--- title: "GrowSurf: search popularity worldwide" description: "GrowSurf is a referral marketing platform. 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/growsurf" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # GrowSurf: search popularity worldwide GrowSurf is a referral marketing platform. 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**: GrowSurf - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among referral marketing platforms**: 6.5% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Referral marketing platforms | 7 | 6.5% | 1K | - [Referral marketing platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/referral-marketing-platforms) ## Top referral marketing platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, GrowSurf was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. GrowSurf is the fourth 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ReferralCandy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Referral Factory | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Referral Rock | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GrowSurf | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Friendbuy | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Viral Loops | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Talkable | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Mention Me | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Extole | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about referral marketing platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which referral marketing platform should I use?": 1. ReferralCandy, 2. Referral Factory - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best referral marketing platforms?": 1. ReferralCandy, 2. Referral Rock, 3. Friendbuy, 4. GrowSurf - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best referral marketing platform for customer referrals?": 1. ReferralCandy, 2. Referral Rock, 3. Friendbuy, 4. Talkable, 5. GrowSurf - Searched Google, AI Overview "referral marketing platform": 1. Referral Factory, 2. ReferralCandy, 3. GrowSurf, 4. Viral Loops - Searched Google, AI Overview "customer referral software": 1. ReferralCandy, 2. Referral Factory, 3. GrowSurf, 4. Referral Rock, 5. Viral Loops Not named in any answer: Mention Me and Extole. 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 GrowSurf changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for GrowSurf worldwide held steady at 1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GrowSurf’s share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide increased from 5% to 6.5%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GrowSurf’s share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide peaked at 7.7% in June 2026 and was lowest at 2.8% in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GrowSurf rose from 9th to 7th among referral marketing platforms worldwide. ## How did search popularity change for referral marketing platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Extole overtook ReferralCandy to rank 4th among referral marketing platforms worldwide, with 10.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Talkable gained share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide, from 10.3% to 12.4%. - In September 2026, Viral Loops gained share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide, from 10.3% to 12.4%. - In September 2026, Mention Me lost share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide, from 34.7% to 28.7%. - In September 2026, Referral Factory lost share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide, from 6.4% to 5.7%. - Friendbuy’s share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.9% to 8.5% in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Referral marketing platforms | 1K | 5% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | Referral marketing platforms | 1K | 5.2% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | Referral marketing platforms | 880 | 5.5% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 1K | 5.1% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 1K | 2.8% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 880 | 3.8% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 880 | 4.7% | 9 | | May 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 1K | 5.4% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 1.3K | 7.7% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 1K | 6.1% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 1K | 6.4% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | Referral marketing platforms | 1K | 6.5% | 7 | ## How are GrowSurf’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GrowSurf’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. - “growsurf” ## Which referral marketing platforms compete with GrowSurf? - [Mention Me](/demand/global-en/brands/mention-me) - [Talkable](/demand/global-en/brands/talkable) - [Viral Loops](/demand/global-en/brands/viral-loops) - [Extole](/demand/global-en/brands/extole): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/extole-vs-growsurf - [ReferralCandy](/demand/global-en/brands/referralcandy): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/growsurf-vs-referralcandy - [Friendbuy](/demand/global-en/brands/friendbuy): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/friendbuy-vs-growsurf - [Referral Rock](/demand/global-en/brands/referral-rock): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/growsurf-vs-referral-rock - [Referral Factory](/demand/global-en/brands/referral-factory): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/growsurf-vs-referral-factory ## 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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