Score by industry: who's ahead of the web, who's behind

Mean SSL Monitor score among successfully graded websites.

web average = 82.6 ptsE-commerce & Retail: 86.7; +4 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (better); n=151466 E-commerce & Retail +4 ptsHealthcare: 86.2; +3.5 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (better); n=42642 Healthcare +3.5 ptsTravel & Local: 85.2; +2.6 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (better); n=58256 Travel & Local +2.6 ptsFinance: 85.2; +2.5 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (better); n=34232 Finance +2.5 ptsNews & Publishing: 84.2; +1.6 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (better); n=34542 News & Publishing +1.6 ptsTelecom: 82.6; +0 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts; n=7186 Telecom +0 ptsEducation: 82.6; −0.1 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (worse); n=102118 Education −0.1 ptsAdult: 82.5; −0.2 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (worse); n=24873 Adult −0.2 ptsMedia & Social: 82.3; −0.4 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (worse); n=120053 Media & Social −0.4 ptsGaming & Gambling: 81.8; −0.9 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (worse); n=89932 Gaming & Gambling −0.9 ptsSoftware & Internet: 81.1; −1.6 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (worse); n=221156 Software & Internet −1.6 ptsGovernment: 80; −2.6 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (worse); n=21988 Government −2.6 ptsCloud & Infrastructure: 74.9; −7.7 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (worse); n=53540 Cloud & Infrastructure −7.7 ptsOther: 74.3; −8.3 pts vs web average = 82.6 pts (worse); n=11457 Other −8.3 pts
Better than benchmarkWorse than benchmark

Denominator: deep-scanned websites · n per cohort in the table

E-commerce & Retail leads on average score at 86.7 pts; Other trails at 74.3 pts.

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SliceAverage scorevs benchmarkn
E-commerce & Retail86.7 pts+4 pts151,466
Healthcare86.2 pts+3.5 pts42,642
Travel & Local85.2 pts+2.6 pts58,256
Finance85.2 pts+2.5 pts34,232
News & Publishing84.2 pts+1.6 pts34,542
Telecom82.6 pts±0 pts7,186
Education82.6 pts−0.1 pts102,118
Adult82.5 pts−0.2 pts24,873
Media & Social82.3 pts−0.4 pts120,053
Gaming & Gambling81.8 pts−0.9 pts89,932
Software & Internet81.1 pts−1.6 pts221,156
Government80 pts−2.6 pts21,988
Cloud & Infrastructure74.9 pts−7.7 pts53,540
Other74.3 pts−8.3 pts11,457

Source: GeoTrust Research — The State of SSL/TLS, October 2026