--- title: "SOAX: search popularity worldwide" description: "SOAX sells residential and mobile proxies and data collection tools. 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/soax" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # SOAX: search popularity worldwide SOAX sells residential and mobile proxies and data collection tools. 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**: SOAX - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among proxy providers**: 1.5% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Proxy providers | 7 | 1.5% | 8.1K | - [Proxy providers](/demand/global-en/categories/proxy-providers) ## Top proxy providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SOAX was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. SOAX is the fifth most recommended of the eight. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Decodo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bright Data | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Oxylabs | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Webshare | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SOAX | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | IPRoyal | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | DataImpulse | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | NetNut | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about proxy providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which proxy provider should I use?": 1. Decodo, 2. Oxylabs, 3. Webshare, 4. Bright Data - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best residential proxy providers?": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Oxylabs, 4. SOAX, 5. IPRoyal, 6. DataImpulse - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best proxy service for web scraping?": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Webshare, 4. Oxylabs - Searched Google, AI Overview "residential proxies": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Oxylabs - Searched Google, AI Overview "proxy service": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data Not named in any answer: NetNut. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for SOAX changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for SOAX worldwide fell from 12.1K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SOAX’s share of searches among proxy providers worldwide decreased from 2.2% to 1.5%. ## How did search popularity change for proxy providers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Bright Data overtook Decodo to rank 4th among proxy providers worldwide, with 9.1% of the searches. - In September 2026, IPRoyal gained share of searches among proxy providers worldwide, from 18.1% to 20.3%. - In September 2026, DataImpulse gained share of searches among proxy providers worldwide, from 10.7% to 12%. - In September 2026, Webshare lost share of searches among proxy providers worldwide, from 44.2% to 41.2%. - In September 2026, Oxylabs lost share of searches among proxy providers worldwide, from 6.7% to 6.1%. - In September 2026, Decodo lost share of searches among proxy providers worldwide, from 9.7% to 9.1%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Proxy providers | 12.1K | 2.2% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | Proxy providers | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | Proxy providers | 9.9K | 1.9% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | Proxy providers | 12.1K | 2.1% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | Proxy providers | 12.1K | 2% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | Proxy providers | 14.8K | 2.2% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | Proxy providers | 14.8K | 2.2% | 7 | | May 2026 | Proxy providers | 9.9K | 1.6% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | Proxy providers | 9.9K | 1.6% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | Proxy providers | 12.1K | 1.8% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | Proxy providers | 9.9K | 1.6% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | Proxy providers | 8.1K | 1.5% | 7 | ## How are SOAX’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SOAX’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. - “soax” ## Which proxy providers compete with SOAX? - [Webshare](/demand/global-en/brands/webshare) - [IPRoyal](/demand/global-en/brands/iproyal) - [DataImpulse](/demand/global-en/brands/dataimpulse): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/dataimpulse-vs-soax - [Bright Data](/demand/global-en/brands/bright-data): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bright-data-vs-soax - [Decodo](/demand/global-en/brands/decodo): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/decodo-vs-soax - [Oxylabs](/demand/global-en/brands/oxylabs): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/oxylabs-vs-soax - [NetNut](/demand/global-en/brands/netnut): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/netnut-vs-soax ## 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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