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title: "AI meeting notetakers: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare AI tools that record, transcribe, and summarise meetings, measured through worldwide English-language branded search demand. Share of Search among Otter.ai, Granola, Read AI, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv, Fathom and Avoma, the AI meeting notetakers Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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-meeting-notetakers"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# AI meeting notetakers: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare AI tools that record, transcribe, and summarise meetings, measured through worldwide English-language branded search demand. Share of Search among Otter.ai, Granola, Read AI, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv, Fathom and Avoma, the AI meeting notetakers Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: AI meeting notetakers
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 7
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Otter.ai, 41.1%

## Which brand is most popular in search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide?

- In August 2026, Otter.ai was the most searched among AI meeting notetakers worldwide, with an estimated 411K branded searches and 41.1% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Granola is in 2nd place, 21.3 percentage points behind at 19.8% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Otter.ai’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide decreased from 51.7% to 41.1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Granola’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide increased from 6.1% to 19.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Read AI’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide decreased from 13.1% to 12%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fireflies.ai’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide decreased from 14.6% to 11.6%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fathom’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide increased from 6.4% to 7.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Read AI’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide peaked at 14.5% in November 2025 and was lowest at 9.3% in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fireflies.ai’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide peaked at 16.2% in December 2025 and was lowest at 11.2% in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, tl;dv’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide peaked at 7.9% in December 2025 and was lowest at 6.2% in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fathom’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide peaked at 8% in July 2026 and was lowest at 6% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Granola rose from 6th to 2nd among AI meeting notetakers worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fireflies.ai fell from 2nd to 4th among AI meeting notetakers worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, tl;dv fell from 4th to 5th among AI meeting notetakers worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fathom fell from 5th to 6th among AI meeting notetakers worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Avoma held steady: its estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Otter.ai vs Granola: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/granola-vs-otter-ai): 41.1% against 19.8% Share of Search.
- [Otter.ai vs Read AI: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/otter-ai-vs-read-ai): 41.1% against 12% Share of Search.
- [Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-otter-ai): 41.1% against 11.6% Share of Search.
- [Otter.ai vs tl;dv: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/otter-ai-vs-tldv): 41.1% against 7.4% Share of Search.
- [Granola vs Read AI: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/granola-vs-read-ai): 19.8% against 12% Share of Search.
- [Granola vs Fireflies.ai: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-granola): 19.8% against 11.6% Share of Search.
- [Granola vs tl;dv: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/granola-vs-tldv): 19.8% against 7.4% Share of Search.
- [Read AI vs Fireflies.ai: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-read-ai): 12% against 11.6% Share of Search.
- [Read AI vs tl;dv: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/read-ai-vs-tldv): 12% against 7.4% Share of Search.
- [Fireflies.ai vs tl;dv: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-tldv): 11.6% against 7.4% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for AI meeting notetakers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Granola gained estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide, from 19.1% to 19.8%.
- In August 2026, Fathom lost estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide, from 8% to 7.2%.
- In August 2026, Otter.ai lost estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide, from 41.7% to 41.1%.
- tl;dv’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 6.3% to 7.4% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Fireflies.ai worldwide fell 31.1% over 11 measured months, from 168K to 116K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Read AI worldwide fell 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 151K to 120K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Avoma worldwide fell 19.3% over 11 measured months, from 12.8K to 10.3K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Otter.ai | 41.1% | 411K | -4.7% | Otter.ai |
| 2 | Granola | 19.8% | 198K | +0.2% | Granola |
| 3 | Read AI | 12% | 120K | -0.6% | Read AI |
| 4 | Fireflies.ai | 11.6% | 116K | -0.3% | Fireflies.ai |
| 5 | tl;dv | 7.4% | 73.5K | -1.9% | tl;dv |
| 6 | Fathom | 7.2% | 72.3K | -12.8% | Fathom |
| 7 | Avoma | 1% | 10.3K | 0.0% | Avoma |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Otter.ai | 596K | 51.7% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Fireflies.ai | 168K | 14.6% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Read AI | 151K | 13.1% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | tl;dv | 81K | 7% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Fathom | 73.9K | 6.4% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Granola | 70.8K | 6.1% | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | Avoma | 12.8K | 1.1% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | Otter.ai | 490K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Fireflies.ai | 166K | 16.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Read AI | 150K | 14.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | tl;dv | 74K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Fathom | 74K | 7.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Granola | 69.6K | 6.7% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Avoma | 10.5K | 1% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | Otter.ai | 415K | 49.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Fireflies.ai | 135K | 16.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Read AI | 101K | 12.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | tl;dv | 65.9K | 7.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Granola | 59.9K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Fathom | 50.1K | 6% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Avoma | 10.4K | 1.2% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | Otter.ai | 523K | 48.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 163K | 15.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Read AI | 123K | 11.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Granola | 104K | 9.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Fathom | 76.1K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | tl;dv | 73.5K | 6.8% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Avoma | 15.6K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | Otter.ai | 533K | 48.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 138K | 12.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Granola | 129K | 11.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Read AI | 123K | 11.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | tl;dv | 80.9K | 7.4% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Fathom | 74K | 6.8% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Avoma | 12.9K | 1.2% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | Otter.ai | 658K | 48.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Granola | 187K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 169K | 12.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Read AI | 150K | 11.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | tl;dv | 91K | 6.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Fathom | 84.2K | 6.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Avoma | 12.9K | 0.95% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | Otter.ai | 649K | 49.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Granola | 187K | 14.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 168K | 12.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Read AI | 122K | 9.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Fathom | 88.4K | 6.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | tl;dv | 80.9K | 6.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Avoma | 12.8K | 0.98% | 7 |
| May 2026 | Otter.ai | 570K | 46.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Granola | 193K | 15.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 162K | 13.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Read AI | 121K | 10% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Fathom | 84.8K | 7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | tl;dv | 76.2K | 6.3% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Avoma | 10.4K | 0.86% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | Otter.ai | 476K | 42.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Granola | 195K | 17.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Read AI | 147K | 13% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 138K | 12.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Fathom | 87.8K | 7.8% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | tl;dv | 77.2K | 6.8% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Avoma | 10.5K | 0.93% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | Otter.ai | 431K | 41.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Granola | 197K | 19.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Read AI | 120K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 116K | 11.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Fathom | 82.9K | 8% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | tl;dv | 75K | 7.3% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Avoma | 10.3K | 1% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | Otter.ai | 411K | 41.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Granola | 198K | 19.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Read AI | 120K | 12% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 116K | 11.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | tl;dv | 73.5K | 7.4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Fathom | 72.3K | 7.2% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Avoma | 10.3K | 1% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | Avoma | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Fathom | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Fireflies.ai | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Granola | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Otter.ai | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Read AI | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | tl;dv | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Avoma**: Measured on the search terms “Avoma”, “avoma ai”, “avoma ai meeting assistant”, “avoma app”, “avoma com”, “avoma meeting assistant”, “avoma pricing” and “avoma software”, summed into one figure.
- **Fathom**: Measured on the search terms “Fathom AI”, “fathom ai app”, “fathom ai meeting notes”, “fathom ai note taker”, “fathom ai notetaker”, “fathom ai pricing”, “fathom app”, “fathom meeting notes”, “fathom meeting recorder”, “fathom note taker”, “fathom notetaker”, “fathom pricing”, “fathom recorder”, “fathom video” and “fathom zoom”, summed into one figure.
- **Fireflies.ai**: Measured on the search terms “ai fireflies”, “Fireflies AI”, “fireflies ai app”, “fireflies ai meeting notes”, “fireflies ai note taker”, “fireflies ai notetaker”, “fireflies ai pricing”, “fireflies app”, “fireflies meeting notes”, “fireflies note taker”, “fireflies notetaker”, “fireflies transcription”, “fireflies.ai”, “fred fireflies ai” and “what is fireflies ai”, summed into one figure.
- **Granola**: Measured on the search terms “Granola AI”, “granola ai app”, “granola ai download”, “granola ai meeting notes”, “granola ai note taker”, “granola ai notes”, “granola ai notetaker”, “granola ai pricing”, “granola app”, “granola download”, “granola meeting notes”, “granola note taker”, “granola notes”, “granola notetaker”, “granola pricing”, “granola.ai” and “what is granola ai”, summed into one figure.
- **Otter.ai**: Measured on the search terms “Otter AI”, “otter ai app”, “otter ai audio to text”, “otter ai download”, “otter ai free”, “otter ai meeting notes”, “otter ai note taker”, “otter ai notetaker”, “otter ai pricing”, “otter ai speech to text”, “otter ai transcription”, “otter ai video transcription”, “otter app”, “otter meeting notes”, “otter transcribe”, “otter transcription”, “otter.ai”, “otterai”, “what is otter ai” and “www otter ai”, summed into one figure.
- **Read AI**: Measured on the search terms “Read AI”, “read ai app”, “read ai meeting notes”, “read ai note taker”, “read ai notetaker”, “read ai pricing”, “read ai reviews”, “read.ai” and “what is read ai”, summed into one figure.
- **tl;dv**: Measured on the search terms “tl dv”, “tldv”, “tldv ai”, “tldv app”, “tldv chrome extension”, “tldv extension”, “tldv io”, “tldv meeting recorder”, “tldv note taker”, “tldv pricing” and “tldv.io”, summed into one figure.

- [Avoma](/demand/global-en/brands/avoma)
- [Fathom](/demand/global-en/brands/fathom)
- [Fireflies.ai](/demand/global-en/brands/fireflies-ai)
- [Granola](/demand/global-en/brands/granola)
- [Otter.ai](/demand/global-en/brands/otter-ai)
- [Read AI](/demand/global-en/brands/read-ai)
- [tl;dv](/demand/global-en/brands/tldv)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide?

In August 2026, Otter.ai was the most searched among AI meeting notetakers worldwide, with an estimated 411K branded searches and 41.1% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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