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title: "AutoCAD: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "AutoCAD is CAD or 3D design software used in New Zealand. 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/autocad"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# AutoCAD: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

AutoCAD is CAD or 3D design software used in New Zealand. 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**: AutoCAD
- **Owned by**: Autodesk
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among CAD software**: 50.6%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CAD software | 1 | 50.6% | 1.2M |

- [CAD software](/demand/global-en/categories/cad-software)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for AutoCAD worldwide fell from 1.5M to 1.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AutoCAD’s estimated Share of Search among CAD software worldwide decreased from 51.7% to 50.6%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AutoCAD’s estimated Share of Search among CAD software worldwide peaked at 51.7% in October 2025 and was lowest at 44% in January 2026.

## How did search popularity change for CAD software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, AutoCAD gained estimated Share of Search among CAD software worldwide, from 47% to 50.6%.
- In August 2026, Creo gained estimated Share of Search among CAD software worldwide, from 6.4% to 8.3%.
- In August 2026, Fusion 360 lost estimated Share of Search among CAD software worldwide, from 21.2% to 18.7%.
- In August 2026, SolidWorks lost estimated Share of Search among CAD software worldwide, from 21.2% to 18.7%.
- In August 2026, Inventor lost estimated Share of Search among CAD software worldwide, from 4.3% to 3.8%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | CAD software | 1.5M | 51.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | CAD software | 1.5M | 51.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | CAD software | 1.2M | 48.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | CAD software | 1.2M | 44% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | CAD software | 1.2M | 46.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | CAD software | 1.5M | 51.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | CAD software | 1.2M | 48.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | CAD software | 1.2M | 50.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | CAD software | 1.2M | 50.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | CAD software | 1M | 47% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | CAD software | 1.2M | 50.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | CAD software | — | — | — |

## How is AutoCAD measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AutoCAD’s 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.

- “autocad”

## Which CAD software compete with AutoCAD?

- [Fusion 360](/demand/global-en/brands/fusion-360): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/autocad-vs-fusion-360
- [SolidWorks](/demand/global-en/brands/solidworks): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/autocad-vs-solidworks
- [Creo](/demand/global-en/brands/creo): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/autocad-vs-creo
- [Inventor](/demand/global-en/brands/inventor): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/autocad-vs-inventor

## Who owns AutoCAD?

AutoCAD is owned by Autodesk. Brandwave also tracks Autodesk Forma, Fusion 360 and Revit, owned by the same company, worldwide.

- [Autodesk](/demand/global-en/companies/autodesk): Owns 5 tracked brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns AutoCAD?

AutoCAD is owned by Autodesk. Brandwave also tracks Autodesk Forma, Fusion 360 and Revit, owned by the same company, worldwide.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "AutoCAD: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/autocad

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