--- title: "Goodnotes: search popularity worldwide" description: "Goodnotes is a note-taking app. 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/goodnotes" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Goodnotes: search popularity worldwide Goodnotes is a note-taking app. 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**: Goodnotes - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among note taking apps**: 14.4% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Note taking apps | 3 | 14.4% | 673K | - [Note taking apps](/demand/global-en/categories/note-taking-apps) ## Top note taking apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Goodnotes was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Goodnotes is the sixth most recommended of the nine. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OneNote | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Notion | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apple Notes | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Obsidian | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Google Keep | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Goodnotes | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Evernote | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bear | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Roam Research | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about note taking apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which note taking app should I use?": 1. Apple Notes, 2. OneNote, 3. Notion, 4. Obsidian, 5. Google Keep - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best note taking apps?": 1. Notion, 2. Obsidian, 3. OneNote, 4. Apple Notes, 5. Google Keep, 6. Evernote - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best note taking app for class notes?": 1. OneNote, 2. Goodnotes, 3. Notion - Searched Google, AI Overview "note taking app": 1. OneNote, 2. Apple Notes, 3. Google Keep, 4. Notion, 5. Obsidian, 6. Evernote, 7. Goodnotes - Searched Google, AI Overview "note app": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Bear and Roam Research. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Goodnotes changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Goodnotes worldwide rose from 550K to 673K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Goodnotes’ share of searches among note taking apps worldwide increased from 11.9% to 14.4%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Goodnotes’ share of searches among note taking apps worldwide peaked at 14.4% in September 2026 and was lowest at 8.4% in June 2026. ## How did search popularity change for note taking apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, OneNote overtook Google Keep to become the leader among note taking apps worldwide, with 39.2% of the searches. - In September 2026, Goodnotes gained share of searches among note taking apps worldwide, from 11.8% to 14.4%. - In September 2026, Google Keep lost share of searches among note taking apps worldwide, from 39.2% to 32.1%. - In September 2026, Evernote lost share of searches among note taking apps worldwide, from 6.4% to 5.3%. - In September 2026, Notion lost share of searches among note taking apps worldwide, from 2.9% to 2.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Obsidian worldwide rose 46.6% over 12 measured months, from 155K to 227K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Note taking apps | 550K | 11.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Note taking apps | 450K | 10.9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Note taking apps | 368K | 11.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Note taking apps | 450K | 10.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Note taking apps | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Note taking apps | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Note taking apps | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | May 2026 | Note taking apps | 368K | 10% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Note taking apps | 301K | 8.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Note taking apps | 301K | 9.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Note taking apps | 450K | 11.8% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | Note taking apps | 673K | 14.4% | 3 | ## How are Goodnotes’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Goodnotes’ 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. - “goodnotes” ## Which note taking apps compete with Goodnotes? - [OneNote](/demand/global-en/brands/onenote): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/goodnotes-vs-onenote - [Google Keep](/demand/global-en/brands/google-keep): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/goodnotes-vs-google-keep - [Evernote](/demand/global-en/brands/evernote): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/evernote-vs-goodnotes - [Obsidian](/demand/global-en/brands/obsidian): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/goodnotes-vs-obsidian - [Notion](/demand/global-en/brands/notion): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/goodnotes-vs-notion - [Apple Notes](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-notes) - [Bear](/demand/global-en/brands/bear-notes) - [Roam Research](/demand/global-en/brands/roam-research) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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