G2A Reports 35 Percent Surge in Security Software Sales
Digital marketplace G2A.COM reported a 35 percent year-on-year surge in antivirus and security software orders during Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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Digital marketplace G2A.COM reported a 35 percent year-on-year increase in antivirus and security software orders, according to Cybersecurity Insiders. Overall orders for cybersecurity products on the platform rose by 24 percent during the reporting period. [1]
Cybersecurity Insiders reported that antivirus and security software accounted for 43 percent of cybersecurity-related orders during the period. This represents an increase from 39 percent during the same period in 2025, surpassing growth in virtual private network orders. Virtual private networks remain the larger overall category on the platform. [1]
G2A operates as a digital marketplace platform that resells video games and other digital products using activation codes. The platform is headquartered in the Netherlands and maintains offices in Poland, Hong Kong, and the United States. It serves more than 35 million users across 180 countries. [1][7]
In related industry trends, SecurityWeek and DataBreaches.net both report that overall United States cybersecurity job postings fell 26 percent between January and September 2026. The job reports, compiled by CyberSN using aggregated data from JobSpikr, showed that demand for Artificial Intelligence Security Engineer positions rose by 268 percent during the same timeframe. [2][3][4]
In short
- G2A.COM saw a 35 percent year-on-year increase in consumer antivirus and security software orders.
- Antivirus and security software made up 43 percent of all cybersecurity product orders on G2A.COM during the reporting period.
- Overall orders for cybersecurity products on G2A.COM grew by 24 percent year-on-year.
- United States cybersecurity job postings fell 26 percent in early 2026, while AI Security Engineer postings grew 268 percent.
Sources
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- [1]G2A.COM Sees 35% Surge in Security Software Orders as Consumer Cybersecurity Demand GrowsCybersecurity Insiders, 13h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand SoarsDataBreaches.net, 14h ago
- [3]US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand SoarsSecurityWeek, 15h ago
- [4]US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand SoarsSecurityWeek, 15h ago
Background
- [5]Direct-to-consumer on Wikipedia
- [6]Accounting software on Wikipedia
- [7]G2A on Wikipedia
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