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How popular isApify in search?

In August 2026, there were an estimated 371K branded searches for Apify worldwide which is up 122.2% over the last 11 months. Apify holds 75.1% estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide and is ranked 1st of 5 competitors for search popularity. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Apify75.1%
  2. Bright Data14.6%
  3. Browse AI5.6%
  4. Octoparse3%
  5. ScrapingBee1.6%
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Which AI web scraping tools compete with Apify?

Apify against AI web scraping tools worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Apify, Bright Data, Browse AI, Octoparse. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthApifyBright DataBrowse AIOctoparseScrapingBee
Oct 202546.3%16.4%25.3%9.2%2.8%
Nov 202549.6%17.7%22.2%8%2.4%
Dec 202554.2%19.6%16.4%7.2%2.6%
Jan 202655.7%20.4%13.8%7.4%2.7%
Feb 202661.9%18.5%10.3%6.8%2.5%
Mar 202666.8%16.3%9.1%6%1.8%
Apr 202668.9%16.5%7.7%5%1.9%
May 202672.7%14.4%6.6%4.3%2%
Jun 202673.7%14.4%6.7%3.6%1.6%
Jul 202674.6%14.5%5.6%3.6%1.6%
Aug 202675.1%14.6%5.6%3%1.6%
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  1. 1.Apify

    75.1%

    Held 1st. 371K estimated branded searches, -<0.01% vs prior month. Share +0.5 points.

  2. 2.Bright Data

    14.6%

    Held 2nd. 72.4K estimated branded searches, +0.14% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  3. 3.Browse AI

    5.6%

    Held 3rd. 27.6K estimated branded searches, -0.4% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  4. 4.Octoparse

    3%

    Held 4th. 14.8K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.6 points.

  5. 5.ScrapingBee

    1.6%

    Held 5th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, -0.37% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for Apify changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Apify worldwide rose from 167K to 371K.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apify’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide increased from 46.3% to 75.1%.

How did search popularity change for AI web scraping tools worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Apify gained estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide, from 74.6% to 75.1%.

  2. In August 2026, Octoparse lost estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide, from 3.6% to 3%.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Bright Data worldwide rose 22% over 11 measured months, from 59.4K to 72.4K in August 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Browse AI worldwide fell 69.9% over 11 measured months, from 91.5K to 27.6K in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for ScrapingBee worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in August 2026.

Where does Apify compete?

Apify is ranked in three competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of SearchRanking
Web data extraction platforms1st of 574.1%Show ranking
AI web scraping tools1st of 575.1%Shown above
Web scraping APIs1st of 579.6%Show ranking

How is Apify measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apify’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

6 branded search terms

  • apify
  • apify app
  • apify com
  • apify software
  • apify web scraping
  • web scraping apify

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