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title: "Indeed: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "A job search website listing jobs from employers and other job sites. 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/indeed"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Indeed: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

A job search website listing jobs from employers and other job sites. 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**: Indeed
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among job boards**: 37.4%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Job boards | 2 | 37.4% | 37.2M |

- [Job boards](/demand/global-en/categories/job-boards)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Indeed worldwide held steady at 37.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Indeed’s estimated Share of Search among job boards worldwide increased from 33.4% to 37.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Indeed’s estimated Share of Search among job boards worldwide peaked at 37.7% in May 2026 and was lowest at 33.4% in December 2025.

## How did search popularity change for job boards worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, SEEK gained estimated Share of Search among job boards worldwide, from 3.4% to 4.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for LinkedIn worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 68M to 55.6M in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Glassdoor worldwide fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 1.8M to 1.5M in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Job boards | 37.2M | 33.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Job boards | 37.2M | 37.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Job boards | 30.4M | 33.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Job boards | 37.2M | 33.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Job boards | 37.2M | 37.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Job boards | 37.2M | 33.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Job boards | 37.2M | 37.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Job boards | 37.2M | 37.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Job boards | 37.2M | 37.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Job boards | 37.2M | 37.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Job boards | 37.2M | 37.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Job boards | — | — | — |

## How is Indeed measured?

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

- “indeed”

## Which job boards compete with Indeed?

- [LinkedIn](/demand/global-en/brands/linkedin): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/indeed-vs-linkedin
- [SEEK](/demand/global-en/brands/seek): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/indeed-vs-seek
- [Glassdoor](/demand/global-en/brands/glassdoor): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/glassdoor-vs-indeed
- [ZipRecruiter](/demand/global-en/brands/ziprecruiter): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/indeed-vs-ziprecruiter

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Indeed: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/indeed

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