--- title: "CapCut vs Runway: Which is searched more?" description: "Is CapCut or Runway more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Faceless video tools set worldwide. 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/categories/ai-faceless-video-tools/compare/capcut-vs-runway" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CapCut vs Runway: Which is searched more? Is CapCut or Runway more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Faceless video tools set worldwide. 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 - **Compared**: CapCut and Runway - **Competitive set**: Faceless video tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **CapCut Share of Search**: 84.3% - **Runway Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Is CapCut or Runway more popular in search? - In September 2026, CapCut had more branded searches than Runway among faceless video tools worldwide. CapCut had about 20.8 million branded searches, while Runway had 436,000. CapCut made up 84.3% of all faceless video tool searches we track, and Runway accounted for 1.8%. - CapCut was ahead of Runway in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CapCut’s share of searches among faceless video tools worldwide moved from 77.3% to 84.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 17M to 20.8M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Runway’s share of searches among faceless video tools worldwide moved from 2.8% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 614K to 436K. ## Top faceless video tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, CapCut was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Runway was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. CapCut was listed before Runway in three out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | InVideo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | CapCut | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pictory | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Fliki | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Runway | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Synthesia | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | HeyGen | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about faceless video tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which faceless video tool should I use?": 1. InVideo, 2. CapCut, 3. Pictory, 4. Runway - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best faceless video tools?": 1. InVideo, 2. Pictory, 3. CapCut, 4. Fliki - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best faceless video tool for short-form content?": 1. InVideo, 2. Fliki, 3. CapCut, 4. Pictory - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai video maker": 1. InVideo, 2. Runway - Searched Google, AI Overview "text to video tool": 1. InVideo, 2. Synthesia, 3. HeyGen, 4. Runway, 5. Fliki Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for faceless video tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, CapCut gained share of searches among faceless video tools worldwide, from 82.2% to 84.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Runway worldwide fell 29% over 12 measured months, from 614K to 436K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | CapCut estimated searches | CapCut Share of Search | CapCut rank | Runway estimated searches | Runway Share of Search | Runway rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 17M | 77.3% | 1 | 614K | 2.8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 17.1M | 77.5% | 1 | 614K | 2.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 20.7M | 82% | 1 | 547K | 2.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 20.8M | 79.4% | 1 | 669K | 2.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 17M | 77.7% | 1 | 602K | 2.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 20.8M | 79.2% | 1 | 974K | 3.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 17M | 75.2% | 1 | 1.1M | 5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 20.8M | 81.1% | 1 | 818K | 3.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 17.1M | 82% | 1 | 402K | 1.9% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 17.1M | 81.6% | 1 | 411K | 2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 17.1M | 82.2% | 1 | 356K | 1.7% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 20.8M | 84.3% | 1 | 436K | 1.8% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CapCut’s and Runway’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **CapCut**: Measured on the search terms “capcut” and “capcut video editor”, summed into one figure. - **Runway**: Measured on the search terms “runway ai” and “runway ml”, summed into one figure. - [CapCut profile](/demand/global-en/brands/capcut) - [Runway profile](/demand/global-en/brands/runway) - [All faceless video tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-faceless-video-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 ### Is CapCut or Runway more popular in search? In September 2026, CapCut had more branded searches than Runway among faceless video tools worldwide. CapCut had about 20.8 million branded searches, while Runway had 436,000. CapCut made up 84.3% of all faceless video tool searches we track, and Runway accounted for 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CapCut vs Runway: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ai-faceless-video-tools/compare/capcut-vs-runway This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ai-faceless-video-tools/compare/capcut-vs-runway. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.