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title: "Puppeteer: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Puppeteer is browser automation software. 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/puppeteer"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Puppeteer: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Puppeteer is browser automation software. 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**: Puppeteer
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among browser automation tools**: 11.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Browser automation tools | 3 | 11.7% | 90.5K |

- [Browser automation tools](/demand/global-en/categories/browser-automation-tools)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Puppeteer worldwide fell from 135K to 90.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Puppeteer’s estimated Share of Search among browser automation tools worldwide decreased from 16.4% to 11.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Puppeteer’s estimated Share of Search among browser automation tools worldwide peaked at 16.4% in October 2025 and was lowest at 9.8% in March 2026.

## How did search popularity change for browser automation tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Cypress gained estimated Share of Search among browser automation tools worldwide, from 35.3% to 39%.
- In August 2026, Puppeteer gained estimated Share of Search among browser automation tools worldwide, from 10.6% to 11.7%.
- In August 2026, Playwright lost estimated Share of Search among browser automation tools worldwide, from 52.7% to 47.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for WebdriverIO worldwide fell 45.5% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 3.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Selenium worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 14.8K to 8.1K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Browser automation tools | 135K | 16.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Browser automation tools | 110K | 13.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Browser automation tools | 110K | 13.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Browser automation tools | 110K | 12.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Browser automation tools | 90.5K | 10.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Browser automation tools | 110K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Browser automation tools | 90.5K | 9.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Browser automation tools | 90.5K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Browser automation tools | 90.5K | 10.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Browser automation tools | 90.5K | 10.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Browser automation tools | 90.5K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Browser automation tools | — | — | — |

## How is Puppeteer measured?

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

- “puppeteer”

## Which browser automation tools compete with Puppeteer?

- [Playwright](/demand/global-en/brands/playwright): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/playwright-vs-puppeteer
- [Cypress](/demand/global-en/brands/cypress): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/cypress-vs-puppeteer
- [Selenium](/demand/global-en/brands/selenium): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/puppeteer-vs-selenium
- [WebdriverIO](/demand/global-en/brands/webdriverio): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/puppeteer-vs-webdriverio

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

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