--- title: "Phosphor Icons: search popularity worldwide" description: "Phosphor Icons is an open source icon library. 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/phosphor-icons" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Phosphor Icons: search popularity worldwide Phosphor Icons is an open source icon library. 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**: Phosphor Icons - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among icon libraries**: 2.3% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Icon libraries | 6 | 2.3% | 40.5K | - [Icon libraries](/demand/global-en/categories/icon-libraries) ## Top icon libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Phosphor Icons was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Phosphor Icons is the second most recommended of the ten. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lucide | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Phosphor Icons | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Heroicons | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Material Symbols | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Tabler Icons | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Font Awesome | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Flaticon | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Iconoir | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Noun Project | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Iconify | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about icon libraries - Asked ChatGPT "Which icon library should I use?": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Font Awesome, 4. Material Symbols - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best icon libraries?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Tabler Icons, 4. Heroicons, 5. Material Symbols, 6. Font Awesome, 7. Iconoir, 8. Iconify - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best icon library for app design?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Material Symbols, 4. Heroicons, 5. Iconoir - Searched Google, AI Overview "icon libraries": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Phosphor Icons, 4. Tabler Icons, 5. Iconoir, 6. Material Symbols, 7. Font Awesome - Searched Google, AI Overview "free icon set": 1. Flaticon, 2. Noun Project, 3. Phosphor Icons 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 Phosphor Icons changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Phosphor Icons worldwide rose from 27.1K to 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Phosphor Icons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide increased from 1.1% to 2.3%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Phosphor Icons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide peaked at 2.7% in July 2026 and was lowest at 1.1% in October 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Phosphor Icons rose from 8th to 6th among icon libraries worldwide. ## How did search popularity change for icon libraries worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Noun Project gained share of searches among icon libraries worldwide, from 11.7% to 14.2%. - In September 2026, Lucide lost share of searches among icon libraries worldwide, from 6.4% to 5.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Phosphor Icons worldwide rose 49.4% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Heroicons worldwide fell 55.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 22.2K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Font Awesome worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 450K to 246K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Flaticon worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 1.5M to 1M in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Icon libraries | 27.1K | 1.1% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | Icon libraries | 27.1K | 1.1% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | Icon libraries | 27.1K | 1.3% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | Icon libraries | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | Icon libraries | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | Icon libraries | 49.5K | 2.2% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | Icon libraries | 49.5K | 2.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | Icon libraries | 40.5K | 2% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Icon libraries | 40.5K | 2% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Icon libraries | 49.5K | 2.7% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Icon libraries | 40.5K | 2.4% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Icon libraries | 40.5K | 2.3% | 6 | ## How are Phosphor Icons’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Phosphor Icons’ 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. - “phosphor icons” ## Which icon libraries compete with Phosphor Icons? - [Flaticon](/demand/global-en/brands/flaticon) - [Font Awesome](/demand/global-en/brands/font-awesome) - [Noun Project](/demand/global-en/brands/noun-project): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/noun-project-vs-phosphor-icons - [Lucide](/demand/global-en/brands/lucide): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/lucide-vs-phosphor-icons - [Iconify](/demand/global-en/brands/iconify): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/iconify-vs-phosphor-icons - [Tabler Icons](/demand/global-en/brands/tabler-icons): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/phosphor-icons-vs-tabler-icons - [Heroicons](/demand/global-en/brands/heroicons): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/heroicons-vs-phosphor-icons - [Material Symbols](/demand/global-en/brands/material-symbols) - [Iconoir](/demand/global-en/brands/iconoir) ## 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 Brandwave. 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