--- title: "Buy Me a Coffee: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide" description: "Buy Me a Coffee lets creators earn from memberships or tips. 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/buy-me-a-coffee" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Buy Me a Coffee: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide Buy Me a Coffee lets creators earn from memberships or tips. 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**: Buy Me a Coffee - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Aug 2026 - **Share of Search among creator membership platforms**: 3.4% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Creator membership platforms | 3 | 3.4% | 165K | | Tipping platforms | 4 | 10.7% | 165K | - [Creator membership platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/creator-membership-platforms) - [Tipping platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/tipping-platforms) ## How has branded search demand for Buy Me a Coffee changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Buy Me a Coffee worldwide rose from 110K to 165K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee’s estimated Share of Search among creator membership platforms worldwide increased from 2.8% to 3.4%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee’s estimated Share of Search among creator membership platforms worldwide peaked at 3.4% in August 2026 and was lowest at 2.3% in June 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee’s estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide increased from 7.3% to 10.7%. ## How did search popularity change for creator membership platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Patreon gained estimated Share of Search among creator membership platforms worldwide, from 83.2% to 84.8%. - In August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee gained estimated Share of Search among creator membership platforms worldwide, from 2.7% to 3.4%. - In August 2026, Ko-fi lost estimated Share of Search among creator membership platforms worldwide, from 13.7% to 11.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Memberful worldwide fell 45.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.3K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Circle worldwide fell 13.3% over 11 measured months, from 16.6K to 14.4K in August 2026. ## How did search popularity change for tipping platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee gained estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide, from 7.4% to 10.7%. - In August 2026, Ko-fi lost estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide, from 36.9% to 35.6%. - In August 2026, Streamlabs lost estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide, from 30.2% to 29.1%. - In August 2026, StreamElements lost estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide, from 24.7% to 23.8%. - Throne’s estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.1% to 0.74% in August 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Creator membership platforms | 110K | 2.8% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Creator membership platforms | 110K | 2.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Creator membership platforms | 110K | 2.8% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Creator membership platforms | 135K | 2.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Creator membership platforms | 110K | 2.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Creator membership platforms | 135K | 2.8% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Creator membership platforms | 110K | 2.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | Creator membership platforms | 135K | 2.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Creator membership platforms | 110K | 2.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Creator membership platforms | 110K | 2.7% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Creator membership platforms | 165K | 3.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | Creator membership platforms | — | — | — | | Oct 2025 | Tipping platforms | 110K | 7.3% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Tipping platforms | 110K | 7.9% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Tipping platforms | 110K | 7.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Tipping platforms | 135K | 7.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Tipping platforms | 110K | 7.9% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Tipping platforms | 135K | 8.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Tipping platforms | 110K | 7.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | Tipping platforms | 135K | 8.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Tipping platforms | 110K | 7.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Tipping platforms | 110K | 7.4% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Tipping platforms | 165K | 10.7% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Tipping platforms | — | — | — | ## How is Buy Me a Coffee measured? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Buy Me a Coffee’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. - “buy me a coffee” ## Which creator membership platforms compete with Buy Me a Coffee? - [Patreon](/demand/global-en/brands/patreon): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-patreon - [Ko-fi](/demand/global-en/brands/ko-fi): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-ko-fi - [Circle](/demand/global-en/brands/circle): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-circle - [Memberful](/demand/global-en/brands/memberful): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-memberful ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Buy Me a Coffee: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/buy-me-a-coffee This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/buy-me-a-coffee. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.