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title: "Bullhorn vs Lever: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bullhorn or Lever? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Applicant tracking systems 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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# Bullhorn vs Lever: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Bullhorn or Lever? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Applicant tracking systems 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**: Bullhorn and Lever
- **Competitive set**: Applicant tracking systems
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bullhorn Share of Search**: 2%
- **Lever Share of Search**: 3.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Bullhorn or Lever?

- In September 2026, Lever had more branded searches than Bullhorn among applicant tracking systems worldwide. Lever was estimated to have 2.8K branded searches compared to Bullhorn’s 1.8K, and held a 3.1% Share of Search versus Bullhorn’s 2%.
- Lever was ahead of Bullhorn in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bullhorn’s estimated Share of Search among applicant tracking systems worldwide moved from 2.1% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2K to 1.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lever’s estimated Share of Search among applicant tracking systems worldwide moved from 4.2% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4K to 2.8K.

## How did search popularity change for applicant tracking systems worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lever worldwide fell 30.1% over 12 measured months, from 4K to 2.8K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bullhorn worldwide fell 12% over 12 measured months, from 2K to 1.8K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bullhorn estimated searches | Bullhorn Share of Search | Bullhorn rank | Lever estimated searches | Lever Share of Search | Lever rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2K | 2.1% | 7 | 4K | 4.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8K | 1.9% | 7 | 3.4K | 3.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.4K | 1.9% | 7 | 3.1K | 4.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8K | 1.8% | 7 | 4.7K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8K | 1.8% | 7 | 3.9K | 4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 2K | 1.8% | 7 | 4K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 2K | 2.1% | 7 | 4.3K | 4.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.8K | 1.8% | 7 | 3.1K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8K | 1.9% | 7 | 2.8K | 3% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.4K | 1.8% | 7 | 2.8K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 1.8% | 7 | 2.5K | 3.1% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.8K | 2% | 7 | 2.8K | 3.1% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bullhorn’s and Lever’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.

- **Bullhorn**: Measured on the search terms “bullhorn applicant tracking” and “bullhorn ats”, summed into one figure.
- **Lever**: Measured on the search terms “lever ats”, “lever co” and “lever recruiting”, summed into one figure.

- [Bullhorn profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bullhorn)
- [Lever profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lever)
- [All applicant tracking systems worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/applicant-tracking-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Bullhorn or Lever?

In September 2026, Lever had more branded searches than Bullhorn among applicant tracking systems worldwide. Lever was estimated to have 2.8K branded searches compared to Bullhorn’s 1.8K, and held a 3.1% Share of Search versus Bullhorn’s 2%.

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