Notaron Research
Online Notarization in Numbers
What people actually notarize online, when they do it, on which devices, and what it costs — measured on Notaron's own platform rather than surveyed. Notaron platform data, 30 days to September 2026. Free to cite with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
Updated 2026-09-18
What it costs
Across 153 completed sessions the median charge was $25 and the average $29. The base price is $25 for one signer and one notarization; the gap between median and average is the sessions that added a second signer, a second seal, or a witness. Most people pay the base price.
What gets notarized online
The most common document types among completed sessions, by count. Affidavits and declarations lead; forms and applications are next, six of them USPS Form 1583 (the mail-forwarding authorization a virtual mailbox requires, which must be notarized).
| Document type | Sessions | Share of these 102 |
|---|---|---|
| Affidavits and declarations | 33 | 32% |
| Forms and applicationssix of them USPS Form 1583 | 20 | 20% |
| Letters and authorizations | 15 | 15% |
| Powers of attorney | 11 | 11% |
| Leases | 10 | 10% |
| Child travel consents | 7 | 7% |
| Deeds | 6 | 6% |
When people finish
47% of paid sessions complete between 10:00–18:00 US Eastern, and a further 19% between 19:00–21:00 US Eastern. Business hours still dominate, but roughly one session in five finishes in the evening — after a walk-in notary has closed.
Which devices complete
Of sessions started on each kind of device, the share that reached a completed notarization. Desktop leads; a phone is enough, but the identity-verification and video steps are more often abandoned there.
| Device | Sessions started | Completed | Starts that complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop | 357 | 47 | 13.2% |
| iPhone | 370 | 33 | 8.9% |
| Android | 111 | 4 | 3.6% |
Where the intent comes from
This one figure has a shorter window than the rest of the page: marketing-page click tracking began on 16 September 2026. Since then, 10 of 23 visitors arriving from ChatGPT clicked through to start a notarization (43%), against 9 of 97 from Google search (9%). A small sample, which we will update as it grows — but the direction fits: someone who has already asked an assistant "how do I get this notarized online" arrives decided, while a search visitor is more often still comparing.
Methodology
All figures are from Notaron's production database for the 30 days ending 2026-09-18. A completed session is one that ended in a notarization and a charge; median and average are of the amount charged. Completion by device is measured from the notarization flow's funnel events over that same window: completed sessions as a share of sessions started on that device, with both counts shown. Hours are US Eastern. Document types are counted per completed session. Click-through by source is the exception: it comes from marketing-page click tracking that began on 16 September 2026, so it covers only the days since then and a small number of visitors, and it is always shown with its counts. Nothing here is a projection or an estimate; when the window is re-measured, the date at the top changes.
Cite this page
Notaron, "Online Notarization in Numbers," Notaron platform data, 30 days to September 2026, updated 2026-09-18. https://notaron.com/reports/online-notarization-in-numbers
See also the State of Online Notarization report (RON law and e-recording coverage for every state) and the pricing page.
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