Comodo’s Market Leadership As The Number One Global Digital Certificate Authority Continues
welve consecutive months of market share leadership for Comodo, as the company expands on its number one ranking in the SSL market over all competitors
Clifton, NJ, February 5, 2016 — The Comodo organization, a global innovator and developer of cybersecurity solutions, today announced that for the twelfth consecutive month, Comodo has maintained its global market share leadership position as the number one digital certificate authority in the world.
According to the published(1) January monthly data by w3techs.com, an independent IT market research firm, Comodo has captured 40.8% of the SSL certificate authority market, furthering its lead over Symantec Group and Go Daddy Group, respectively.
w3techs.com published(2) data in mid-February of 2015 that showed Comodo had surpassed Symantec Group to become the number one digital certificate authority in the world, marking the first time in Internet history there was a new, number one SSL certificate market share leader.
Since taking over the number one position, over the past twelve months from March 1, 2015 to February 1, 2016 – Comodo has expanded its lead between first place and second place from .9% to 12.9%.
The top three market share positions in SSL Certificate Authority data according to w3techs.com over the past twelve months: http://w3techs.com/technologies/history_overview/ssl_certificate
| MARKET SHARE |
as of Mar 1 |
as of Apr 1 |
as of May 1 |
as of Jun 1 |
as of July 1 |
as of Aug 1 |
as of Sept 1 |
as of Oct 1 |
as of Nov 1 |
as of Dec 1 |
as of Jan 1 (2016) |
as of Feb 1 (2016) |
| Comodo |
34.0% |
34.7% |
35.3% |
35.9% |
36.4% |
36.6% |
36.6% |
37.1% |
39.1% |
40.8% |
40.7% |
40.8% |
Symantec
Group |
33.1% |
32.6% |
32.2% |
31.6% |
31.2% |
30.8% |
30.6% |
30.2% |
29.9% |
29.4% |
28.5% |
27.9% |
Go Daddy
Group |
13.8% |
14.1% |
14.0% |
13.9% |
13.8% |
13.6% |
13.4% |
13.3% |
13.2% |
13.0% |
12.7% |
12.4% |
The w3techs.com market share data Usage of SSL Certificate Authorities for Websites focuses on global web technology usage, and monitors certificate authorities of the top 10 million websites to calculate market share.
SSL certificates, which authenticate the identity of a website and encrypt information that is sent back and forth over the server, are managed and issued by Certificate Authorities, where Comodo maintains its number one status.
About Comodo
The Comodo organization is a global innovator and developer of cybersecurity solutions, founded on the belief that every single digital transaction deserves and requires a unique layer of trust and security. Building on its deep history in SSL certificates, antivirus and endpoint security leadership, and the only company with true containment technology, individuals and enterprises rely on Comodo’s proven solutions to authenticate, validate and secure their most critical information. With data protection covering endpoint, network and mobile security, plus identity and access management, Comodo’s proprietary technologies help solve the malware and cyber-attack challenges of today. Securing online transactions for thousands of businesses, and with more than 85 million desktop security software installations, Comodo is Creating Trust Online®. With United States headquarters in Clifton, New Jersey, the Comodo organization has offices in China, India, the Philippines, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit comodo.com.
Comodo and the Comodo brand are trademarks of the Comodo Group Inc. or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. The current list of Comodo trademarks and patents is available at comodo.com/repository
(1) http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/ssl_certificate/all
(2) http://w3techs.com/blog/entry/comodo_has_become_the_most_widely_used_ssl_certificate_authority
For more information, media and analysts may contact:
Charles Zinkowski
Director of Corporate Communications
973-859-4662
Charles.Zinkowski@comodo.com
