--- title: "API-Sports: search popularity worldwide" description: "API-Sports is a sports data platform. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/api-sports" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # API-Sports: search popularity worldwide API-Sports is a sports data platform. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: API-Sports - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among sports data platforms**: 0.22% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sports data platforms | 7 | 0.22% | 8.1K | - [Sports data platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/sports-data-platforms) ## Top sports data platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, API-Sports appeared in all five answers. API-Sports is the second most recommended of the eight. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sportradar | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | API-Sports | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SportsDataIO | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Stats Perform | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sportmonks | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Opta | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Genius Sports | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Hudl | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about sports data platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which sports data platform should I use?": 1. Sportradar, 2. SportsDataIO, 3. API-Sports, 4. Stats Perform, 5. Opta - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sports data platforms?": 1. Sportradar, 2. Stats Perform, 3. Opta, 4. SportsDataIO, 5. Genius Sports, 6. Sportmonks, 7. API-Sports, 8. Hudl - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best sports data platform for live sports stats?": 1. Sportradar, 2. Stats Perform, 3. Opta, 4. Sportmonks, 5. API-Sports - Searched Google, AI Overview "sports statistics api": 1. SportsDataIO, 2. API-Sports, 3. Sportradar, 4. Sportmonks, 5. Genius Sports - Searched Google, AI Overview "sports data api": 1. API-Sports, 2. Sportradar, 3. Sportmonks, 4. SportsDataIO Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for API-Sports changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for API-Sports worldwide rose from 6.6K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, API-Sports fell from 6th to 7th among sports data platforms worldwide. ## How did search popularity change for sports data platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Hudl gained share of searches among sports data platforms worldwide, from 88.8% to 89.7%. - Sportradar’s share of searches among sports data platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.9% to 0.89% in September 2026. - Sportmonks’ share of searches among sports data platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.2% to 0.32% in September 2026. - API-Sports’ share of searches among sports data platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 0.98% to 0.22% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Opta worldwide rose 22.4% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 301K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Stats Perform worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Sports data platforms | 6.6K | 0.26% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Sports data platforms | 6.6K | 0.36% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Sports data platforms | 5.4K | 0.3% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | Sports data platforms | 6.6K | 0.36% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | Sports data platforms | 6.6K | 0.36% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | Sports data platforms | 9.9K | 0.72% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Sports data platforms | 8.1K | 0.6% | 7 | | May 2026 | Sports data platforms | 8.1K | 0.7% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | Sports data platforms | 9.9K | 0.98% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | Sports data platforms | 8.1K | 0.98% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | Sports data platforms | 6.6K | 0.26% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | Sports data platforms | 8.1K | 0.22% | 7 | ## How are API-Sports’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using API-Sports’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “api sports” ## Which sports data platforms compete with API-Sports? - [Hudl](/demand/global-en/brands/hudl) - [Opta](/demand/global-en/brands/opta) - [Sportradar](/demand/global-en/brands/sportradar): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/api-sports-vs-sportradar - [Genius Sports](/demand/global-en/brands/genius-sports): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/api-sports-vs-genius-sports - [Sportmonks](/demand/global-en/brands/sportmonks): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/api-sports-vs-sportmonks - [Stats Perform](/demand/global-en/brands/stats-perform): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/api-sports-vs-stats-perform - [SportsDataIO](/demand/global-en/brands/sportsdataio): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/api-sports-vs-sportsdataio ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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