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title: "The Muse: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "The Muse is a career advice and job site. 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/the-muse"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# The Muse: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

The Muse is a career advice and job site. 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**: The Muse
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among outplacement services**: 0.68%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Outplacement services | 5 | 0.68% | 390 |

- [Outplacement services](/demand/global-en/categories/outplacement-services)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for The Muse worldwide held steady at 390.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Muse’s estimated Share of Search among outplacement services worldwide peaked at 1.9% in April 2026 and was lowest at 0.39% in January 2026.

## How did search popularity change for outplacement services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Randstad RiseSmart gained estimated Share of Search among outplacement services worldwide, from 6.5% to 7.7%.
- In August 2026, Careerminds gained estimated Share of Search among outplacement services worldwide, from 2.4% to 3.3%.
- In August 2026, LHH lost estimated Share of Search among outplacement services worldwide, from 89% to 86.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for CareerArc worldwide rose 38.9% over 11 measured months, from 720 to 1K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Outplacement services | 390 | 0.48% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Outplacement services | 390 | 0.48% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Outplacement services | 320 | 0.48% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Outplacement services | 320 | 0.39% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Outplacement services | 320 | 0.47% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Outplacement services | 390 | 0.47% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Outplacement services | 1.3K | 1.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Outplacement services | 720 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Outplacement services | 390 | 0.57% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Outplacement services | 480 | 0.71% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Outplacement services | 390 | 0.68% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Outplacement services | — | — | — |

## How is The Muse measured?

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

- “muse career”

## Which outplacement services compete with The Muse?

- [LHH](/demand/global-en/brands/lhh): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/lhh-vs-the-muse
- [Randstad RiseSmart](/demand/global-en/brands/randstad-risesmart): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/randstad-risesmart-vs-the-muse
- [Careerminds](/demand/global-en/brands/careerminds): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/careerminds-vs-the-muse
- [CareerArc](/demand/global-en/brands/careerarc): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/careerarc-vs-the-muse

## 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. "The Muse: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/the-muse

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