--- title: "Ko-fi vs Stan Store: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Ko-fi or Stan Store more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator media kit platforms 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/creator-media-kit-platforms/compare/ko-fi-vs-stan-store" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ko-fi vs Stan Store: Which is searched more? Is Ko-fi or Stan Store more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator media kit platforms 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**: Ko-fi and Stan Store - **Competitive set**: Creator media kit platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Ko-fi Share of Search**: 58.9% - **Stan Store Share of Search**: 15.5% ## Is Ko-fi or Stan Store more popular in search? - In September 2026, Ko-fi had more branded searches than Stan Store among creator media kit platforms worldwide. Ko-fi had about 550,000 branded searches, while Stan Store had 144,000. Ko-fi made up 58.9% of all creator media kit platform searches we track, and Stan Store accounted for 15.5%. - Ko-fi was ahead of Stan Store in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ko-fi’s share of searches among creator media kit platforms worldwide moved from 55.3% to 58.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 550K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stan Store’s share of searches among creator media kit platforms worldwide moved from 20.8% to 15.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 169K to 144K. ## Top creator media kit platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Ko-fi nor Stan Store showed up in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CreatorsJet | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Beacons | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Kitly | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Passionfroot | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ko-fi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Stan Store | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Fourthwall | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Hypefy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about creator media kit platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which creator media kit tool should I use?": 1. CreatorsJet, 2. Beacons, 3. Kitly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best creator media kit tools?": 1. Beacons, 2. CreatorsJet, 3. Kitly - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best creator media kit tool for selling partnerships?": 1. CreatorsJet, 2. Passionfroot, 3. Kitly - Searched Google, AI Overview "media kit for creators": 1. CreatorsJet, 2. Beacons - Searched Google, AI Overview "creator pitch page": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Ko-fi, Stan Store, Fourthwall and Hypefy. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for creator media kit platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Ko-fi gained share of searches among creator media kit platforms worldwide, from 57% to 58.9%. - In September 2026, Stan Store rose from 3rd to 2nd among creator media kit platforms worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Ko-fi estimated searches | Ko-fi Share of Search | Ko-fi rank | Stan Store estimated searches | Stan Store Share of Search | Stan Store rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 450K | 55.3% | 1 | 169K | 20.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 450K | 53.7% | 1 | 170K | 20.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 450K | 54.1% | 1 | 163K | 19.6% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 550K | 53.7% | 1 | 207K | 20.2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 450K | 50.8% | 1 | 170K | 19.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 550K | 44.5% | 1 | 207K | 16.8% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 550K | 55.4% | 1 | 177K | 17.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 550K | 55.3% | 1 | 177K | 17.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 550K | 60.1% | 1 | 145K | 15.8% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 550K | 58.8% | 1 | 145K | 15.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 550K | 57% | 1 | 145K | 15% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 550K | 58.9% | 1 | 144K | 15.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ko-fi’s and Stan Store’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. - **Ko-fi**: Measured on the search term “kofi”. - **Stan Store**: Measured on the search terms “stan creator store”, “Stan Store”, “stan store app”, “stan.store”, “stanstore” and “the stan store”, summed into one figure. - [Ko-fi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ko-fi) - [Stan Store profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stan-store) - [All creator media kit platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/creator-media-kit-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Ko-fi or Stan Store more popular in search? In September 2026, Ko-fi had more branded searches than Stan Store among creator media kit platforms worldwide. Ko-fi had about 550,000 branded searches, while Stan Store had 144,000. Ko-fi made up 58.9% of all creator media kit platform searches we track, and Stan Store accounted for 15.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ko-fi vs Stan Store: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/creator-media-kit-platforms/compare/ko-fi-vs-stan-store This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/creator-media-kit-platforms/compare/ko-fi-vs-stan-store. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.