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How popular isBright Data in search?

In August 2026, there were an estimated 72.4K branded searches for Bright Data worldwide which is up 22% over the last 11 months. Bright Data holds 14.7% estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide and is ranked 2nd of 5 competitors for search popularity. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Apify75.2%
  2. Bright Data14.7%
  3. Browse AI5.5%
  4. Octoparse3%
  5. ScrapingBee1.6%
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Which AI web scraping tools compete with Bright Data?

Bright Data 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.

View monthly share of search table
MonthApifyBright DataBrowse AIOctoparseScrapingBee
Oct 202546.4%16.5%25.1%9.2%2.8%
Nov 202549.7%17.7%22%8.1%2.4%
Dec 202554.3%19.6%16.1%7.2%2.7%
Jan 202655.8%20.4%13.6%7.4%2.7%
Feb 202662.1%18.5%10.1%6.8%2.5%
Mar 202666.9%16.3%8.9%6%1.8%
Apr 202669%16.5%7.5%5%1.9%
May 202672.8%14.4%6.5%4.4%2%
Jun 202673.8%14.4%6.6%3.6%1.6%
Jul 202674.7%14.5%5.5%3.6%1.6%
Aug 202675.2%14.7%5.5%3%1.6%
Sep 2026—————

  1. 1.Apify

    75.2%

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

  2. 2.Bright Data

    14.7%

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

  3. 3.Browse AI

    5.5%

    Held 3rd. 27.1K estimated branded searches, 0% 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.

Compare search popularity between Bright Data and its closest rivals

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

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Bright Data worldwide rose from 59.4K to 72.4K.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bright Data’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide decreased from 16.5% to 14.7%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bright Data’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide peaked at 20.4% in January 2026 and was lowest at 14.4% in May 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bright Data rose from 3rd to 2nd among AI web scraping tools worldwide.

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

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

  2. Apify’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 72.8% to 75.2% in August 2026.

  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 70.1% over 11 measured months, from 90.5K to 27.1K 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 Bright Data compete?

Bright Data 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 platforms2nd of 514.4%Show ranking
AI web scraping tools2nd of 514.7%Shown above
Web scraping APIs2nd of 515.5%Show ranking

How is Bright Data measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bright Data’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

  • bright data
  • bright data app
  • bright data web scraping
  • brightdata
  • brightdata com
  • web scraping bright data

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