--- title: "Kobo Writing Life: search popularity worldwide" description: "Kobo Writing Life is Kobo’s self-publishing platform for ebooks and audiobooks. 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/kobo-writing-life" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kobo Writing Life: search popularity worldwide Kobo Writing Life is Kobo’s self-publishing platform for ebooks and audiobooks. 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**: Kobo Writing Life - **Owned by**: Kobo - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among self publishing platforms**: 0.38% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Self publishing platforms | 7 | 0.38% | 14.8K | - [Self publishing platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/self-publishing-platforms) ## Top self publishing platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Kobo Writing Life was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Kobo Writing Life is the seventh 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Draft2Digital | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | IngramSpark | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Lulu | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Barnes & Noble Press | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Amazon KDP | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Kobo Writing Life | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Smashwords | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about self publishing platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which self publishing platform should I use?": 1. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, 2. IngramSpark, 3. Draft2Digital, 4. Lulu, 5. Amazon KDP - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best self publishing platforms?": 1. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, 2. IngramSpark, 3. Draft2Digital, 4. Lulu, 5. Barnes & Noble Press, 6. Amazon KDP - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best self publishing platform for independent authors?": 1. Amazon KDP, 2. IngramSpark, 3. Draft2Digital, 4. Lulu, 5. Kobo Writing Life, 6. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing - Searched Google, AI Overview "self publishing platform": 1. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, 2. Kobo Writing Life, 3. Barnes & Noble Press, 4. Draft2Digital, 5. Smashwords, 6. IngramSpark, 7. Lulu - Searched Google, AI Overview "publish a book online": 1. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, 2. Barnes & Noble Press, 3. Lulu, 4. Draft2Digital 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 Kobo Writing Life changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Kobo Writing Life worldwide rose from 12.1K to 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kobo Writing Life’s share of searches among self publishing platforms worldwide held steady, from 0.46% to 0.38%. ## How did search popularity change for self publishing platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Amazon KDP gained share of searches among self publishing platforms worldwide, from 46.9% to 47.5%. - In September 2026, Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing gained share of searches among self publishing platforms worldwide, from 46.9% to 47.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Barnes & Noble Press worldwide rose 22.7% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 22.2K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Kobo Writing Life worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 14.8K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for IngramSpark worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 90.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lulu worldwide rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Self publishing platforms | 12.1K | 0.46% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | Self publishing platforms | 9.9K | 0.45% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | Self publishing platforms | 9.9K | 0.38% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 9.9K | 0.38% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 9.9K | 0.46% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 9.9K | 0.38% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 12.1K | 0.46% | 7 | | May 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 12.1K | 0.46% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 12.1K | 0.46% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 12.1K | 0.46% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 14.8K | 0.46% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | Self publishing platforms | 14.8K | 0.38% | 7 | ## How are Kobo Writing Life’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kobo Writing Life’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. - “kobo writing life” ## Which self publishing platforms compete with Kobo Writing Life? - [Amazon KDP](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-kdp) - [Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-kindle-direct-publishing) - [IngramSpark](/demand/global-en/brands/ingramspark): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ingramspark-vs-kobo-writing-life - [Draft2Digital](/demand/global-en/brands/draft2digital): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/draft2digital-vs-kobo-writing-life - [Smashwords](/demand/global-en/brands/smashwords): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/kobo-writing-life-vs-smashwords - [Barnes & Noble Press](/demand/global-en/brands/barnes-and-noble-press): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/barnes-and-noble-press-vs-kobo-writing-life - [Lulu](/demand/global-en/brands/lulu-publishing): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/kobo-writing-life-vs-lulu-publishing ## Who owns Kobo Writing Life? Kobo Writing Life is owned by Kobo. Brandwave also tracks Kobo, owned by the same company, worldwide. - [Kobo](/demand/global-en/companies/kobo): Owns 2 tracked brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Who owns Kobo Writing Life? Kobo Writing Life is owned by Kobo. Brandwave also tracks Kobo, owned by the same company, worldwide. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kobo Writing Life: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/kobo-writing-life This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/kobo-writing-life. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.