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title: "STAAD: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "STAAD is structural engineering 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/staad"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# STAAD: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

STAAD is structural engineering 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**: STAAD
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among structural engineering software**: 8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Structural engineering software | 4 | 8% | 27.1K |

- [Structural engineering software](/demand/global-en/categories/structural-engineering-software)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for STAAD worldwide rose from 14.8K to 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, STAAD’s estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide increased from 3.3% to 8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, STAAD’s estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide peaked at 8% in August 2026 and was lowest at 2.9% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, STAAD rose from 5th to 4th among structural engineering software worldwide.

## How did search popularity change for structural engineering software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Tekla gained estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide, from 35.6% to 39.8%.
- In August 2026, STAAD gained estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide, from 7.2% to 8%.
- In August 2026, RISA lost estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide, from 43.7% to 39.8%.
- In August 2026, ETABS lost estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide, from 8.8% to 8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SAP2000 worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 22.2K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Structural engineering software | 14.8K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Structural engineering software | 14.8K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Structural engineering software | 12.1K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Structural engineering software | 14.8K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Structural engineering software | 14.8K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Structural engineering software | 18.1K | 4.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Structural engineering software | 18.1K | 4.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Structural engineering software | 22.2K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Structural engineering software | 22.2K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Structural engineering software | 22.2K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Structural engineering software | 27.1K | 8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Structural engineering software | — | — | — |

## How is STAAD measured?

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

- “staad”

## Which structural engineering software compete with STAAD?

- [RISA](/demand/global-en/brands/risa): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/risa-vs-staad
- [Tekla](/demand/global-en/brands/tekla): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/staad-vs-tekla
- [ETABS](/demand/global-en/brands/etabs): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/etabs-vs-staad
- [SAP2000](/demand/global-en/brands/sap2000): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/sap2000-vs-staad

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

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