--- title: "iDeals: search popularity worldwide" description: "iDeals is a virtual data room 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/ideals" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # iDeals: search popularity worldwide iDeals is a virtual data room 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**: iDeals - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among virtual data room platforms**: 2% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Virtual data room platforms | 8 | 2% | 3.6K | - [Virtual data room platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/virtual-data-room-platforms) ## Top virtual data room platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, iDeals appeared in all five answers. iDeals is the most recommended of the eight. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | iDeals | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Datasite | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Firmex | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Ansarada | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Intralinks | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Papermark | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | SecureDocs | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | DocSend | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about virtual data room platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which virtual data room platform should I use?": 1. iDeals, 2. Datasite, 3. Firmex, 4. Papermark, 5. Intralinks - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best virtual data room platforms?": 1. iDeals, 2. Datasite, 3. Firmex, 4. Ansarada, 5. Intralinks, 6. SecureDocs, 7. Papermark - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best virtual data room platform for deal document sharing?": 1. Datasite, 2. iDeals, 3. Firmex, 4. Intralinks, 5. Ansarada - Searched Google, AI Overview "virtual data room platforms": 1. Datasite, 2. iDeals, 3. Intralinks, 4. Firmex, 5. Ansarada, 6. DocSend, 7. Papermark - Searched Google, AI Overview "best virtual data room": 1. iDeals, 2. Datasite, 3. Ansarada, 4. Papermark, 5. SecureDocs, 6. DocSend 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 iDeals changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for iDeals worldwide fell from 4.4K to 3.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iDeals’ share of searches among virtual data room platforms worldwide held steady, from 2.3% to 2%. ## How did search popularity change for virtual data room platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, DocSend overtook Intralinks and Datasite to become the leader among virtual data room platforms worldwide, with 23% of the searches. - In September 2026, Intralinks lost share of searches among virtual data room platforms worldwide, from 24% to 23%. - In September 2026, Datasite lost share of searches among virtual data room platforms worldwide, from 19.6% to 18.8%. - In September 2026, Papermark lost share of searches among virtual data room platforms worldwide, from 19.6% to 18.8%. - Firmex’s share of searches among virtual data room platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.7% to 3.1% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Ansarada worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Virtual data room platforms | 4.4K | 2.3% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | Virtual data room platforms | 3.6K | 2.2% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | Virtual data room platforms | 2.9K | 2% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 4.4K | 2.7% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 3.6K | 2.3% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 4.4K | 2.3% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 4.4K | 2.6% | 8 | | May 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 3.6K | 2.2% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 4.4K | 2.5% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 4.4K | 2.6% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 3.6K | 2.1% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | Virtual data room platforms | 3.6K | 2% | 8 | ## How are iDeals’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using iDeals’ 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. - “ideals data room” - “ideals vdr” ## Which virtual data room platforms compete with iDeals? - [DocSend](/demand/global-en/brands/docsend) - [Intralinks](/demand/global-en/brands/intralinks) - [Datasite](/demand/global-en/brands/datasite): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/datasite-vs-ideals - [Papermark](/demand/global-en/brands/papermark): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ideals-vs-papermark - [Ansarada](/demand/global-en/brands/ansarada): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ansarada-vs-ideals - [Firmex](/demand/global-en/brands/firmex): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/firmex-vs-ideals - [SecureDocs](/demand/global-en/brands/securedocs): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ideals-vs-securedocs ## 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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