By Staff What is really going on in the Comodo threads?

[Trident]

When the villains are busy hogging the spotlight, it's time for the hero to bask in all the praise, recognition, and affection. And that hero is none other than your kind-hearted, sincere, ever-helpful buddy and part-time superhero, @rashmi! Unmask the superhero , reveal the person @Kongo truly admires , and watch as the MalwareTips community hoists him up and showers him with adoration!

I think it’s someone else though.

 

[rashmi]

I think it’s someone else though.

I initially suspected it was someone else, but after setting aside my biases... the wonderful person was the one!

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Historically, hundreds of millions of people have downloaded Comodo.

Today, there's probably 1+ million Comodo users globally - that don't care about any online security forum discussions, debates, outrage, drama, flame wars, gaslighting, trolling, etc.

Right... Where did you get those figures from? I kind of doubt those figures

 

[bazang]

Right... Where did you get those figures from? I kind of doubt those figures

10 second Google Foo search.

Because Comodo has zero cost, it has huge download numbers from 2nd and 3rd world countries that nobody, such as OPSWAT, bothers to collect statistics.

Go to the Top 100 freeware download websites, and add up all the values of downloads. It totals in the hundreds of millions since CIS/CFW was released.

Comodo is estimated to have about 0.05% of the overall home consumer market share. That's users with active installs of either CIS or CFW. That number equals above 1 million.

When living in India, everybody that had no money used Comodo. There's 500,000,000 dirt poor people in India with aversion to paying for anything, and many find a way to get a digital system and get freeware AV for it - in many cases Comodo.

In Turkiye, Comodo has a strong user base that is a lot higher than 100,000 users. Plus, Comodo's R&D center is located in Turkiye. Right now, the epicenter of Xcitium development is located in Ankara. But there are centers in Istanbul as well.

Just two countries, and already over 1 million active installs.

 

[Pico]

It's hard to find numbers on Comodo's market share.

On Techradar they don't even mention Comodo nor Xcitium as paid or free Anitvirus.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Yeah there are dirt poor people in 3rd world countries. But most of those use pirated/cracked software. I don't see Comodo having any large market share there.

I would probably put their user base at most 50,000 worldwide, probably 10,000 for their EDR. Not sure where you get millions from?

And if your on such good terms with Melih or who ever runs Comodo now you could ask him directly?

 

[outlawxtorn]

Yeah there are dirt poor people in 3rd world countries. But most of those use pirated/cracked software. I don't see Comodo having any large market share there.

I would probably put their user base at most 50,000 worldwide, probably 10,000 for their EDR. Not sure where you get millions from?

And if your on such good terms with Melih or who ever runs Comodo now you could ask him directly?

I've learned to just scroll past when this user posts. I'm never sure what's fact or fiction.

 

[Pico]

Yeah there are dirt poor people in 3rd world countries. But most of those use pirated/cracked software. I don't see Comodo having any large market share there.

I would probably put their user base at most 50,000 worldwide, probably 10,000 for their EDR. Not sure where you get millions from?

And if your on such good terms with Melih or who ever runs Comodo now you could ask him directly?

I doubt also that those poor people have enough knowledge to handle rather complex CIS AV software. Most likely such people want something very easy as their AV software.

 

[bazang]

I doubt also that those poor people have enough knowledge to handle rather complex CIS AV software.

On what basis? That they are poor (and presumably uneducated)?

Yeah there are dirt poor people in 3rd world countries. But most of those use pirated/cracked software.

So most dirt poor 3rd world people use pirated/cracked software?

Have you ever lived in a 2nd or 3rd world country? I have, I can tell you what you're stating is not correct.

I don't see Comodo having any large market share there.

The download numbers don't lie.

I would probably put their user base at most 50,000 worldwide, probably 10,000 for their EDR. Not sure where you get millions from?

10 second Google Foo.

I grew up very poor. I can read, write, and do 'rithmetic.

The numbers and simple math says "1+ million." The numbers don't lie.

It's hard to find numbers on Comodo's market share.

On Techradar they don't even mention Comodo nor Xcitium as paid or free Anitvirus.

Numbers for all AV are almost always estimated.

The numbers available state Comodo has a global market share of between 0.04% and 1% of the consumer market. Since there are billions of home users, even if Comodo's market share were even smaller than 0.04%, it would still be in the millions.

And if your on such good terms with Melih or who ever runs Comodo now you could ask him directly?

I never said that I was on any terms with Melih. I said I met the man twice and have been to Comodo's offices.

 

[Andy Ful]

The old data:

Data for 2023 from DeepSeek for Comodo products shows Comodo's endpoint market share fluctuating around 0.5% (10 million users).
There are several Comodo security products, so decreasing this number for CIS to 1 million is reasonable.

Major Players In The Global Antivirus Software Market​

Antivirus Software Market Size And Industry Forecast Report 2025

Global Antivirus Software market size is expected to reach $5.4 billion by 2029 at 6.5%, segmented as by type, computers, tablets, smart phones, other types

www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com

See also:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/antivirus-software-global-market-report-121800164.html

Post updated.

 

[bazang]

The old data:

View attachment 291761

Data for 2023 from DeepSeek for Comodo products shows Comodo's endpoint market share fluctuating around 0.5% (10 million users).
There are several Comodo security products, so decreasing this number for CIS to 1 million is reasonable.

See also:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/antivirus-software-global-market-report-121800164.html

Post updated.

It's all estimations, and typically accurate.

There is no question that Comodo has over 1+ million global users. The numbers and math is so simple that to try to discredit them with spurious generalizations is inane. But hey, you'll have that on social media. How could anyone expect anything else? Behaviors here are no different than those on Reddit, X, Facebook, Kolektiva.social, 4Chan, etc.

 

[Parkinsond]

The old data:

View attachment 291761

Data for 2023 from DeepSeek for Comodo products shows Comodo's endpoint market share fluctuating around 0.5% (10 million users).
There are several Comodo security products, so decreasing this number for CIS to 1 million is reasonable.

See also:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/antivirus-software-global-market-report-121800164.html

Post updated.

I think MD has a larger share.

2025 Antivirus Trends, Statistics, and Market Report

121M Americans use third-party antivirus; Norton leads paid, McAfee tops free. 17M plan adoption soon, despite built-in OS protections like Microsoft Defender.

www.security.org

https://cybernews.com/best-antivirus-software/antivirus-market-report/

 

[bazang]

I think MD has a larger share.

Some estimates do not include Microsoft Defender because it is ubiquitous - comes pre-installed on all recent versions of Windows.

There is no doubt that MD is the world's leading AV if the measure is number of active installs.

 

[Pico]

The old data:

View attachment 291761

Data for 2023 from DeepSeek for Comodo products shows Comodo's endpoint market share fluctuating around 0.5% (10 million users).
There are several Comodo security products, so decreasing this number for CIS to 1 million is reasonable.

See also:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/antivirus-software-global-market-report-121800164.html

Post updated.

The old data dates back to 2015, not very trustworthy anymore.
I cannot see numbers in the other data, maybe I overlooked.
Is 1 million still reasonable?

 

[Andy Ful]

The old data dates back to 2015, not very trustworthy anymore.
I cannot see numbers in the other data, maybe I overlooked.
Is 1 million still reasonable?

To see 0.5% market share companies, you have to pay for OPSWAT/STATISTA reports.
Deep Seek had access to them (up to 2023). Comodo is still one of the serious players on the antivirus market:

Antivirus Software Market Size And Industry Forecast Report 2025

Global Antivirus Software market size is expected to reach $5.4 billion by 2029 at 6.5%, segmented as by type, computers, tablets, smart phones, other types

www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com

 

[Andy Ful]

I think MD has a larger share.

Yes. It is currently the most popular AV.

 

[bazang]

Is 1 million still reasonable?

It is reasonable due to population growth and the fact that people tend to use "freeware" software since 2015.

I suppose the problem here is that the number is too big? You and others want it to be 1,000 users or less - as proof of Comodo's problems, and ergo, its unpopularity which is reflected in a tiny user base?

We know there's one person here at MT that insists that "only 5 immoral fanatic users" remain.

Whatever the number is, it does not matter. Nothing will ever change with the product. The management will be the same as Day 1 until Melih no longer owns the product or terminates it, whichever comes first.

 

[rashmi]

Comodo is an "herb" for fans, bringing them to their feet, and a drug for haters, bringing them to their knees—destined to have millions of users!

 

[Divergent]

Comodo is an "herb" for fans, bringing them to their feet, and a drug for haters, bringing them to their knees—destined to have millions of users!

Do you plan on contributing something of substance at some point, or will it just be more one-liners meant to attract attention and belittle others?

 

[Pico]

I suppose the problem here is that the number is too big? You and others want it to be 1,000 users or less - as proof of Comodo's problems, and ergo, its unpopularity which is reflected in a tiny user base?

We know there's one person here at MT that insists that "only 5 immoral fanatic users" remain.

Your point of view is completely wrong. I couldn't find any reliable or estimated numbers on Comodo's market share or sales that quickly that's why I said reasonable.

Do I force or say to anyone to quit using Comodo or start using it? No, I don't do either. I'm just sharing my experience with the product and their support here on MT. What others do with that information is up to them, not my accountability.