--- title: "Namecheap vs SiteGround: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Namecheap or SiteGround more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web hosting providers 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-siteground" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Namecheap vs SiteGround: Which is searched more? Is Namecheap or SiteGround more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web hosting providers 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 SiteGround - **Competitive set**: Web hosting providers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Namecheap Share of Search**: 9.4% - **SiteGround Share of Search**: 1.9% ## Is Namecheap or SiteGround more popular in search? - In September 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than SiteGround among web hosting providers worldwide. Namecheap had about 1.2 million branded searches, while SiteGround had 246,000. Namecheap made up 9.4% of all web hosting provider searches we track, and SiteGround accounted for 1.9%. - Namecheap was ahead of SiteGround in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Namecheap’s share of searches among web hosting providers worldwide moved from 9.3% to 9.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SiteGround’s share of searches among web hosting providers worldwide moved from 2.3% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K. ## Top web hosting providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SiteGround was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Namecheap was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. SiteGround was listed before Namecheap in three out of four answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hostinger | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SiteGround | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Cloudways | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Bluehost | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Kinsta | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Namecheap | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | DreamHost | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | GoDaddy | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | DigitalOcean | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Vercel | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about web hosting providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which web hosting provider should I use?": 1. Hostinger, 2. SiteGround, 3. Kinsta, 4. Cloudways - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best web hosting providers?": 1. Hostinger, 2. SiteGround, 3. DreamHost, 4. Cloudways, 5. Kinsta, 6. Namecheap - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best web hosting provider for a website?": 1. Hostinger, 2. SiteGround, 3. Bluehost, 4. Kinsta - Searched Google, AI Overview "web hosting providers": 1. Hostinger, 2. Namecheap, 3. SiteGround, 4. GoDaddy, 5. Cloudways, 6. DigitalOcean - Searched Google, AI Overview "best web hosting": 1. Hostinger, 2. Bluehost, 3. Cloudways, 4. DreamHost Not named in any answer: Vercel. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for web hosting providers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Namecheap lost share of searches among web hosting providers worldwide, from 12.1% to 9.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Namecheap estimated searches | Namecheap Share of Search | Namecheap rank | SiteGround estimated searches | SiteGround Share of Search | SiteGround rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1M | 9.3% | 4 | 246K | 2.3% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 1M | 9.3% | 4 | 246K | 2.3% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 1M | 9.3% | 4 | 246K | 2.3% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 9.6% | 4 | 301K | 2.4% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 10.6% | 4 | 301K | 2.6% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 9% | 4 | 301K | 2.2% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 1.5M | 11.3% | 4 | 301K | 2.2% | 6 | | May 2026 | 1.2M | 9.7% | 4 | 246K | 1.9% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 10.4% | 4 | 246K | 2.1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 1.2M | 10.5% | 4 | 246K | 2.1% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 12.1% | 4 | 246K | 2% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 9.4% | 4 | 246K | 1.9% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Namecheap’s and SiteGround’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” and “namecheap hosting”, summed into one figure. - **SiteGround**: Measured on the search term “siteground”. - [Namecheap profile](/demand/global-en/brands/namecheap) - [SiteGround profile](/demand/global-en/brands/siteground) - [All web hosting providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/web-hosting-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Namecheap or SiteGround more popular in search? In September 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than SiteGround among web hosting providers worldwide. Namecheap had about 1.2 million branded searches, while SiteGround had 246,000. Namecheap made up 9.4% of all web hosting provider searches we track, and SiteGround accounted for 1.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Namecheap vs SiteGround: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/namecheap-vs-siteground This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/namecheap-vs-siteground. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.