--- title: "Web Scraper: search popularity worldwide" description: "Web Scraper is a browser extension and cloud service for scraping data from websites. 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/web-scraper" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Web Scraper: search popularity worldwide Web Scraper is a browser extension and cloud service for scraping data from websites. 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**: Web Scraper - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among web data extraction platforms**: 0.11% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Web data extraction platforms | 9 | 0.11% | 720 | - [Web data extraction platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/web-data-extraction-platforms) ## Top web data extraction platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Web Scraper was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Web Scraper is the fifth most recommended of the nine. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Apify | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Bright Data | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Firecrawl | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Browse AI | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Web Scraper | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Octoparse | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Zyte | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Oxylabs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ScrapingBee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about web data extraction platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which web data extraction platform should I use?": 1. Apify, 2. Firecrawl, 3. Browse AI, 4. Octoparse, 5. Bright Data - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best web data extraction platforms?": 1. Apify, 2. Bright Data, 3. Firecrawl, 4. Browse AI, 5. Octoparse, 6. Zyte - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best web data extraction platform for structured business data?": 1. Apify, 2. Bright Data, 3. Browse AI, 4. Firecrawl - Searched Google, AI Overview "website data extraction": 1. Web Scraper, 2. Firecrawl - Searched Google, AI Overview "web scraping platform": 1. Apify, 2. Bright Data, 3. Web Scraper, 4. Octoparse Not named in any answer: Oxylabs and ScrapingBee. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Web Scraper changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Web Scraper worldwide fell from 1.3K to 720. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Web Scraper’s share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide held steady, from 0.26% to 0.11%. ## How did search popularity change for web data extraction platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Apify gained share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide, from 52.3% to 55.4%. - In September 2026, Bright Data gained share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide, from 10.1% to 10.8%. - In September 2026, Firecrawl lost share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide, from 23.3% to 20.2%. - In September 2026, Oxylabs lost share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide, from 5.8% to 5%. - In September 2026, ScrapingBee rose from 8th to 7th among web data extraction platforms worldwide. - In September 2026, Zyte fell from 7th to 8th among web data extraction platforms worldwide. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Web data extraction platforms | 1.3K | 0.26% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | Web data extraction platforms | 1.3K | 0.29% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | Web data extraction platforms | 1.3K | 0.3% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 1.6K | 0.3% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 1.9K | 0.34% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 1.9K | 0.24% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 1.9K | 0.24% | 9 | | May 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 1.3K | 0.18% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 1K | 0.14% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 880 | 0.13% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 720 | 0.1% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | Web data extraction platforms | 720 | 0.11% | 9 | ## How are Web Scraper’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Web Scraper’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. - “webscraper io” ## Which web data extraction platforms compete with Web Scraper? - [Apify](/demand/global-en/brands/apify) - [Firecrawl](/demand/global-en/brands/firecrawl) - [Bright Data](/demand/global-en/brands/bright-data) - [Oxylabs](/demand/global-en/brands/oxylabs): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/oxylabs-vs-web-scraper - [Browse AI](/demand/global-en/brands/browse-ai): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/browse-ai-vs-web-scraper - [Octoparse](/demand/global-en/brands/octoparse): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/octoparse-vs-web-scraper - [ScrapingBee](/demand/global-en/brands/scrapingbee): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/scrapingbee-vs-web-scraper - [Zyte](/demand/global-en/brands/zyte): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/web-scraper-vs-zyte ## 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. 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