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title: "Otter vs Rev: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Otter or Rev? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Transcription services 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."
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# Otter vs Rev: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Otter or Rev? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Transcription services 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**: Otter and Rev
- **Competitive set**: Transcription services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Otter Share of Search**: 41%
- **Rev Share of Search**: 40.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Otter or Rev?

- In August 2026, Otter and Rev were level on Share of Search among transcription services worldwide, with an estimated 411K versus 410K branded searches, at 41% and 40.9% estimated Share of Search.
- Otter was ahead of Rev in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Otter’s estimated Share of Search among transcription services worldwide moved from 46.5% to 41%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 596K to 411K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rev’s estimated Share of Search among transcription services worldwide moved from 32.2% to 40.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 413K to 410K.

## How did search popularity change for transcription services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Rev gained estimated Share of Search among transcription services worldwide, from 39.6% to 40.9%.
- In August 2026, Otter lost estimated Share of Search among transcription services worldwide, from 42.3% to 41%.

## Month by month

| Month | Otter estimated searches | Otter Share of Search | Otter rank | Rev estimated searches | Rev Share of Search | Rev rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 596K | 46.5% | 1 | 413K | 32.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 490K | 41.8% | 1 | 410K | 35% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 415K | 41.8% | 1 | 342K | 34.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 523K | 43.3% | 1 | 423K | 35% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 533K | 45.1% | 1 | 409K | 34.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 658K | 49.1% | 1 | 410K | 30.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 649K | 48.9% | 1 | 409K | 30.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 570K | 46.1% | 1 | 409K | 33% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 476K | 43.1% | 1 | 409K | 37% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 431K | 42.3% | 1 | 404K | 39.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 411K | 41% | 1 | 410K | 40.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Otter’s and Rev’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.

- **Otter**: 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.
- **Rev**: Measured on the search terms “rev”, “rev audio transcription”, “rev captions”, “rev com”, “rev transcription” and “rev video transcription”, summed into one figure.

- [Otter profile](/demand/global-en/brands/otter-ai)
- [Rev profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rev)
- [All transcription services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-transcription-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands.

## 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 is more popular in search, Otter or Rev?

In August 2026, Otter and Rev were level on Share of Search among transcription services worldwide, with an estimated 411K versus 410K branded searches, at 41% and 40.9% estimated Share of Search.

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