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title: "Korn Ferry: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Korn Ferry is an executive search and consulting firm. 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."
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# Korn Ferry: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Korn Ferry is an executive search and consulting firm. 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**: Korn Ferry
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among executive search firms**: 59.1%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Executive search firms | 1 | 59.1% | 110K |

- [Executive search firms](/demand/global-en/categories/executive-search-firms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Korn Ferry worldwide fell from 135K to 110K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Korn Ferry’s estimated Share of Search among executive search firms worldwide increased from 56.3% to 59.1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Korn Ferry’s estimated Share of Search among executive search firms worldwide peaked at 63.3% in June 2026 and was lowest at 56.3% in October 2025.

## How did search popularity change for executive search firms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Heidrick & Struggles gained estimated Share of Search among executive search firms worldwide, from 15.5% to 17.8%.
- In August 2026, Spencer Stuart gained estimated Share of Search among executive search firms worldwide, from 15.5% to 17.8%.
- In August 2026, Korn Ferry lost estimated Share of Search among executive search firms worldwide, from 63.3% to 59.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Russell Reynolds worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Executive search firms | 135K | 56.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Executive search firms | 110K | 58.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Executive search firms | 110K | 63.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Executive search firms | 135K | 58.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Executive search firms | 110K | 57.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Executive search firms | 135K | 58.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Executive search firms | 135K | 61.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Executive search firms | 110K | 58.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Executive search firms | 135K | 63.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Executive search firms | 135K | 63.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Executive search firms | 110K | 59.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Executive search firms | — | — | — |

## How is Korn Ferry measured?

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

- “korn ferry”

## Which executive search firms compete with Korn Ferry?

- [Heidrick & Struggles](/demand/global-en/brands/heidrick-struggles): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/heidrick-struggles-vs-korn-ferry
- [Spencer Stuart](/demand/global-en/brands/spencer-stuart): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/korn-ferry-vs-spencer-stuart
- [Russell Reynolds](/demand/global-en/brands/russell-reynolds): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/korn-ferry-vs-russell-reynolds
- [Egon Zehnder](/demand/global-en/brands/egon-zehnder)

## Methodology

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

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