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title: "Shapeways: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Shapeways is 3D printing service. 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/shapeways"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Shapeways: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Shapeways is 3D printing service. 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**: Shapeways
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among 3D printing services**: 10.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3D printing services | 4 | 10.2% | 9.9K |

- [3D printing services](/demand/global-en/categories/3d-printing-services)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Shapeways worldwide fell from 14.8K to 9.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shapeways’ estimated Share of Search among 3D printing services worldwide decreased from 13.2% to 10.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shapeways’ estimated Share of Search among 3D printing services worldwide peaked at 15.7% in December 2025 and was lowest at 10.2% in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shapeways fell from 3rd to 4th among 3D printing services worldwide.

## How did search popularity change for 3D printing services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Stratasys gained estimated Share of Search among 3D printing services worldwide, from 19.7% to 22.8%.
- In August 2026, Craftcloud gained estimated Share of Search among 3D printing services worldwide, from 10.8% to 12.4%.
- In August 2026, Protolabs lost estimated Share of Search among 3D printing services worldwide, from 53.9% to 50.8%.
- In August 2026, Sculpteo lost estimated Share of Search among 3D printing services worldwide, from 4.8% to 3.7%.
- In August 2026, Shapeways lost estimated Share of Search among 3D printing services worldwide, from 10.8% to 10.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for 3D Systems worldwide fell 36.4% over 11 measured months, from 110 to 70 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3D printing services | 14.8K | 13.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 3D printing services | 14.8K | 13.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 3D printing services | 14.8K | 15.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 3D printing services | 14.8K | 13.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 3D printing services | 12.1K | 11.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 3D printing services | 14.8K | 13.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 3D printing services | 12.1K | 11.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 3D printing services | 12.1K | 12.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 3D printing services | 14.8K | 14% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 3D printing services | 9.9K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 3D printing services | 9.9K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3D printing services | — | — | — |

## How is Shapeways measured?

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

- “shapeways”

## Which 3D printing services compete with Shapeways?

- [Protolabs](/demand/global-en/brands/protolabs): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/protolabs-vs-shapeways
- [Stratasys](/demand/global-en/brands/stratasys): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/shapeways-vs-stratasys
- [Craftcloud](/demand/global-en/brands/craftcloud): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/craftcloud-vs-shapeways
- [Sculpteo](/demand/global-en/brands/sculpteo): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/sculpteo-vs-shapeways
- [3D Systems](/demand/global-en/brands/3d-systems): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/3d-systems-vs-shapeways

## 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

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