--- title: "Meltwater vs Mention: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Meltwater or Mention? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Brand monitoring 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/brand-monitoring-tools/compare/meltwater-vs-mention" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Meltwater vs Mention: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Meltwater or Mention? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Brand monitoring 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**: Meltwater and Mention - **Competitive set**: Brand monitoring tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Meltwater Share of Search**: 52.2% - **Mention Share of Search**: 0.69% ## Which is more popular in search, Meltwater or Mention? - In August 2026, Meltwater had more branded searches than Mention among brand monitoring tools worldwide. Meltwater was estimated to have 60.8K branded searches compared to Mention’s 800, and held a 52.2% Share of Search versus Mention’s 0.69%. - Meltwater was ahead of Mention in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Meltwater’s estimated Share of Search among brand monitoring tools worldwide moved from 45% to 52.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74.3K to 60.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mention’s estimated Share of Search among brand monitoring tools worldwide moved from 2% to 0.69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.3K to 800. ## How did search popularity change for brand monitoring tools worldwide in August 2026? - Meltwater’s estimated Share of Search among brand monitoring tools worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 46.9% to 52.2% in August 2026. - Mention’s estimated Share of Search among brand monitoring tools worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.5% to 0.69% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Meltwater estimated searches | Meltwater Share of Search | Meltwater rank | Mention estimated searches | Mention Share of Search | Mention rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74.3K | 45% | 1 | 3.3K | 2% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 60.8K | 42.6% | 1 | 2.8K | 2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 49.7K | 42.4% | 1 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 60.9K | 44.7% | 1 | 2.4K | 1.7% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 60.9K | 46.3% | 1 | 2.3K | 1.7% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 60.9K | 42.4% | 1 | 2.4K | 1.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 60.9K | 46.9% | 1 | 2.1K | 1.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 61K | 46.9% | 1 | 2K | 1.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 60.9K | 47% | 1 | 1.6K | 1.3% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 60.9K | 52.1% | 1 | 1.1K | 0.95% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 60.8K | 52.2% | 1 | 800 | 0.69% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meltwater’s and Mention’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. - **Meltwater**: Measured on the search terms “meltwater”, “meltwater media intelligence” and “meltwater social listening”, summed into one figure. - **Mention**: Measured on the search terms “mention social listening” and “mention.com”, summed into one figure. - [Meltwater profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meltwater) - [Mention profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mention) - [All brand monitoring tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/brand-monitoring-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Meltwater or Mention? In August 2026, Meltwater had more branded searches than Mention among brand monitoring tools worldwide. Meltwater was estimated to have 60.8K branded searches compared to Mention’s 800, and held a 52.2% Share of Search versus Mention’s 0.69%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Meltwater vs Mention: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/brand-monitoring-tools/compare/meltwater-vs-mention This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/brand-monitoring-tools/compare/meltwater-vs-mention. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.