20227
BIMI Certificates Tracked
VMC + CMC, all CAs

109
Countries Represented
As of 2026-07-02

54%
Year-over-Year Growth
Latest annual period

90.8%
VMC Share of All BIMI
Remaining 9.2% CMC

5
Active Issuing CAs
DigiCert, GlobalSign, Sectigo, SSL Corp, Entrust (legacy)

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As of 2026-07-02, VMCcerts tracks 20227 BIMI certificates globally across 109 countries and 5 issuing certificate authorities. The market has grown 54% year-over-year, with VMC certificates representing 90.8% of total issuances. The United States leads global adoption, followed by the United Kingdom and Germany. Banking, technology, and retail are the three largest industry verticals by certificate volume. All data is sourced from Certificate Transparency log monitoring and verified against public CT log records.

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Hub 01
Global BIMI Adoption Research
Global certificate totals, VMC vs CMC split, growth trends, geographic distribution, quarterly snapshots.
20227
Total BIMI certificates tracked
6 reportsExplore
Hub 02
Industry BIMI Benchmarks
Per-sector adoption rates, cross-industry benchmarks, vertical trends across 11 classified industries.
3332
Banking certificates — largest sector
5 reportsExplore
Hub 03
Certificate Authority Research
CA market share, issuance rates, migration patterns, and the changing structure of the BIMI CA landscape.
73.6%
DigiCert cumulative market share
3 reportsExplore
Hub 04
Country BIMI Research
Per-country adoption profiles, regional comparisons, and geographic maturity analysis across 109 countries.
8670
US certificates — #1 country globally
9 country reportsExplore
Hub 05
Enterprise BIMI Research
Multi-domain adoption, renewal patterns, large-organisation maturity, and enterprise operational BIMI insights.
1663
Organisations with multiple certificates
3 reportsExplore
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Global Adoption

Global BIMI Adoption Report 2026
The definitive global count: total certificates, VMC vs CMC split, year-over-year growth, quarterly issuance trends, and geographic distribution across 109 countries.
Dataset: VMCcerts BIMI Dataset v2026.2 · 20227 certificates

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CA Research

BIMI CA Market Share 2026
DigiCert, Sectigo, GlobalSign, Entrust, and SSL Corp: full market share breakdown, quarterly issuance rates, and the structural shift after Entrust’s 2024 exit.
73.6% DigiCert · 2.8% GlobalSign

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Industry

Industry BIMI Benchmark 2026
Cross-sector adoption comparison across 11 industry verticals. Banking leads with 3332 certificates. Includes notability scores, VMC vs CMC split per sector, and YoY trends.
3332 Banking · 5217 Technology

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Country Research

USA BIMI Ecosystem Report 2026
The United States holds the largest BIMI certificate count globally. This report covers sector breakdown, CA distribution, leading organisations, and US-specific adoption trends.
8670 US certificates · 42.9% of global total

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GlobalBIMI Growth Trends & Adoption Forecast 2027–20302026-07-02
IndustryBanking & Financial Services BIMI Benchmark2026-07-02
CountryUnited Kingdom BIMI Benchmark Report 20262026-07-02
CountryAustralia BIMI Maturity Report 20262026-07-02
CABIMI CA Migration Patterns & Market Shift Analysis2026-07-02
EnterpriseEnterprise Multi-Domain BIMI Management Report2026-07-02
IndustryHealthcare Sector BIMI Benchmark 20262026-07-02
CountryJapan BIMI Intelligence Report 20262026-07-02

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Dataset Summary — VMCcerts BIMI Dataset v2026.2
Collection methodCertificate Transparency log monitoring — all major public CT logs
Research period2021 to 2026-07-02
Dataset versionVMCcerts BIMI Dataset v2026.2 (2026-07-02)
Sample size20227 CT log entries processed
Industry classificationPriority-ranked keyword matching on Company Description field
Country attributionISO 3166-1 alpha-2 from CT log Country field
LimitationsOnly publicly logged certificates. Private or improperly logged certs not represented.
Data accessAggregated dataset on request. Raw CT log data not published publicly.
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The underlying aggregated research dataset is available to journalists, researchers, and qualified partners on request. Raw source files, internal classification logic, and processing scripts are not published publicly. All published statistics are aggregated, anonymised at the individual certificate level, and verified against public CT log records. To request data access, contact the research team.

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VMCcerts Research. (2026). VMCcerts BIMI Research Platform [Research Platform]. VMCcerts. VMCcerts BIMI Dataset v2026.2. https://vmccerts.com/research/
VMCcerts Research. “VMCcerts BIMI Research Platform.” VMCcerts, 2026, https://vmccerts.com/research/.
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