--- title: "Adobe Lightroom vs Fotor: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Adobe Lightroom or Fotor more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI photo enhancers 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-photo-enhancers/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-fotor" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adobe Lightroom vs Fotor: Which is searched more? Is Adobe Lightroom or Fotor more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI photo enhancers 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**: Adobe Lightroom and Fotor - **Competitive set**: AI photo enhancers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adobe Lightroom Share of Search**: 24.9% - **Fotor Share of Search**: 9.1% ## Is Adobe Lightroom or Fotor more popular in search? - In September 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Fotor among AI photo enhancers worldwide. Adobe Lightroom had about 1.2 million branded searches, while Fotor had 423,000. Adobe Lightroom made up 24.9% of all AI photo enhancer searches we track, and Fotor accounted for 9.1%. - Adobe Lightroom was ahead of Fotor in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Lightroom’s share of searches among AI photo enhancers worldwide moved from 19% to 24.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fotor’s share of searches among AI photo enhancers worldwide moved from 11% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 724K to 423K. ## How did search popularity change for AI photo enhancers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Adobe Lightroom gained share of searches among AI photo enhancers worldwide, from 21.8% to 24.9%. - Fotor’s share of searches among AI photo enhancers worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.8% to 9.1% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Adobe Lightroom estimated searches | Adobe Lightroom Share of Search | Adobe Lightroom rank | Fotor estimated searches | Fotor Share of Search | Fotor rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 19% | 3 | 724K | 11% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 19.7% | 3 | 596K | 9.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 19.2% | 3 | 697K | 11.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 20.1% | 3 | 497K | 8.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 21.3% | 2 | 449K | 8.1% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 20.3% | 3 | 530K | 8.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 19.3% | 3 | 475K | 7.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 1.2M | 19.9% | 2 | 338K | 5.7% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 21.2% | 2 | 317K | 5.8% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 991K | 19.6% | 2 | 307K | 6.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 21.8% | 2 | 471K | 8.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 24.9% | 2 | 423K | 9.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Lightroom’s and Fotor’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. - **Adobe Lightroom**: Measured on the search terms “adobe lightroom”, “lightroom”, “lightroom app”, “lightroom classic”, “lightroom mobile” and “lightroom presets”, summed into one figure. - **Fotor**: Measured on the search terms “fotor”, “fotor ai”, “fotor ai enhancer”, “fotor app”, “fotor apps”, “fotor avatar maker”, “fotor background change”, “fotor background changer”, “fotor background remover”, “fotor bg remover”, “fotor editor”, “fotor face swap”, “fotor image editor”, “fotor image enhancer”, “fotor photo enhancer”, “fotor photo restoration” and “fotor remove background”, summed into one figure. - [Adobe Lightroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom) - [Fotor profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fotor) - [All AI photo enhancers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-photo-enhancers): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Adobe Lightroom or Fotor more popular in search? In September 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Fotor among AI photo enhancers worldwide. Adobe Lightroom had about 1.2 million branded searches, while Fotor had 423,000. Adobe Lightroom made up 24.9% of all AI photo enhancer searches we track, and Fotor accounted for 9.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adobe Lightroom vs Fotor: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ai-photo-enhancers/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-fotor This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ai-photo-enhancers/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-fotor. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.