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

Which is more popular in search, Namecheap or Sedo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Domain name marketplaces 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 Sedo
- **Competitive set**: Domain name marketplaces
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Namecheap Share of Search**: 31.6%
- **Sedo Share of Search**: 0.99%

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

- In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than Sedo among domain name marketplaces worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Sedo’s 49.5K, and held a 31.6% Share of Search versus Sedo’s 0.99%.
- Namecheap was ahead of Sedo 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 name marketplaces worldwide moved from 23.1% to 31.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.6M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sedo’s estimated Share of Search among domain name marketplaces worldwide moved from 1.3% to 0.99%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Namecheap gained estimated Share of Search among domain name marketplaces worldwide, from 28.1% to 31.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sedo worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Namecheap estimated searches | Namecheap Share of Search | Namecheap rank | Sedo estimated searches | Sedo Share of Search | Sedo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 23.1% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1M | 23.2% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 23.2% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3M | 23.3% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.91% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 27.2% | 2 | 49.5K | 1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 24% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6M | 31.5% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.99% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.3M | 27.8% | 2 | 49.5K | 1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3M | 27.6% | 2 | 49.5K | 1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3M | 28.1% | 2 | 49.5K | 1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6M | 31.6% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.99% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Namecheap’s and Sedo’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.
- **Sedo**: Measured on the search term “sedo”.

- [Namecheap profile](/demand/global-en/brands/namecheap)
- [Sedo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sedo)
- [All domain name marketplaces worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/domain-name-marketplaces): 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 Sedo?

In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than Sedo among domain name marketplaces worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Sedo’s 49.5K, and held a 31.6% Share of Search versus Sedo’s 0.99%.

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