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AI app builders:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, Base44 was the most searched among AI app builders worldwide, with an estimated 1.9M branded searches and 49.1% 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. Base4449.1%
  2. Replit40.4%
  3. Lovable3.7%
  4. Bolt3.6%
  5. Emergent2%
  6. v01.2%

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Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Base44, Replit, Lovable, Bolt, Emergent. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthBase44ReplitLovableBoltEmergentv0
Oct 202537.3%45.8%3.4%4.1%6.3%3%
Nov 202541.6%42%3.8%3.8%5.7%3.1%
Dec 202538.5%47.4%3.5%2.9%5.3%2.4%
Jan 202639%48.4%3.6%2.4%4.4%2.2%
Feb 202644%44.5%3.3%2.2%4%2%
Mar 202645.2%45.5%2.8%1.8%2.8%1.9%
Apr 202644.6%45.1%4.1%1.8%2.7%1.7%
May 202644.1%44.6%4.4%2.2%3.3%1.4%
Jun 202643.7%44%4.4%3.2%3.3%1.4%
Jul 202643.3%43.2%5%3.9%3.3%1.4%
Aug 202649.1%40.4%3.7%3.6%2%1.2%
Sep 2026——————

This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.Base44

    49.1%

    held 1st · 1.9M estimated branded searches · +22% vs prior month · +5.8 points

  2. 2.Replit

    40.4%

    held 2nd · 1.5M estimated branded searches · +0.59% vs prior month · -2.8 points

  3. 3.Lovable

    3.7%

    held 3rd · 139K estimated branded searches · -20.8% vs prior month · -1.3 points

  4. 4.Bolt

    3.6%

    held 4th · 136K estimated branded searches · +0.22% vs prior month · -0.3 points

  5. 5.Emergent

    2%

    held 5th · 77.2K estimated branded searches · -33.2% vs prior month · -1.2 points

  6. 6.v0

    1.2%

    held 6th · 43.6K estimated branded searches · -13.1% vs prior month · -0.3 points

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Which brand is most popular in search among AI app builders worldwide?

In August 2026, Base44 was the most searched among AI app builders worldwide, with an estimated 1.9M branded searches and 49.1% estimated Share of Search within this set. Replit is in 2nd place, 8.7 percentage points behind at 40.4% Share of Search.

Global AI app builders, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
Base4437.3% → 49.1%49.1%Aug 202637.3%Oct 20252nd → 1st
Replit45.8% → 40.4%48.4%Jan 202640.4%Aug 20261st → 2nd
Lovable3.4% → 3.7%5%Jul 20262.8%Mar 20265th → 3rd
Bolt4.1% → 3.6%4.1%Oct 20251.8%Apr 20264th
Emergent6.3% → 2%6.3%Oct 20252%Aug 20263rd → 5th
v03% → 1.2%3.1%Nov 20251.2%Aug 20266th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Base44’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide increased from 37.3% to 49.1%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Replit’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide decreased from 45.8% to 40.4%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bolt’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide decreased from 4.1% to 3.6%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Emergent’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide decreased from 6.3% to 2%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, v0’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide decreased from 3% to 1.2%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Replit’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide peaked at 48.4% in January 2026 and was lowest at 40.4% in August 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lovable’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide peaked at 5% in July 2026 and was lowest at 2.8% in March 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bolt’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide peaked at 4.1% in October 2025 and was lowest at 1.8% in April 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, v0’s estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide peaked at 3.1% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1.2% in August 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Base44 rose from 2nd to 1st among AI app builders worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Replit fell from 1st to 2nd among AI app builders worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lovable rose from 5th to 3rd among AI app builders worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Emergent fell from 3rd to 5th among AI app builders worldwide.

How did search popularity change for AI app builders worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Base44 gained estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide, from 43.3% to 49.1%.

  2. In August 2026, Replit lost estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide, from 43.2% to 40.4%.

  3. In August 2026, Lovable lost estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide, from 5% to 3.7%.

  4. In August 2026, Emergent lost estimated Share of Search among AI app builders worldwide, from 3.3% to 2%.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Bolt worldwide rose 22.5% over 11 measured months, from 111K to 136K in August 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for v0 worldwide fell 46.6% over 11 measured months, from 81.7K to 43.6K in August 2026.

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