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title: "MindNode: search popularity worldwide"
description: "MindNode is a mind mapping app for Mac and iOS. 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/mindnode"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# MindNode: search popularity worldwide

MindNode is a mind mapping app for Mac and iOS. 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**: MindNode
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among mind mapping tools**: 0.29%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mind mapping tools | 6 | 0.29% | 8.1K |

- [Mind mapping tools](/demand/global-en/categories/mind-mapping-tools)

## Top mind mapping tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, MindNode appeared in all five answers. MindNode is the fourth most recommended of the six.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XMind | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| MindMeister | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Miro | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| MindNode | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Coggle | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Lucidchart | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about mind mapping tools

- Asked ChatGPT "Which mind mapping tool should I use?": 1. XMind, 2. MindMeister, 3. Miro, 4. MindNode
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best mind mapping tools?": 1. XMind, 2. Miro, 3. Coggle, 4. MindMeister, 5. MindNode
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best mind mapping tool for organising ideas?": 1. XMind, 2. Miro, 3. MindMeister, 4. Coggle, 5. MindNode
- Searched Google, AI Overview "mind mapping tools": 1. MindMeister, 2. Miro, 3. XMind, 4. MindNode
- Searched Google, AI Overview "mind map software": 1. MindMeister, 2. Miro, 3. XMind, 4. MindNode

Not named in any answer: Lucidchart.

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 MindNode changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for MindNode worldwide fell from 14.8K to 8.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MindNode’s share of searches among mind mapping tools worldwide held steady, from 0.4% to 0.29%.

## How did search popularity change for mind mapping tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Miro gained share of searches among mind mapping tools worldwide, from 64.5% to 66%.
- In September 2026, Coggle gained share of searches among mind mapping tools worldwide, from 2.1% to 2.7%.
- In September 2026, XMind lost share of searches among mind mapping tools worldwide, from 8.7% to 7.2%.
- In September 2026, MindMeister lost share of searches among mind mapping tools worldwide, from 4.8% to 4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MindNode worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 8.1K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lucidchart worldwide fell 33.2% over 12 measured months, from 823K to 550K in September 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Mind mapping tools | 14.8K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Mind mapping tools | 12.1K | 0.39% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Mind mapping tools | 12.1K | 0.51% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 12.1K | 0.5% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 9.9K | 0.39% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 12.1K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 9.9K | 0.33% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 9.9K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 8.1K | 0.35% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 6.6K | 0.35% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 8.1K | 0.43% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Mind mapping tools | 8.1K | 0.29% | 6 |

## How are MindNode’s branded searches counted?

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

- “mindnode”

## Which mind mapping tools compete with MindNode?

- [Miro](/demand/global-en/brands/miro): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/mindnode-vs-miro
- [Lucidchart](/demand/global-en/brands/lucidchart): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/lucidchart-vs-mindnode
- [XMind](/demand/global-en/brands/xmind): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/mindnode-vs-xmind
- [MindMeister](/demand/global-en/brands/mindmeister): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/mindmeister-vs-mindnode
- [Coggle](/demand/global-en/brands/coggle): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/coggle-vs-mindnode

## 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

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