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Business intelligence platforms:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, Microsoft Power BI was the most searched among business intelligence platforms worldwide, with an estimated 2.8M branded searches and 92.9% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Microsoft Power BI92.9%
  2. Metabase3.7%
  3. Looker3.1%
  4. Sisense0.18%
  5. GoodData0.08%

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Compare services and tools used to analyze business data and build reporting dashboards. 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.

Share of Search among business intelligence platforms worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Microsoft Power BI, Metabase, Looker. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthMicrosoft Power BIMetabaseLookerSisenseGoodData
Oct 202592%3.4%4.2%0.3%0.14%
Nov 202592.8%3.4%3.4%0.31%0.11%
Dec 202591.4%4.1%4.1%0.3%0.11%
Jan 202692.8%3.4%3.4%0.25%0.11%
Feb 202692.8%3.4%3.5%0.25%0.11%
Mar 202691.5%4%4.1%0.24%0.11%
Apr 202692.9%3.3%3.4%0.2%0.11%
May 202693.1%3.3%3.4%0.2%0.09%
Jun 202692.6%3.8%3.2%0.23%0.1%
Jul 202692.9%3.7%3.1%0.18%0.08%
Aug 202692.9%3.7%3.1%0.18%0.08%
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This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.Microsoft Power BI

    92.9%

    held 1st · 2.8M estimated branded searches · -0.15% vs prior month · 0 points

  2. 2.Metabase

    3.7%

    held 2nd · 111K estimated branded searches · +0.2% vs prior month · 0 points

  3. 3.Looker

    3.1%

    held 3rd · 93.6K estimated branded searches · -0.45% vs prior month · 0 points

  4. 4.Sisense

    0.18%

    held 4th · 5.5K estimated branded searches · -0.18% vs prior month · 0 points

  5. 5.GoodData

    0.08%

    held 5th · 2.5K estimated branded searches · -0.81% vs prior month · 0 points

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Which brand is most popular in search among business intelligence platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Microsoft Power BI was the most searched among business intelligence platforms worldwide, with an estimated 2.8M branded searches and 92.9% estimated Share of Search within this set. Metabase is in 2nd place, 89.2 percentage points behind at 3.7% Share of Search.

Global business intelligence platforms, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
Microsoft Power BI92% → 92.9%93.1%May 202691.4%Dec 20251st
Metabase3.4% → 3.7%4.1%Dec 20253.3%May 20263rd → 2nd
Looker4.2% → 3.1%4.2%Oct 20253.1%Aug 20262nd → 3rd
Sisense0.3% → 0.18%0.31%Nov 20250.18%Aug 20264th
GoodData0.14% → 0.08%0.14%Oct 20250.08%Aug 20265th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Power BI’s estimated Share of Search among business intelligence platforms worldwide increased from 92% to 92.9%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Looker’s estimated Share of Search among business intelligence platforms worldwide decreased from 4.2% to 3.1%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Power BI’s estimated Share of Search among business intelligence platforms worldwide peaked at 93.1% in May 2026 and was lowest at 91.4% in December 2025.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Metabase rose from 3rd to 2nd among business intelligence platforms worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Looker fell from 2nd to 3rd among business intelligence platforms worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sisense and GoodData held steady: their estimated Share of Search among business intelligence platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for business intelligence platforms worldwide in August 2026?

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for Sisense worldwide fell 45.2% over 11 measured months, from 10K to 5.5K in August 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for GoodData worldwide fell 45.1% over 11 measured months, from 4.5K to 2.5K in August 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Looker worldwide fell 32.4% over 11 measured months, from 138K to 93.6K in August 2026.

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