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title: "PhET: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "PhET is a science simulation 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/phet"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# PhET: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

PhET is a science simulation 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**: PhET
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among science simulation platforms**: 68.9%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Science simulation platforms | 1 | 68.9% | 246K |

- [Science simulation platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/science-simulation-platforms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for PhET worldwide fell from 301K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PhET’s estimated Share of Search among science simulation platforms worldwide increased from 57.1% to 68.9%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PhET’s estimated Share of Search among science simulation platforms worldwide peaked at 76.2% in July 2026 and was lowest at 51% in December 2025.

## How did search popularity change for science simulation platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Pivot Interactives overtook PraxiLabs to rank 4th among science simulation platforms worldwide, at 2.3%.
- In August 2026, ExploreLearning gained estimated Share of Search among science simulation platforms worldwide, from 15.3% to 20.7%.
- In August 2026, Labster gained estimated Share of Search among science simulation platforms worldwide, from 6.9% to 7.6%.
- In August 2026, PhET lost estimated Share of Search among science simulation platforms worldwide, from 76.2% to 68.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PraxiLabs worldwide fell 34.5% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.9K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Science simulation platforms | 301K | 57.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Science simulation platforms | 246K | 57% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Science simulation platforms | 135K | 51% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Science simulation platforms | 201K | 55.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Science simulation platforms | 246K | 60.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Science simulation platforms | 201K | 52% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Science simulation platforms | 246K | 60.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Science simulation platforms | 201K | 61.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Science simulation platforms | 165K | 68.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Science simulation platforms | 201K | 76.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Science simulation platforms | 246K | 68.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Science simulation platforms | — | — | — |

## How is PhET measured?

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

- “phet simulations”

## Which science simulation platforms compete with PhET?

- [ExploreLearning](/demand/global-en/brands/explorelearning): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/explorelearning-vs-phet
- [Labster](/demand/global-en/brands/labster): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/labster-vs-phet
- [Pivot Interactives](/demand/global-en/brands/pivot-interactives): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/phet-vs-pivot-interactives
- [PraxiLabs](/demand/global-en/brands/praxilabs): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/phet-vs-praxilabs

## 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. "PhET: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/phet

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