--- title: "Weather Underground: search popularity worldwide" description: "A weather website and app built on a network of personal weather stations. 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/weather-underground" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Weather Underground: search popularity worldwide A weather website and app built on a network of personal weather stations. 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**: Weather Underground - **Owned by**: The Weather Company - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among weather apps**: 19.8% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Weather apps | 2 | 19.8% | 1.8M | - [Weather apps](/demand/global-en/categories/weather-apps) ## Top weather apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Weather Underground was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Weather Underground is the fourth most recommended of the seven. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AccuWeather | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Weather.com | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | MyRadar | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Weather Underground | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Windy | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Carrot Weather | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | WeatherBug | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about weather apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which weather app should I use?": 1. Weather.com, 2. AccuWeather, 3. Windy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best weather apps?": 1. AccuWeather, 2. MyRadar, 3. Weather Underground, 4. Weather.com, 5. Windy - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best weather app for daily forecasts?": 1. Weather.com, 2. AccuWeather, 3. Weather Underground, 4. MyRadar - Searched Google, AI Overview "weather apps": 1. AccuWeather, 2. Weather.com, 3. MyRadar, 4. Weather Underground, 5. Carrot Weather - Searched Google, AI Overview "weather app android": 1. AccuWeather, 2. Weather.com, 3. MyRadar, 4. Windy Not named in any answer: WeatherBug. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Weather Underground changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Weather Underground worldwide held steady at 1.8M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Weather Underground’s share of searches among weather apps worldwide peaked at 23.4% in February 2026 and was lowest at 2.3% in August 2026. ## How did search popularity change for weather apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, AccuWeather overtook Weather.com to become the leader among weather apps worldwide, with 68.4% of the searches. - In September 2026, Weather Underground overtook Weather.com to rank 2nd among weather apps worldwide, with 19.8% of the searches. - In September 2026, WeatherBug gained share of searches among weather apps worldwide, from 0.58% to 4.1%. - In September 2026, Windy gained share of searches among weather apps worldwide, from 0.21% to 1.2%. - In September 2026, Weather.com lost share of searches among weather apps worldwide, from 87.3% to 6.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Carrot Weather worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 5.4K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Weather apps | 1.8M | 20.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Weather apps | 1.4M | 19.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Weather apps | 2M | 22.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Weather apps | 2.7M | 20.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Weather apps | 1.8M | 23.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Weather apps | 1.8M | 19.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Weather apps | 2M | 21.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | Weather apps | 3.3M | 10.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Weather apps | 2M | 5.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Weather apps | 2M | 4.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Weather apps | 1.8M | 2.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | Weather apps | 1.8M | 19.8% | 2 | ## How are Weather Underground’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Weather Underground’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “weather underground” - “wunderground” ## Which weather apps compete with Weather Underground? - [AccuWeather](/demand/global-en/brands/accuweather): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/accuweather-vs-weather-underground - [Weather.com](/demand/global-en/brands/weather-com): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/weather-com-vs-weather-underground - [WeatherBug](/demand/global-en/brands/weatherbug): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/weather-underground-vs-weatherbug - [Windy](/demand/global-en/brands/windy): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/weather-underground-vs-windy - [MyRadar](/demand/global-en/brands/myradar): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/myradar-vs-weather-underground - [Carrot Weather](/demand/global-en/brands/carrot-weather) ## Who owns Weather Underground? Weather Underground is owned by The Weather Company. Brandwave also tracks The Weather Company, owned by the same company, worldwide. - [The Weather Company](/demand/global-en/companies/the-weather-company): Owns 2 tracked brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Who owns Weather Underground? Weather Underground is owned by The Weather Company. Brandwave also tracks The Weather Company, owned by the same company, worldwide. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Weather Underground: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/weather-underground This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/weather-underground. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.