--- title: "WebPageTest: search popularity worldwide" description: "WebPageTest is a website speed testing tool. 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/webpagetest" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # WebPageTest: search popularity worldwide WebPageTest is a website speed testing tool. 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**: WebPageTest - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among website performance monitoring tools**: 3.3% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Website performance monitoring tools | 5 | 3.3% | 14.8K | - [Website performance monitoring tools](/demand/global-en/categories/website-performance-monitoring-tools) ## Top website performance monitoring tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, WebPageTest was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. WebPageTest is the eighth most recommended of the 11. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GTmetrix | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SpeedCurve | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pingdom | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | DebugBear | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Checkly | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Datadog | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | UptimeRobot | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | WebPageTest | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Request Metrics | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Treo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Calibre | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about website performance monitoring tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which website performance monitoring tool should I use?": 1. Checkly, 2. SpeedCurve, 3. UptimeRobot, 4. Datadog - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best website performance monitoring tools?": 1. SpeedCurve, 2. Datadog, 3. Checkly, 4. Pingdom, 5. DebugBear, 6. UptimeRobot - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best website performance monitoring tool for site speed?": 1. DebugBear, 2. GTmetrix, 3. SpeedCurve, 4. WebPageTest - Searched Google, AI Overview "website performance monitoring tool": 1. GTmetrix, 2. Pingdom, 3. WebPageTest, 4. UptimeRobot - Searched Google, AI Overview "monitor website performance": 1. GTmetrix, 2. Pingdom, 3. DebugBear, 4. Datadog Not named in any answer: Request Metrics, Treo and Calibre. 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 WebPageTest changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for WebPageTest worldwide fell from 22.2K to 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WebPageTest’s share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide decreased from 4.5% to 3.3%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WebPageTest’s share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide peaked at 4.5% in October 2025 and was lowest at 2.7% in August 2026. ## How did search popularity change for website performance monitoring tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, WebPageTest gained share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide, from 2.7% to 3.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for UptimeRobot worldwide rose 49.5% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 74K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Request Metrics worldwide fell 57.7% over 12 measured months, from 260 to 110 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Treo worldwide fell 50% over 12 measured months, from 40 to 20 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pingdom worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 18.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for SpeedCurve worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.6K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Website performance monitoring tools | 22.2K | 4.5% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Website performance monitoring tools | 18.1K | 3.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Website performance monitoring tools | 18.1K | 4.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 18.1K | 3.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 18.1K | 3.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 18.1K | 3.8% | 5 | | May 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 14.8K | 3.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 14.8K | 3.4% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 12.1K | 2.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 12.1K | 2.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Website performance monitoring tools | 14.8K | 3.3% | 5 | ## How are WebPageTest’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using WebPageTest’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. - “webpagetest” ## Which website performance monitoring tools compete with WebPageTest? - [Datadog](/demand/global-en/brands/datadog) - [GTmetrix](/demand/global-en/brands/gtmetrix): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/gtmetrix-vs-webpagetest - [UptimeRobot](/demand/global-en/brands/uptimerobot): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/uptimerobot-vs-webpagetest - [Pingdom](/demand/global-en/brands/pingdom): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/pingdom-vs-webpagetest - [Checkly](/demand/global-en/brands/checkly): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/checkly-vs-webpagetest - [DebugBear](/demand/global-en/brands/debugbear): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/debugbear-vs-webpagetest - [SpeedCurve](/demand/global-en/brands/speedcurve) - [Request Metrics](/demand/global-en/brands/request-metrics) - [Treo](/demand/global-en/brands/treo) - [Calibre](/demand/global-en/brands/calibre) ## 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. "WebPageTest: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/webpagetest This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/webpagetest. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.