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title: "Adobe Illustrator vs Adobe Photoshop: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Graphic design 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."
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# Adobe Illustrator vs Adobe Photoshop: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Graphic design 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**: Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
- **Competitive set**: Graphic design tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Adobe Illustrator Share of Search**: <0.01%
- **Adobe Photoshop Share of Search**: 0.35%

## Which is more popular in search, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop?

- In September 2026, Adobe Photoshop had more branded searches than Adobe Illustrator among graphic design tools worldwide. Adobe Photoshop was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Adobe Illustrator’s 9.9K, and held a 0.35% Share of Search versus Adobe Illustrator’s <0.01%.
- Adobe Photoshop was ahead of Adobe Illustrator in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Illustrator’s estimated Share of Search among graphic design tools worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 9.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Photoshop’s estimated Share of Search among graphic design tools worldwide held steady at 0.35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 673K.

## How did search popularity change for graphic design tools worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Adobe Photoshop worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 823K to 673K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Adobe Illustrator worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 9.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Illustrator estimated searches | Adobe Illustrator Share of Search | Adobe Illustrator rank | Adobe Photoshop estimated searches | Adobe Photoshop Share of Search | Adobe Photoshop rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 823K | 0.35% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | <0.01% | 6 | 823K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | <0.01% | 5 | 823K | 0.51% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | <0.01% | 5 | 673K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | <0.01% | 5 | 673K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | <0.01% | 5 | 673K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | <0.01% | 5 | 673K | 0.34% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 550K | 0.28% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 550K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 550K | 0.41% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 550K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 9.9K | <0.01% | 5 | 673K | 0.35% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Illustrator’s and Adobe Photoshop’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.

- **Adobe Illustrator**: Measured on the search term “adobeillustrator”.
- **Adobe Photoshop**: Measured on the search term “adobe photoshop”.

- [Adobe Illustrator profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-illustrator)
- [Adobe Photoshop profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-photoshop)
- [All graphic design tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/graphic-design-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop?

In September 2026, Adobe Photoshop had more branded searches than Adobe Illustrator among graphic design tools worldwide. Adobe Photoshop was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Adobe Illustrator’s 9.9K, and held a 0.35% Share of Search versus Adobe Illustrator’s <0.01%.

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