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title: "LiteSpeed Cache vs W3 Total Cache: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LiteSpeed Cache or W3 Total Cache? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the WordPress performance plugins 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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# LiteSpeed Cache vs W3 Total Cache: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, LiteSpeed Cache or W3 Total Cache? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the WordPress performance plugins 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**: LiteSpeed Cache and W3 Total Cache
- **Competitive set**: WordPress performance plugins
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **LiteSpeed Cache Share of Search**: 9.6%
- **W3 Total Cache Share of Search**: 3.5%

## Which is more popular in search, LiteSpeed Cache or W3 Total Cache?

- In September 2026, LiteSpeed Cache had more branded searches than W3 Total Cache among WordPress performance plugins worldwide. LiteSpeed Cache was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to W3 Total Cache’s 1.3K, and held a 9.6% Share of Search versus W3 Total Cache’s 3.5%.
- LiteSpeed Cache was ahead of W3 Total Cache in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LiteSpeed Cache’s estimated Share of Search among WordPress performance plugins worldwide moved from 10.9% to 9.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 3.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, W3 Total Cache’s estimated Share of Search among WordPress performance plugins worldwide moved from 4.8% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 1.3K.

## How did search popularity change for WordPress performance plugins worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, NitroPack overtook LiteSpeed Cache to rank 2nd among WordPress performance plugins worldwide, with 11.8% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, LiteSpeed Cache gained estimated Share of Search among WordPress performance plugins worldwide, from 8.4% to 9.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for W3 Total Cache worldwide fell 55.2% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.3K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | LiteSpeed Cache estimated searches | LiteSpeed Cache Share of Search | LiteSpeed Cache rank | W3 Total Cache estimated searches | W3 Total Cache Share of Search | W3 Total Cache rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 10.9% | 3 | 2.9K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 10.8% | 3 | 3.6K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 10.8% | 3 | 2.4K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 10.8% | 3 | 2.4K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 10.8% | 3 | 2.4K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 12.8% | 2 | 2.9K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 11% | 3 | 1.9K | 3.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 13.1% | 2 | 1.6K | 3.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 11.1% | 3 | 1.6K | 4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 12.7% | 3 | 1.6K | 4.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 8.4% | 2 | 1.9K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 9.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 3.5% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LiteSpeed Cache’s and W3 Total Cache’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.

- **LiteSpeed Cache**: Measured on the search term “litespeed cache”.
- **W3 Total Cache**: Measured on the search term “w3 total cache”.

- [LiteSpeed Cache profile](/demand/global-en/brands/litespeed-cache)
- [W3 Total Cache profile](/demand/global-en/brands/w3-total-cache)
- [All WordPress performance plugins worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/wordpress-performance-plugins): 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, LiteSpeed Cache or W3 Total Cache?

In September 2026, LiteSpeed Cache had more branded searches than W3 Total Cache among WordPress performance plugins worldwide. LiteSpeed Cache was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to W3 Total Cache’s 1.3K, and held a 9.6% Share of Search versus W3 Total Cache’s 3.5%.

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