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How popular isAPI-Sports?

In September 2026, people searched for API-Sports by name about 8,100 times worldwide, a 22.7% increase from the previous year. These searches made up 0.22% of all global sports data platform searches, placing API-Sports seventh out of eight platforms. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about sports data platforms, API-Sports appeared in all answers and was the second most recommended of the eight.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

API-Sports is the seventh most searched of 8 competitors and the second most recommended in AI answers.

  1. HudlShare of searches 89.7%Mentioned in 1 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 8th
  2. OptaShare of searches 8.1%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 6th
  3. SportradarShare of searches 0.89%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 1st
  4. Genius SportsShare of searches 0.48%Mentioned in 2 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 7th
  5. API-SportsShare of searches 0.22%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 2nd

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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.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Sportradar1st
  2. API-Sports2nd
  3. SportsDataIO3rd
  4. Stats Perform4th
  5. Sportmonks5th
  6. Opta6th
  7. Genius Sports7th
  8. Hudl8th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Sportradar5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • API-Sports5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Sportmonks4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • SportsDataIO4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Opta3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Stats Perform3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Genius Sports2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Hudl1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

See every answer about sports data platforms

5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Which sports data platforms compete with API-Sports?

API-Sports against sports data platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Hudl, Opta, API-Sports. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthHudlOptaSportradarGenius SportsSportmonksStats PerformAPI-SportsSportsDataIO
Oct 202587.3%9.6%1.3%0.71%0.21%0.58%0.26%0.09%
Nov 202582.3%13.5%1.8%0.99%0.3%0.66%0.36%0.13%
Dec 202582.7%13.6%1.5%0.82%0.36%0.67%0.3%0.1%
Jan 202682%13.4%1.8%0.99%0.44%0.81%0.36%0.13%
Feb 202681.8%13.4%1.8%1.2%0.44%0.81%0.36%0.1%
Mar 202672.9%17.9%4.4%2%0.72%1.1%0.72%0.21%
Apr 202674.1%18.2%3.7%1.6%0.73%0.9%0.6%0.18%
May 202670.7%21.1%3.5%1.9%0.85%1%0.7%0.16%
Jun 202644.7%44.7%4.9%1.8%1.2%1.5%0.98%0.19%
Jul 202644.4%44.4%4.9%2.2%1.2%1.8%0.98%0.23%
Aug 202688.8%8%1.3%0.72%0.48%0.39%0.26%0.08%
Sep 202689.7%8.1%0.89%0.48%0.32%0.27%0.22%0.05%

  1. 1.Hudl

    89.7%

    Held 1st. 3.4M estimated branded searches, +49.6% vs prior month. Share +0.9 points.

  2. 2.Opta

    8.1%

    Held 2nd. 301K estimated branded searches, +49.8% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  3. 3.Sportradar

    0.89%

    Held 3rd. 33.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.4 points.

  4. 4.Genius Sports

    0.48%

    Held 4th. 18.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  5. 5.Sportmonks

    0.32%

    Held 5th. 12.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  6. 6.Stats Perform

    0.27%

    Held 6th. 9.9K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  7. 7.API-Sports

    0.22%

    Held 7th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, +22.7% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  8. 8.SportsDataIO

    0.05%

    Held 8th. 1.9K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for API-Sports changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

2 findings
  • 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?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, Hudl gained share of searches among sports data platforms worldwide, from 88.8% to 89.7%.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Opta worldwide rose 22.4% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 301K in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for Stats Perform worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026.

How are API-Sports’ branded searches counted?

1 search term

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.

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