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Affiliate program platforms:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, PartnerStack was the most searched among affiliate program platforms worldwide, with an estimated 18.6K branded searches and 47.2% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. PartnerStack47.2%
  2. impact.com25.8%
  3. Rewardful13.9%
  4. Refersion8.2%
  5. Tapfiliate4.9%

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Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for PartnerStack, impact.com, Rewardful, Refersion, Tapfiliate. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthPartnerStackimpact.comRewardfulRefersionTapfiliate
Oct 202545.5%23%10.9%11.5%9.1%
Nov 202544.3%22.8%13.1%11%8.8%
Dec 202548.3%19.9%14.3%9.9%7.7%
Jan 202649%20.5%14.4%8.2%7.8%
Feb 202644.8%22.6%16.3%9.2%7.1%
Mar 202654.3%19.5%13%7.5%5.8%
Apr 202648.9%21.9%14.4%8.3%6.4%
May 202649%22.8%14.5%8.3%5.3%
Jun 202652.4%20.3%12.7%9.1%5.6%
Jul 202646.6%25.6%13.7%7.9%6.1%
Aug 202647.2%25.8%13.9%8.2%4.9%
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This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.PartnerStack

    47.2%

    held 1st · 18.6K estimated branded searches · 0% vs prior month · +0.6 points

  2. 2.impact.com

    25.8%

    held 2nd · 10.1K estimated branded searches · -0.59% vs prior month · +0.2 points

  3. 3.Rewardful

    13.9%

    held 3rd · 5.5K estimated branded searches · 0% vs prior month · +0.2 points

  4. 4.Refersion

    8.2%

    held 4th · 3.2K estimated branded searches · +1.9% vs prior month · +0.3 points

  5. 5.Tapfiliate

    4.9%

    held 5th · 1.9K estimated branded searches · -21.3% vs prior month · -1.2 points

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Which brand is most popular in search among affiliate program platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, PartnerStack was the most searched among affiliate program platforms worldwide, with an estimated 18.6K branded searches and 47.2% estimated Share of Search within this set. impact.com is in 2nd place, 21.5 percentage points behind at 25.8% Share of Search.

Global affiliate program platforms, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
PartnerStack45.5% → 47.2%54.3%Mar 202644.3%Nov 20251st
impact.com23% → 25.8%25.8%Aug 202619.5%Mar 20262nd
Rewardful10.9% → 13.9%16.3%Feb 202610.9%Oct 20254th → 3rd
Refersion11.5% → 8.2%11.5%Oct 20257.5%Mar 20263rd → 4th
Tapfiliate9.1% → 4.9%9.1%Oct 20254.9%Aug 20265th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PartnerStack’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide increased from 45.5% to 47.2%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, impact.com’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide increased from 23% to 25.8%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rewardful’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide increased from 10.9% to 13.9%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Refersion’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide decreased from 11.5% to 8.2%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tapfiliate’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide decreased from 9.1% to 4.9%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PartnerStack’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide peaked at 54.3% in March 2026 and was lowest at 44.3% in November 2025.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, impact.com’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide peaked at 25.8% in August 2026 and was lowest at 19.5% in March 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rewardful’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide peaked at 16.3% in February 2026 and was lowest at 10.9% in October 2025.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Refersion’s estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide peaked at 11.5% in October 2025 and was lowest at 7.5% in March 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rewardful rose from 4th to 3rd among affiliate program platforms worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Refersion fell from 3rd to 4th among affiliate program platforms worldwide.

How did search popularity change for affiliate program platforms worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, PartnerStack gained estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide, from 46.6% to 47.2%.

  2. In August 2026, Tapfiliate lost estimated Share of Search among affiliate program platforms worldwide, from 6.1% to 4.9%.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Rewardful worldwide rose 23.5% over 11 measured months, from 4.4K to 5.5K in August 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Refersion worldwide fell 30.9% over 11 measured months, from 4.7K to 3.2K in August 2026.

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