--- title: "Memrise vs Pimsleur: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Memrise or Pimsleur more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Language learning apps 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/language-learning-apps/compare/memrise-vs-pimsleur" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Memrise vs Pimsleur: Which is searched more? Is Memrise or Pimsleur more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Language learning apps 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**: Memrise and Pimsleur - **Competitive set**: Language learning apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Memrise Share of Search**: 1.1% - **Pimsleur Share of Search**: 0.72% ## Is Memrise or Pimsleur more popular in search? - In September 2026, Memrise had more branded searches than Pimsleur among language learning apps worldwide. Memrise had about 117,000 branded searches, while Pimsleur had 74,000. Memrise made up 1.1% of all language learning app searches we track, and Pimsleur accounted for 0.72%. - Memrise was ahead of Pimsleur in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Memrise’s share of searches among language learning apps worldwide moved from 2% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 212K to 117K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pimsleur’s share of searches among language learning apps worldwide moved from 0.71% to 0.72%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K. ## Top language learning apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Pimsleur was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Memrise was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Pimsleur was listed before Memrise in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Duolingo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Babbel | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Busuu | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Pimsleur | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | italki | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Memrise | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Mondly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about language learning apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which language learning app should I use?": 1. Duolingo, 2. Babbel, 3. Busuu, 4. Pimsleur - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best language learning apps?": 1. Duolingo, 2. Babbel, 3. Pimsleur, 4. Busuu, 5. Memrise, 6. italki - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best language learning app for learning a language?": 1. Duolingo, 2. Babbel, 3. Busuu, 4. Pimsleur, 5. italki - Searched Google, AI Overview "language learning apps": 1. Duolingo, 2. Babbel, 3. Pimsleur, 4. italki - Searched Google, AI Overview "learn spanish app": 1. Duolingo, 2. Babbel, 3. Busuu, 4. italki Not named in any answer: Mondly. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for language learning apps worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Memrise worldwide fell 44.7% over 12 measured months, from 212K to 117K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Memrise estimated searches | Memrise Share of Search | Memrise rank | Pimsleur estimated searches | Pimsleur Share of Search | Pimsleur rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 212K | 2% | 5 | 74K | 0.71% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 255K | 2.9% | 4 | 90.5K | 1% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 144K | 1.7% | 5 | 110K | 1.3% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 212K | 2.4% | 5 | 90.5K | 1% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 144K | 1.7% | 5 | 74K | 0.86% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 176K | 2% | 5 | 74K | 0.85% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 144K | 1.7% | 5 | 74K | 0.86% | 6 | | May 2026 | 119K | 1.4% | 5 | 74K | 0.86% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 117K | 1.4% | 5 | 74K | 0.87% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 97.9K | 1.4% | 5 | 74K | 1% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 97.8K | 1.1% | 5 | 74K | 0.87% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 117K | 1.1% | 5 | 74K | 0.72% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Memrise’s and Pimsleur’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. - **Memrise**: Measured on the search terms “memrise”, “memrise app”, “memrise language” and “memrise language learning”, summed into one figure. - **Pimsleur**: Measured on the search term “pimsleur”. - [Memrise profile](/demand/global-en/brands/memrise) - [Pimsleur profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pimsleur) - [All language learning apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/language-learning-apps): 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 Memrise or Pimsleur more popular in search? In September 2026, Memrise had more branded searches than Pimsleur among language learning apps worldwide. Memrise had about 117,000 branded searches, while Pimsleur had 74,000. Memrise made up 1.1% of all language learning app searches we track, and Pimsleur accounted for 0.72%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Memrise vs Pimsleur: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/language-learning-apps/compare/memrise-vs-pimsleur This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/language-learning-apps/compare/memrise-vs-pimsleur. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.