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title: "Namecheap vs NS1: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Namecheap or NS1? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the DNS management platforms 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/namecheap-vs-ns1"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Namecheap vs NS1: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Namecheap or NS1? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the DNS management platforms 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**: Namecheap and NS1
- **Competitive set**: DNS management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Namecheap Share of Search**: 26.9%
- **NS1 Share of Search**: 0.56%

## Which is more popular in search, Namecheap or NS1?

- In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than NS1 among DNS management platforms worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to NS1’s 33.1K, and held a 26.9% Share of Search versus NS1’s 0.56%.
- Namecheap was ahead of NS1 in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Namecheap’s estimated Share of Search among DNS management platforms worldwide moved from 30.4% to 26.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.6M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NS1’s estimated Share of Search among DNS management platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.56%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Namecheap worldwide rose 53.2% over 11 measured months, from 1M to 1.6M in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for NS1 worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Namecheap estimated searches | Namecheap Share of Search | Namecheap rank | NS1 estimated searches | NS1 Share of Search | NS1 rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 30.4% | 2 | 40.5K | 1.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1M | 10% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.39% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 19.7% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.63% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3M | 30.5% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 30.6% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.79% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 31.1% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.95% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6M | 30.8% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.64% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.3M | 26.9% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.82% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3M | 26.7% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.67% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3M | 27.2% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.67% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6M | 26.9% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.56% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Namecheap’s and NS1’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.

- **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.
- **NS1**: Measured on the search term “ns1”.

- [Namecheap profile](/demand/global-en/brands/namecheap)
- [NS1 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ns1)
- [All DNS management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dns-management-platforms): 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, Namecheap or NS1?

In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than NS1 among DNS management platforms worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to NS1’s 33.1K, and held a 26.9% Share of Search versus NS1’s 0.56%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Namecheap vs NS1: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/namecheap-vs-ns1

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