--- title: "Photopea vs Pixelmator: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Photopea or Pixelmator? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Image editing 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software/compare/photopea-vs-pixelmator" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Photopea vs Pixelmator: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Photopea or Pixelmator? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Image editing 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**: Photopea and Pixelmator - **Competitive set**: Image editing software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Photopea Share of Search**: 30.1% - **Pixelmator Share of Search**: 0.35% ## Which is more popular in search, Photopea or Pixelmator? - In August 2026, Photopea had more branded searches than Pixelmator among image editing software worldwide. Photopea was estimated to have 3.6M branded searches compared to Pixelmator’s 41.8K, and held a 30.1% Share of Search versus Pixelmator’s 0.35%. - Photopea was ahead of Pixelmator in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Photopea’s estimated Share of Search among image editing software worldwide moved from 27.3% to 30.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.3M to 3.6M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pixelmator’s estimated Share of Search among image editing software worldwide moved from 0.29% to 0.35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 45.4K to 41.8K. ## How did search popularity change for image editing software worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Photopea gained estimated Share of Search among image editing software worldwide, from 27.4% to 30.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Photopea estimated searches | Photopea Share of Search | Photopea rank | Pixelmator estimated searches | Pixelmator Share of Search | Pixelmator rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.3M | 27.3% | 1 | 45.4K | 0.29% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 3.5M | 22.3% | 2 | 43.7K | 0.28% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 3.5M | 25.6% | 2 | 36.3K | 0.26% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 3.5M | 26.1% | 1 | 186K | 1.4% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 3.5M | 27.4% | 1 | 76.8K | 0.59% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 3.6M | 26.5% | 1 | 75.5K | 0.55% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6M | 25.2% | 2 | 52.2K | 0.37% | 10 | | May 2026 | 3.5M | 25.7% | 2 | 52.1K | 0.38% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 3.5M | 27.4% | 1 | 42.3K | 0.33% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 3.6M | 27.4% | 1 | 41.5K | 0.32% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 3.6M | 30.1% | 1 | 41.8K | 0.35% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Photopea’s and Pixelmator’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. - **Photopea**: Measured on the search terms “download photopea”, “how much is photopea”, “photo pea”, “photo pea ai”, “photo pea app”, “photo pea download”, “photo pea editor”, “photo pea online”, “photopea”, “photopea 2024”, “photopea 2025”, “photopea 2026”, “photopea ai”, “photopea android”, “photopea app”, “photopea cost”, “photopea download”, “photopea editor”, “photopea for android”, “photopea for ipad”, “photopea for iphone”, “photopea for mac”, “photopea for windows”, “photopea free”, “photopea free download”, “photopea free trial”, “photopea graphic design”, “photopea image editor”, “photopea ipad”, “photopea iphone”, “photopea linux”, “photopea mac”, “photopea online”, “photopea photo editing”, “photopea photo editing software”, “photopea photo editor”, “photopea premium”, “photopea price”, “photopea pro”, “photopea review”, “photopea software”, “photopea website” and “photopea.com”, summed into one figure. - **Pixelmator**: Measured on the search terms “apple pixelmator”, “apple pixelmator pro”, “download pixelmator”, “free pixelmator”, “how much is pixelmator”, “pixelmator”, “pixelmator 2”, “pixelmator ai”, “pixelmator android”, “pixelmator app”, “pixelmator classic”, “pixelmator cost”, “pixelmator free download”, “pixelmator free trial”, “pixelmator image editor”, “pixelmator ipad”, “pixelmator iphone”, “pixelmator linux”, “pixelmator mac”, “pixelmator online”, “pixelmator photo editing software”, “pixelmator photo editor”, “pixelmator price”, “pixelmator pro”, “pixelmator pro 2024”, “pixelmator pro ai”, “pixelmator pro android”, “pixelmator pro app”, “pixelmator pro cost”, “pixelmator pro download”, “pixelmator pro for iphone”, “pixelmator pro for mac”, “pixelmator pro for windows”, “pixelmator pro free”, “pixelmator pro free download”, “pixelmator pro free trial”, “pixelmator pro graphic design”, “pixelmator pro ipad”, “pixelmator pro iphone”, “pixelmator pro mac”, “pixelmator pro photo editing”, “pixelmator pro photo editing app”, “pixelmator pro review”, “pixelmator pro subscription”, “pixelmator pro trial”, “pixelmator pro vector graphics”, “pixelmator pro website”, “pixelmator pro windows”, “pixelmator review”, “pixelmator subscription”, “pixelmator trial”, “pixelmator vector graphics” and “pixelmator windows”, summed into one figure. - [Photopea profile](/demand/global-en/brands/photopea) - [Pixelmator profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pixelmator) - [All image editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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, Photopea or Pixelmator? In August 2026, Photopea had more branded searches than Pixelmator among image editing software worldwide. Photopea was estimated to have 3.6M branded searches compared to Pixelmator’s 41.8K, and held a 30.1% Share of Search versus Pixelmator’s 0.35%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Photopea vs Pixelmator: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software/compare/photopea-vs-pixelmator This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software/compare/photopea-vs-pixelmator. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.