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How popular isFoxit in search?

In September 2026, there were an estimated 453K branded searches for Foxit worldwide which is down 23.6% over the last 12 months. Foxit holds 0.17% estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide and is ranked 4th of 8 competitors for search popularity. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, September 2026
  1. iLovePDF96%
  2. Sejda3.5%
  3. PDFescape0.25%
  4. Foxit0.17%
  5. Nitro0.14%
  6. Smallpdf<0.01%
  7. pdfFiller<0.01%
  8. PDF-XChange<0.01%
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Which PDF editors compete with Foxit?

Foxit against PDF editors worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for iLovePDF, Sejda, Foxit. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthiLovePDFSejdaPDFescapeFoxitNitroSmallpdfpdfFillerPDF-XChange
Oct 202595.2%3.9%0.52%0.28%0.19%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Nov 202595.3%3.9%0.42%0.23%0.19%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Dec 202595%4.2%0.38%0.25%0.17%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Jan 202694.9%4.2%0.46%0.25%0.21%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Feb 202695%4.2%0.38%0.25%0.17%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Mar 202695.4%3.9%0.35%0.23%0.16%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Apr 202695.4%3.9%0.35%0.23%0.16%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
May 202695.4%3.9%0.35%0.23%0.16%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Jun 202696%3.5%0.25%0.17%0.14%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Jul 202695.5%3.9%0.28%0.19%0.19%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Aug 202695.5%3.9%0.28%0.19%0.16%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Sep 202696%3.5%0.25%0.17%0.14%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%

  1. 1.iLovePDF

    96%

    Held 1st. 62.1M estimated branded searches, +12.3% vs prior month. Share +0.5 points.

  2. 2.Sejda

    3.5%

    Held 2nd. 2.2M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.4 points.

  3. 3.PDFescape

    0.25%

    Held 3rd. 165K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  4. 4.Foxit

    0.17%

    Held 4th. 110K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Nitro

    0.14%

    Held 5th. 90.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  6. 6.Smallpdf

    <0.01%

    Held 6th. 880 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  7. 7.pdfFiller

    <0.01%

    Held 7th. 70 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  8. 8.PDF-XChange

    <0.01%

    Held 8th. 10 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

Compare search popularity between Foxit and its closest rivals

Every comparison with Foxit

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

  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Foxit worldwide fell from 592K to 453K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Foxit’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide held steady, from 0.28% to 0.17%.

How did search popularity change for PDF editors worldwide in September 2026?

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for iLovePDF worldwide rose 12.3% over 12 measured months, from 55.3M to 62.1M in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for PDFescape worldwide fell 45.2% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 165K in September 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for pdfFiller worldwide fell 36.4% over 12 measured months, from 110 to 70 in September 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Foxit worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 165K to 110K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Nitro worldwide fell 17.7% over 12 measured months, from 110K to 90.5K in September 2026.

Where does Foxit compete?

Foxit is ranked in four competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of SearchRanking
PDF editing software6th of 100.16%Show ranking
PDF tools5th of 60.16%Show ranking
PDF editors4th of 80.17%Shown above
PDF editing platforms2nd of 518.7%Show ranking

How is Foxit measured?

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

7 branded search terms

  • foxit
  • foxit app
  • foxit pdf
  • foxit pdf editor
  • foxit reader
  • foxit software
  • pdf foxit

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