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title: "Namecheap vs Porkbun: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Namecheap 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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# Namecheap vs Porkbun: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Namecheap 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**: Namecheap and Porkbun
- **Competitive set**: Domain registrars
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Namecheap Share of Search**: 79.2%
- **Porkbun Share of Search**: 13.8%

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

- In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than Porkbun among domain registrars worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Porkbun’s 277K, and held a 79.2% Share of Search versus Porkbun’s 13.8%.
- Namecheap was ahead of Porkbun 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 domain registrars worldwide moved from 79.5% to 79.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.6M.
- 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?

- In August 2026, Namecheap gained estimated Share of Search among domain registrars worldwide, from 78.5% to 79.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Porkbun worldwide rose 85.5% over 11 measured months, from 149K to 277K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Namecheap estimated searches | Namecheap Share of Search | Namecheap rank | Porkbun estimated searches | Porkbun Share of Search | Porkbun rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 79.5% | 1 | 149K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1M | 79.5% | 1 | 149K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 79.4% | 1 | 149K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3M | 80.6% | 1 | 186K | 11.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 81.2% | 1 | 186K | 11.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 79.3% | 1 | 226K | 13.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6M | 81.9% | 1 | 226K | 11.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.3M | 79.1% | 1 | 226K | 13.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3M | 78.5% | 1 | 231K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3M | 78.5% | 1 | 231K | 13.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6M | 79.2% | 1 | 277K | 13.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **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.
- **Porkbun**: Measured on the search terms “domain porkbun”, “porkbun”, “porkbun app”, “porkbun com”, “porkbun domains” and “porkbun registrar”, summed into one figure.

- [Namecheap profile](/demand/global-en/brands/namecheap)
- [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, Namecheap or Porkbun?

In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than Porkbun among domain registrars worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Porkbun’s 277K, and held a 79.2% Share of Search versus Porkbun’s 13.8%.

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