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How popular isResearchRabbit in search?

In September 2026, people searched for ResearchRabbit by name about 27,100 times worldwide, an 18.1% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 0.07% of all global AI research tool searches, placing ResearchRabbit sixth out of six tools. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of searches, September 2026
  1. NotebookLM61.2%
  2. Perplexity33.6%
  3. Consensus3.9%
  4. Elicit1.1%
  5. Scite0.12%
  6. ResearchRabbit0.07%
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Which AI research tools compete with ResearchRabbit?

ResearchRabbit against AI research tools worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for NotebookLM, Perplexity, Consensus, ResearchRabbit. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthNotebookLMPerplexityConsensusElicitSciteResearchRabbit
Oct 202523.1%73.4%2.2%1.1%0.12%0.06%
Nov 202530.7%65.4%2.6%1%0.13%0.07%
Dec 202542.3%54%2.5%0.95%0.13%0.07%
Jan 202649.9%46%2.8%1.1%0.12%0.07%
Feb 202650.2%45.9%2.6%1.1%0.12%0.07%
Mar 202653.7%42.1%2.8%1.2%0.11%0.07%
Apr 202658.6%37.3%2.8%1.1%0.1%0.06%
May 202663%32.9%3.1%0.95%0.09%0.06%
Jun 202662.8%32.8%3.3%0.94%0.08%0.07%
Jul 202660.6%34.8%3.3%1.2%0.08%0.07%
Aug 202661.1%33.9%3.6%1.1%0.1%0.07%
Sep 202661.2%33.6%3.9%1.1%0.12%0.07%

  1. 1.NotebookLM

    61.2%

    Held 1st. 24.5M estimated branded searches, +22.8% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  2. 2.Perplexity

    33.6%

    Held 2nd. 13.4M estimated branded searches, +21.3% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  3. 3.Consensus

    3.9%

    Held 3rd. 1.6M estimated branded searches, +30.1% vs prior month. Share +0.2 points.

  4. 4.Elicit

    1.1%

    Held 4th. 450K estimated branded searches, +22.3% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Scite

    0.12%

    Held 5th. 49.5K estimated branded searches, +49.5% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  6. 6.ResearchRabbit

    0.07%

    Held 6th. 27.1K estimated branded searches, +22.1% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for ResearchRabbit worldwide fell from 33.1K to 27.1K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ResearchRabbit’s share of searches among AI research tools worldwide held steady, from 0.06% to 0.07%.

How did search popularity change for AI research tools worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for NotebookLM worldwide rose 106.1% over 12 measured months, from 11.9M to 24.5M in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Consensus worldwide rose 37.9% over 12 measured months, from 1.1M to 1.6M in September 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Perplexity worldwide fell 64.4% over 12 measured months, from 37.7M to 13.4M in September 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Elicit worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 550K to 450K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Scite worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for ResearchRabbit worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 27.1K in September 2026.

How are ResearchRabbit’s branded searches counted?

1 search term

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

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