--- title: "How popular is Tapas? Searches and AI answers worldwide" description: "Tapas is an app for reading webcomics and web novels. 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/tapas" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Tapas? Searches and AI answers worldwide Tapas is an app for reading webcomics and web novels. 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**: Tapas - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among webcomic and manga apps**: 0.39% ## Where does Tapas compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Webcomic and manga apps | 5 | 0.39% | 12.1K | - [Webcomic and manga apps](/demand/global-en/categories/webcomic-apps) ## Top webcomic and manga apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Tapas was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Tapas is the fifth most recommended of the five. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | WEBTOON | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | MANGA Plus | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Tappytoon | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lezhin Comics | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Tapas | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about webcomic and manga apps - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best app for reading webcomics?": 1. WEBTOON, 2. Tappytoon, 3. Lezhin Comics, 4. Tapas - Asked ChatGPT "Where can I read manga legally online?": 1. MANGA Plus, 2. WEBTOON - Asked ChatGPT "Which webcomic apps are worth paying for?": 1. WEBTOON, 2. Tappytoon, 3. Lezhin Comics, 4. Tapas - Searched Google, AI Overview "read manga online": 1. MANGA Plus, 2. WEBTOON - Searched Google, AI Overview "webcomics app": named none of the brands we track Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 28, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Tapas changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Tapas worldwide held steady at 12.1K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Tapas’ share of searches among webcomic and manga apps worldwide held steady, from 0.32% to 0.39%. ## How did search popularity change for webcomic and manga apps worldwide in October 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Tappytoon worldwide rose 21.5% over 12 measured months, from 90.5K to 110K in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for MANGA Plus worldwide fell 32.7% over 12 measured months, from 1M to 673K in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for WEBTOON worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.2M to 1.8M in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Webcomic and manga apps | 12.1K | 0.32% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Webcomic and manga apps | 14.8K | 0.38% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 18.1K | 0.44% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 14.8K | 0.38% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 14.8K | 0.38% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 14.8K | 0.38% | 5 | | May 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 18.1K | 0.46% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 18.1K | 0.48% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 18.1K | 0.56% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 18.1K | 0.56% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 22.2K | 0.72% | 5 | | Oct 2026 | Webcomic and manga apps | 12.1K | 0.39% | 5 | ## How are Tapas’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Tapas’ 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. - “tapas comics” ## Which webcomic and manga apps compete with Tapas? - [WEBTOON](/demand/global-en/brands/webtoon): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/tapas-vs-webtoon - [MANGA Plus](/demand/global-en/brands/manga-plus): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/manga-plus-vs-tapas - [Lezhin Comics](/demand/global-en/brands/lezhin): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/lezhin-vs-tapas - [Tappytoon](/demand/global-en/brands/tappytoon): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/tapas-vs-tappytoon ## 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. "How popular is Tapas? Searches and AI answers worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/tapas This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/tapas. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.