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

Which is more popular in search, Name.com or Namecheap? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Domain 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**: Name.com and Namecheap
- **Competitive set**: Domain registrars
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Name.com Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Namecheap Share of Search**: 79.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Name.com or Namecheap?

- In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than Name.com among domain registrars worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Name.com’s 22.4K, and held a 79.2% Share of Search versus Name.com’s 1.1%.
- Namecheap was ahead of Name.com in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Name.com’s estimated Share of Search among domain registrars worldwide held steady at 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.9K to 22.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Namecheap’s estimated Share of Search among domain registrars worldwide moved from 79.5% to 79.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.6M.

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

- In August 2026, Namecheap gained estimated Share of Search among domain registrars worldwide, from 78.5% to 79.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Name.com worldwide rose 50% over 11 measured months, from 14.9K to 22.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Name.com estimated searches | Name.com Share of Search | Name.com rank | Namecheap estimated searches | Namecheap Share of Search | Namecheap rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.9K | 1.1% | 5 | 1M | 79.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 15K | 1.2% | 5 | 1M | 79.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 15K | 1.1% | 5 | 1M | 79.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 15K | 0.95% | 5 | 1.3M | 80.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 15K | 0.95% | 5 | 1.3M | 81.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 15K | 0.9% | 5 | 1.3M | 79.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.4K | 0.95% | 5 | 1.6M | 81.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 18.4K | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3M | 79.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.4K | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3M | 78.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.3K | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3M | 78.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.4K | 1.1% | 5 | 1.6M | 79.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Name.com’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.

- **Name.com**: Measured on the search terms “name com”, “name com domains”, “name.com” and “name.com app”, summed into one figure.
- **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.

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

In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than Name.com among domain registrars worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Name.com’s 22.4K, and held a 79.2% Share of Search versus Name.com’s 1.1%.

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