrars worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Namecheap gained estimated Share of Search among domain name registrars worldwide, from 15.5% to 16.4%.
- In August 2026, Hover rose from 6th to 5th among domain name registrars worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Hover estimated searches | Hover Share of Search | Hover rank | Namecheap estimated searches | Namecheap Share of Search | Namecheap rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 2.3% | 6 | 1M | 14.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 1.2% | 6 | 1M | 7.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 1.8% | 6 | 1M | 11.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 2.8% | 4 | 1.3M | 14.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 165K | 2.1% | 6 | 1.3M | 16% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 1.9% | 6 | 1.3M | 15% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6M | 17.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3M | 15.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3M | 15.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3M | 15.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 165K | 1.7% | 5 | 1.6M | 16.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hover’s and Namecheap’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.

- **Hover**: Measured on the search term “hover”.
- **Namecheap**: Measured on the search terms “namecheap”, “namecheap ai”, “namecheap app”, “namecheap com”, “namecheap domain registration”, “namecheap domains” and “namecheap registrar”, summed into one figure.

- [Hover profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hover)
- [Namecheap profile](/demand/global-en/brands/namecheap)
- [All domain name registrars worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/domain-name-registrars): 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, Hover or Namecheap?

In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than Hover among domain name registrars worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Hover’s 165K, and held a 16.4% Share of Search versus Hover’s 1.7%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Hover vs Namecheap: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hover-vs-namecheap

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