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title: "Affinity vs Inkscape: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Affinity or Inkscape more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Illustration software 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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# Affinity vs Inkscape: Which is searched more?

Is Affinity or Inkscape more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Illustration software 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**: Affinity and Inkscape
- **Competitive set**: Illustration software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Affinity Share of Search**: 4%
- **Inkscape Share of Search**: 23.1%

## Is Affinity or Inkscape more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Inkscape had more branded searches than Affinity among illustration software worldwide. Inkscape had about 673,000 branded searches, while Affinity had 115,000. Inkscape made up 23.1% of all illustration software searches we track, and Affinity accounted for 4%.
- Inkscape was ahead of Affinity in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Affinity’s share of searches among illustration software worldwide moved from 6.9% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 211K to 115K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Inkscape’s share of searches among illustration software worldwide moved from 22.1% to 23.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 673K.

## How did search popularity change for illustration software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Affinity gained share of searches among illustration software worldwide, from 3.3% to 4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Affinity estimated searches | Affinity Share of Search | Affinity rank | Inkscape estimated searches | Inkscape Share of Search | Inkscape rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 211K | 6.9% | 6 | 673K | 22.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 328K | 10.1% | 6 | 673K | 20.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 143K | 5.1% | 6 | 550K | 19.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 143K | 5% | 6 | 673K | 23.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 95.9K | 3.8% | 6 | 673K | 26.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 117K | 4.1% | 6 | 673K | 23.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 80.6K | 3.1% | 6 | 673K | 25.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 80.6K | 3.2% | 6 | 673K | 26.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 97.1K | 4.1% | 6 | 550K | 23.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 95.9K | 4.2% | 6 | 550K | 24% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 79.4K | 3.3% | 6 | 550K | 23.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 115K | 4% | 6 | 673K | 23.1% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Affinity’s and Inkscape’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.

- **Affinity**: Measured on the search terms “affinity app” and “affinity designer”, summed into one figure.
- **Inkscape**: Measured on the search term “inkscape”.

- [Affinity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/affinity)
- [Inkscape profile](/demand/global-en/brands/inkscape)
- [All illustration software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/illustration-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Affinity or Inkscape more popular in search?

In September 2026, Inkscape had more branded searches than Affinity among illustration software worldwide. Inkscape had about 673,000 branded searches, while Affinity had 115,000. Inkscape made up 23.1% of all illustration software searches we track, and Affinity accounted for 4%.

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