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title: "Name.com vs Porkbun: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Name.com or Porkbun? 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 Porkbun: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Name.com or Porkbun? 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 Porkbun
- **Competitive set**: Domain registrars
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Name.com Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Porkbun Share of Search**: 13.8%

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

- In August 2026, Porkbun had more branded searches than Name.com among domain registrars worldwide. Porkbun was estimated to have 277K branded searches compared to Name.com’s 22.4K, and held a 13.8% Share of Search versus Name.com’s 1.1%.
- Porkbun 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, Porkbun’s estimated Share of Search among domain registrars worldwide moved from 11.4% to 13.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 149K to 277K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Porkbun worldwide rose 85.5% over 11 measured months, from 149K to 277K in August 2026.
- 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 | Porkbun estimated searches | Porkbun Share of Search | Porkbun rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.9K | 1.1% | 5 | 149K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 15K | 1.2% | 5 | 149K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 15K | 1.1% | 5 | 149K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 15K | 0.95% | 5 | 186K | 11.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 15K | 0.95% | 5 | 186K | 11.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 15K | 0.9% | 5 | 226K | 13.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.4K | 0.95% | 5 | 226K | 11.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 18.4K | 1.1% | 5 | 226K | 13.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.4K | 1.3% | 5 | 231K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.3K | 1.1% | 5 | 231K | 13.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.4K | 1.1% | 5 | 277K | 13.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Name.com’s and Porkbun’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.
- **Porkbun**: Measured on the search terms “domain porkbun”, “porkbun”, “porkbun app”, “porkbun com”, “porkbun domains” and “porkbun registrar”, summed into one figure.

- [Name.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/name-com)
- [Porkbun profile](/demand/global-en/brands/porkbun)
- [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 Porkbun?

In August 2026, Porkbun had more branded searches than Name.com among domain registrars worldwide. Porkbun was estimated to have 277K branded searches compared to Name.com’s 22.4K, and held a 13.8% Share of Search versus Name.com’s 1.1%.

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