--- title: "Google Family Link: search popularity worldwide" description: "Google Family Link is a family location sharing 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/google-family-link" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Family Link: search popularity worldwide Google Family Link is a family location sharing 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**: Google Family Link - **Owned by**: Google - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among family location apps**: 22.1% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Family location apps | 3 | 22.1% | 301K | - [Family location apps](/demand/global-en/categories/family-location-apps) ## How has branded search demand for Google Family Link changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Google Family Link worldwide rose from 246K to 301K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Family Link’s estimated Share of Search among family location apps worldwide increased from 17.7% to 22.1%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Family Link’s estimated Share of Search among family location apps worldwide peaked at 25.7% in January 2026 and was lowest at 17.7% in October 2025. ## How did search popularity change for family location apps worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Google Family Link worldwide rose 22.4% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 301K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bark worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Life360 worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 450K to 368K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Family location apps | 246K | 17.7% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Family location apps | 301K | 22% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Family location apps | 368K | 25.6% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Family location apps | 368K | 25.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Family location apps | 301K | 23.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Family location apps | 301K | 22.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Family location apps | 301K | 22.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | Family location apps | 246K | 18.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Family location apps | 246K | 18.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Family location apps | 301K | 22.1% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Family location apps | 301K | 22.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | Family location apps | 301K | 22.1% | 3 | ## How is Google Family Link measured? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Family Link’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. - “google family link” ## Which family location apps compete with Google Family Link? - [Find My](/demand/global-en/brands/find-my): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/find-my-vs-google-family-link - [Life360](/demand/global-en/brands/life360): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-family-link-vs-life360 - [Bark](/demand/global-en/brands/bark): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bark-vs-google-family-link ## Who owns Google Family Link? Google Family Link is owned by Google. Brandwave also tracks AppSheet, Chrome Remote Desktop, Display & Video 360, Firebase, Fitbit, Gmail, Google, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Chat, Google Chrome, Google Chromecast, Google Classroom, Google Cloud, Google DeepMind, Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Gemini, Google Maps, Google Maps Platform, Google Meet, Google Nest, Google Nest Wifi, Google Slides, Google Translate, Google Workspace, Looker, Looker Studio, Snapseed, YouTube and YouTube Music, owned by the same company, worldwide. - [Google](/demand/global-en/companies/google): Owns 36 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 Google Family Link? Google Family Link is owned by Google. Brandwave also tracks AppSheet, Chrome Remote Desktop, Display & Video 360, Firebase, Fitbit, Gmail, Google, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Chat, Google Chrome, Google Chromecast, Google Classroom, Google Cloud, Google DeepMind, Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Gemini, Google Maps, Google Maps Platform, Google Meet, Google Nest, Google Nest Wifi, Google Slides, Google Translate, Google Workspace, Looker, Looker Studio, Snapseed, YouTube and YouTube Music, owned by the same company, worldwide. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Family Link: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/google-family-link This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/google-family-link. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.