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title: "Wordfence vs WordPress: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Wordfence or WordPress? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Firewall brands 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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# Wordfence vs WordPress: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Wordfence or WordPress? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Firewall brands 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**: Wordfence and WordPress
- **Competitive set**: Firewall brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Wordfence Share of Search**: 0.97%
- **WordPress Share of Search**: 47.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Wordfence or WordPress?

- In September 2026, WordPress had more branded searches than Wordfence among firewall brands worldwide. WordPress was estimated to have 1.3M branded searches compared to Wordfence’s 25.6K, and held a 47.7% Share of Search versus Wordfence’s 0.97%.
- WordPress was ahead of Wordfence in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wordfence’s estimated Share of Search among firewall brands worldwide moved from 0.74% to 0.97%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 25.9K to 25.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WordPress’ estimated Share of Search among firewall brands worldwide moved from 64.5% to 47.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3M to 1.3M.

## How did search popularity change for firewall brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, WordPress lost estimated Share of Search among firewall brands worldwide, from 49% to 47.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Wordfence estimated searches | Wordfence Share of Search | Wordfence rank | WordPress estimated searches | WordPress Share of Search | WordPress rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 25.9K | 0.74% | 4 | 2.3M | 64.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 26.4K | 0.71% | 4 | 1.9M | 49.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 21.5K | 0.59% | 4 | 1.9M | 51% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 25.6K | 0.74% | 4 | 1.9M | 54.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 26.4K | 0.85% | 4 | 1.9M | 60.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 26.4K | 0.84% | 4 | 1.9M | 60.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 26.4K | 0.85% | 4 | 1.9M | 59.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 25.6K | 0.95% | 4 | 1.5M | 57.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 25.9K | 0.93% | 4 | 1.5M | 55.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 26.4K | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3M | 53.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 26.4K | 1% | 4 | 1.3M | 49% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 25.6K | 0.97% | 4 | 1.3M | 47.7% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Wordfence’s and WordPress’ 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.

- **Wordfence**: Measured on the search terms “word fence”, “wordfence”, “wordfence plugin” and “wordfence security”, summed into one figure.
- **WordPress**: Measured on the search terms “wordpress” and “wordpress cms”, summed into one figure.

- [Wordfence profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wordfence)
- [WordPress profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wordpress)
- [All firewall brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/firewall-brands): 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, Wordfence or WordPress?

In September 2026, WordPress had more branded searches than Wordfence among firewall brands worldwide. WordPress was estimated to have 1.3M branded searches compared to Wordfence’s 25.6K, and held a 47.7% Share of Search versus Wordfence’s 0.97%.

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