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title: "Icon libraries: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the libraries designers source icons from. Share of Search among Flaticon, Font Awesome, Noun Project, Lucide, Iconify, Phosphor Icons, Tabler Icons, Heroicons, Material Symbols and Iconoir, the icon libraries Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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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# Icon libraries: Which are searched most?

Compare the libraries designers source icons from. Share of Search among Flaticon, Font Awesome, Noun Project, Lucide, Iconify, Phosphor Icons, Tabler Icons, Heroicons, Material Symbols and Iconoir, the icon libraries Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Icon libraries
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 10
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Flaticon, 57.7%

## Which brand is most popular in search among icon libraries worldwide?

- In September 2026, Flaticon was the most searched among icon libraries worldwide, with an estimated 1M branded searches, 57.7% of all searches for the ten we track.
- Font Awesome is in 2nd place, 43.5 percentage points behind at 14.2%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Flaticon’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide decreased from 59.4% to 57.7%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Font Awesome’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide decreased from 17.8% to 14.2%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Noun Project’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide increased from 11.9% to 14.2%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lucide’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide increased from 3.6% to 5.2%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Phosphor Icons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide increased from 1.1% to 2.3%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Heroicons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide decreased from 2% to 1.3%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Flaticon’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide peaked at 59.7% in December 2025 and was lowest at 55.4% in March 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Font Awesome’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide peaked at 18% in December 2025 and was lowest at 14.2% in September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Noun Project’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide peaked at 14.2% in September 2026 and was lowest at 9.8% in December 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lucide’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide peaked at 6.4% in August 2026 and was lowest at 3.6% in October 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Phosphor Icons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide peaked at 2.7% in July 2026 and was lowest at 1.1% in October 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Heroicons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide peaked at 2.3% in January 2026 and was lowest at 1.3% in September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Iconify rose from 6th to 5th among icon libraries worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Phosphor Icons rose from 8th to 6th among icon libraries worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Heroicons fell from 5th to 8th among icon libraries worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tabler Icons, Material Symbols and Iconoir held steady: their share of searches among icon libraries worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Top icon libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Lucide, Phosphor Icons, Heroicons and Material Symbols were mentioned most often, in four of the five answers. Lucide was recommended most often, coming first in four out of five answers. Phosphor Icons was second, and Heroicons was third.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucide | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Phosphor Icons | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Heroicons | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Material Symbols | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Tabler Icons | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Font Awesome | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Flaticon | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Iconoir | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Noun Project | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Iconify | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about icon libraries

- Asked ChatGPT "Which icon library should I use?": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Font Awesome, 4. Material Symbols
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best icon libraries?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Tabler Icons, 4. Heroicons, 5. Material Symbols, 6. Font Awesome, 7. Iconoir, 8. Iconify
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best icon library for app design?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Material Symbols, 4. Heroicons, 5. Iconoir
- Searched Google, AI Overview "icon libraries": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Phosphor Icons, 4. Tabler Icons, 5. Iconoir, 6. Material Symbols, 7. Font Awesome
- Searched Google, AI Overview "free icon set": 1. Flaticon, 2. Noun Project, 3. Phosphor Icons

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Flaticon vs Font Awesome: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/flaticon-vs-font-awesome): 57.7% against 14.2% Share of Search.
- [Flaticon vs Noun Project: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/flaticon-vs-noun-project): 57.7% against 14.2% Share of Search.
- [Flaticon vs Lucide: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/flaticon-vs-lucide): 57.7% against 5.2% Share of Search.
- [Flaticon vs Iconify: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/flaticon-vs-iconify): 57.7% against 2.3% Share of Search.
- [Font Awesome vs Noun Project: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/font-awesome-vs-noun-project): 14.2% Share of Search each.
- [Font Awesome vs Lucide: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/font-awesome-vs-lucide): 14.2% against 5.2% Share of Search.
- [Font Awesome vs Iconify: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/font-awesome-vs-iconify): 14.2% against 2.3% Share of Search.
- [Noun Project vs Lucide: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/lucide-vs-noun-project): 14.2% against 5.2% Share of Search.
- [Noun Project vs Iconify: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/iconify-vs-noun-project): 14.2% against 2.3% Share of Search.
- [Lucide vs Iconify: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/iconify-vs-lucide): 5.2% against 2.3% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for icon libraries worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Noun Project gained share of searches among icon libraries worldwide, from 11.7% to 14.2%.
- In September 2026, Lucide lost share of searches among icon libraries worldwide, from 6.4% to 5.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Phosphor Icons worldwide rose 49.4% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 40.5K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Heroicons worldwide fell 55.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 22.2K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Font Awesome worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 450K to 246K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Flaticon worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 1.5M to 1M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Iconoir worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 4.4K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Material Symbols worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Flaticon | 57.7% | 1M | 0.0% | Flaticon |
| 2 | Font Awesome | 14.2% | 246K | 0.0% | Font Awesome |
| 3 | Noun Project | 14.2% | 246K | +22.4% | Noun Project |
| 4 | Lucide | 5.2% | 90.5K | -17.7% | Lucide |
| 5 | Iconify | 2.3% | 40.5K | 0.0% | Iconify |
| 6 | Phosphor Icons | 2.3% | 40.5K | 0.0% | Phosphor Icons |
| 7 | Tabler Icons | 1.6% | 27.1K | -18.1% | Tabler Icons |
| 8 | Heroicons | 1.3% | 22.2K | -18.1% | Heroicons |
| 9 | Material Symbols | 0.85% | 14.8K | 0.0% | Google |
| 10 | Iconoir | 0.25% | 4.4K | -18.5% | Iconoir |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Flaticon | 1.5M | 59.4% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Font Awesome | 450K | 17.8% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Noun Project | 301K | 11.9% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Lucide | 90.5K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Heroicons | 49.5K | 2% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2% | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | Tabler Icons | 33.1K | 1.3% | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | Phosphor Icons | 27.1K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | Material Symbols | 18.1K | 0.72% | 9 |
| Oct 2025 | Iconoir | 6.6K | 0.26% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | Flaticon | 1.5M | 59.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Font Awesome | 450K | 17.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Noun Project | 301K | 12% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Lucide | 90.5K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Heroicons | 49.5K | 2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Phosphor Icons | 27.1K | 1.1% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | Tabler Icons | 27.1K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | Material Symbols | 14.8K | 0.59% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | Iconoir | 5.4K | 0.21% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | Flaticon | 1.2M | 59.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Font Awesome | 368K | 18% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Noun Project | 201K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Lucide | 90.5K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Heroicons | 40.5K | 2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Phosphor Icons | 27.1K | 1.3% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | Tabler Icons | 27.1K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | Material Symbols | 14.8K | 0.72% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | Iconoir | 4.4K | 0.22% | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | Flaticon | 1.2M | 57.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Font Awesome | 368K | 17.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Noun Project | 246K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Lucide | 90.5K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Heroicons | 49.5K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | Tabler Icons | 33.1K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | Material Symbols | 18.1K | 0.86% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | Iconoir | 4.4K | 0.21% | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | Flaticon | 1.2M | 58.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Font Awesome | 368K | 17.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Noun Project | 246K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Lucide | 90.5K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Heroicons | 40.5K | 1.9% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | Tabler Icons | 27.1K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | Material Symbols | 18.1K | 0.86% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | Iconoir | 4.4K | 0.21% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | Flaticon | 1.2M | 55.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Font Awesome | 368K | 16.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Noun Project | 301K | 13.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Lucide | 110K | 5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Heroicons | 49.5K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 49.5K | 2.2% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | Tabler Icons | 33.1K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | Material Symbols | 18.1K | 0.82% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | Iconoir | 5.4K | 0.24% | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | Flaticon | 1.2M | 57% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Font Awesome | 368K | 17.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Noun Project | 246K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Lucide | 110K | 5.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 49.5K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Heroicons | 40.5K | 1.9% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | Tabler Icons | 33.1K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | Material Symbols | 18.1K | 0.85% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | Iconoir | 5.4K | 0.25% | 10 |
| May 2026 | Flaticon | 1.2M | 59.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Font Awesome | 301K | 14.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Noun Project | 246K | 12% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Lucide | 110K | 5.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 40.5K | 2% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Heroicons | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 |
| May 2026 | Tabler Icons | 33.1K | 1.6% | 8 |
| May 2026 | Material Symbols | 18.1K | 0.88% | 9 |
| May 2026 | Iconoir | 4.4K | 0.21% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | Flaticon | 1.2M | 59.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Font Awesome | 301K | 14.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Noun Project | 246K | 12% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Lucide | 110K | 5.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 40.5K | 2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Heroicons | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | Tabler Icons | 33.1K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | Material Symbols | 18.1K | 0.88% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | Iconoir | 4.4K | 0.21% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | Flaticon | 1M | 55.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Font Awesome | 301K | 16.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Noun Project | 201K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Lucide | 110K | 6.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Iconify | 49.5K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 49.5K | 2.7% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Heroicons | 33.1K | 1.8% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | Tabler Icons | 33.1K | 1.8% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | Material Symbols | 18.1K | 1% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | Iconoir | 5.4K | 0.3% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | Flaticon | 1M | 58.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Font Awesome | 246K | 14.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Noun Project | 201K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Lucide | 110K | 6.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Iconify | 40.5K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 40.5K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Tabler Icons | 33.1K | 1.9% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | Heroicons | 27.1K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | Material Symbols | 14.8K | 0.86% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | Iconoir | 5.4K | 0.31% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | Flaticon | 1M | 57.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Font Awesome | 246K | 14.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Noun Project | 246K | 14.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Lucide | 90.5K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Iconify | 40.5K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Phosphor Icons | 40.5K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Tabler Icons | 27.1K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | Heroicons | 22.2K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | Material Symbols | 14.8K | 0.85% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | Iconoir | 4.4K | 0.25% | 10 |

## What is being compared

- **Flaticon**: Measured on the search term “flaticon”.
- **Font Awesome**: Measured on the search term “font awesome”.
- **Heroicons**: Measured on the search term “heroicons”.
- **Iconify**: Measured on the search term “iconify”.
- **Iconoir**: Measured on the search term “iconoir”.
- **Lucide**: Measured on the search term “lucide icons”.
- **Material Symbols**: Measured on the search term “material symbols”.
- **Noun Project**: Measured on the search term “noun project”.
- **Phosphor Icons**: Measured on the search term “phosphor icons”.
- **Tabler Icons**: Measured on the search term “tabler icons”.

- [Flaticon](/demand/global-en/brands/flaticon)
- [Font Awesome](/demand/global-en/brands/font-awesome)
- [Heroicons](/demand/global-en/brands/heroicons)
- [Iconify](/demand/global-en/brands/iconify)
- [Iconoir](/demand/global-en/brands/iconoir)
- [Lucide](/demand/global-en/brands/lucide)
- [Material Symbols](/demand/global-en/brands/material-symbols)
- [Noun Project](/demand/global-en/brands/noun-project)
- [Phosphor Icons](/demand/global-en/brands/phosphor-icons)
- [Tabler Icons](/demand/global-en/brands/tabler-icons)

## 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

### Which brand is most popular in search among icon libraries worldwide?

In September 2026, Flaticon was the most searched among icon libraries worldwide, with an estimated 1M branded searches, 57.7% of all searches for the ten we track. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Icon libraries: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/icon-libraries

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