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title: "VesselFinder: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "VesselFinder is ship tracking 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/vesselfinder"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# VesselFinder: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

VesselFinder is ship tracking 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**: VesselFinder
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among marine software**: 11.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marine software | 2 | 11.7% | 550K |

- [Marine software](/demand/global-en/categories/marine-software)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for VesselFinder worldwide rose from 450K to 550K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VesselFinder’s estimated Share of Search among marine software worldwide decreased from 13.9% to 11.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VesselFinder’s estimated Share of Search among marine software worldwide peaked at 13.9% in December 2025 and was lowest at 9.8% in April 2026.

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

- In August 2026, MarineTraffic gained estimated Share of Search among marine software worldwide, from 84.2% to 86.9%.
- In August 2026, VesselFinder lost estimated Share of Search among marine software worldwide, from 13.8% to 11.7%.
- In August 2026, Navionics lost estimated Share of Search among marine software worldwide, from 1.9% to 1.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kpler worldwide rose 250% over 11 measured months, from 20 to 70 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Windward worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 720 to 480 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Marine software | 450K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Marine software | 368K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Marine software | 368K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Marine software | 450K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Marine software | 368K | 11.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Marine software | 550K | 11.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Marine software | 550K | 9.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Marine software | 550K | 13.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Marine software | 550K | 13.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Marine software | 550K | 13.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Marine software | 550K | 11.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Marine software | — | — | — |

## How is VesselFinder measured?

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

- “vessel finder”

## Which marine software compete with VesselFinder?

- [MarineTraffic](/demand/global-en/brands/marinetraffic): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/marinetraffic-vs-vesselfinder
- [Navionics](/demand/global-en/brands/navionics): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/navionics-vs-vesselfinder
- [Signal Ocean](/demand/global-en/brands/signal-ocean): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/signal-ocean-vs-vesselfinder
- [Windward](/demand/global-en/brands/windward): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/vesselfinder-vs-windward
- [Kpler](/demand/global-en/brands/kpler): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/kpler-vs-vesselfinder

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

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