--- title: "Plotly: search popularity worldwide" description: "Open source charting libraries and the Dash app framework. 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/plotly" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Plotly: search popularity worldwide Open source charting libraries and the Dash app framework. 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**: Plotly - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among data visualisation platforms**: 0.75% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Data visualisation platforms | 8 | 0.75% | 33.1K | - [Data visualisation platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/data-visualisation-platforms) ## Top data visualisation platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Plotly was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Plotly is the fifth 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Microsoft Power BI | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Tableau | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Looker Studio | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Qlik | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Plotly | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Domo | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Flourish | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Datawrapper | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Grafana | 9th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Metabase | 10th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about data visualisation platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which data visualisation platform should I use?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Plotly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best data visualisation platforms?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Qlik, 5. Plotly, 6. Metabase, 7. Flourish, 8. Grafana - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best data visualisation platform for dashboards?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Grafana, 5. Metabase - Searched Google, AI Overview "data visualisation platforms": 1. Tableau, 2. Microsoft Power BI, 3. Domo, 4. Qlik, 5. Looker Studio, 6. Flourish, 7. Datawrapper, 8. Plotly, 9. Grafana - Searched Google, AI Overview "data visualization software": 1. Tableau, 2. Microsoft Power BI, 3. Qlik, 4. Looker Studio, 5. Datawrapper, 6. Plotly Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Plotly changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Plotly worldwide fell from 74K to 33.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plotly’s share of searches among data visualisation platforms worldwide decreased from 1.3% to 0.75%. ## How did search popularity change for data visualisation platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Qlik gained share of searches among data visualisation platforms worldwide, from 3.1% to 3.8%. - In September 2026, Microsoft Power BI lost share of searches among data visualisation platforms worldwide, from 60.3% to 58%. - Tableau’s share of searches among data visualisation platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 12% to 12.6% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Flourish worldwide fell 55.4% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 6.6K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Plotly worldwide fell 55.3% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 33.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Grafana worldwide fell 50% over 12 measured months, from 140 to 70 in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Data visualisation platforms | 74K | 1.3% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | Data visualisation platforms | 60.5K | 1.2% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | Data visualisation platforms | 49.5K | 1.1% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 60.5K | 1.2% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 49.5K | 0.97% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 60.5K | 1.1% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 60.5K | 1.2% | 8 | | May 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 49.5K | 0.97% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 49.5K | 1.1% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 40.5K | 0.88% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 40.5K | 0.88% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | Data visualisation platforms | 33.1K | 0.75% | 8 | ## How are Plotly’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plotly’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. - “plotly” ## Which data visualisation platforms compete with Plotly? - [Microsoft Power BI](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-power-bi) - [Tableau](/demand/global-en/brands/tableau) - [Looker Studio](/demand/global-en/brands/looker-studio) - [Domo](/demand/global-en/brands/domo) - [Qlik](/demand/global-en/brands/qlik): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/plotly-vs-qlik - [Metabase](/demand/global-en/brands/metabase): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/metabase-vs-plotly - [Datawrapper](/demand/global-en/brands/datawrapper): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/datawrapper-vs-plotly - [Flourish](/demand/global-en/brands/flourish): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/flourish-vs-plotly - [Grafana](/demand/global-en/brands/grafana): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/grafana-vs-plotly ## 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. "Plotly: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/plotly This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/plotly. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.