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title: "Meeting transcription tools: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the meeting transcription tools people choose between. Share of Search among Otter, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv, Fathom and Rev, the meeting transcription tools 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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# Meeting transcription tools: Which are searched most?

Compare the meeting transcription tools people choose between. Share of Search among Otter, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv, Fathom and Rev, the meeting transcription tools 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**: Meeting transcription tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Otter, 57%

## Which brand is most popular in search among meeting transcription tools worldwide?

- In September 2026, Otter was the most searched among meeting transcription tools worldwide, with an estimated 382K branded searches and 57% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Fireflies.ai is in 2nd place, 38.3 percentage points behind at 18.7% Share of Search.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Otter’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide decreased from 60.8% to 57%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fireflies.ai’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide increased from 16.3% to 18.7%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, tl;dv’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide increased from 8.6% to 9.8%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fathom’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide increased from 6.9% to 9%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rev’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide decreased from 7.4% to 5.4%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Otter’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide peaked at 62.6% in April 2026 and was lowest at 55.1% in June 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fireflies.ai’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide peaked at 19% in November 2025 and was lowest at 15.7% in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, tl;dv’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide peaked at 11.1% in July 2026 and was lowest at 8.6% in October 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fathom’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide peaked at 10.2% in June 2026 and was lowest at 6.8% in December 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rev’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide peaked at 7.4% in October 2025 and was lowest at 3.9% in February 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fathom rose from 5th to 4th among meeting transcription tools worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rev fell from 4th to 5th among meeting transcription tools worldwide.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Otter vs Fireflies.ai: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-otter-ai): 57% against 18.7% Share of Search.
- [Otter vs tl;dv: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/otter-ai-vs-tldv): 57% against 9.8% Share of Search.
- [Otter vs Fathom: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fathom-vs-otter-ai): 57% against 9% Share of Search.
- [Otter vs Rev: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/otter-ai-vs-rev): 57% against 5.4% Share of Search.
- [Fireflies.ai vs tl;dv: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-tldv): 18.7% against 9.8% Share of Search.
- [Fireflies.ai vs Fathom: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fathom-vs-fireflies-ai): 18.7% against 9% Share of Search.
- [Fireflies.ai vs Rev: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-rev): 18.7% against 5.4% Share of Search.
- [tl;dv vs Fathom: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fathom-vs-tldv): 9.8% against 9% Share of Search.
- [tl;dv vs Rev: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/rev-vs-tldv): 9.8% against 5.4% Share of Search.
- [Fathom vs Rev: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/fathom-vs-rev): 9% against 5.4% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for meeting transcription tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Fireflies.ai gained estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide, from 15.7% to 18.7%.
- In September 2026, Rev lost estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide, from 7.1% to 5.4%.
- In September 2026, tl;dv lost estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide, from 10.9% to 9.8%.
- Fathom’s estimated Share of Search among meeting transcription tools worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 10.2% to 9% in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Otter worldwide fell 32.8% over 12 measured months, from 569K to 382K in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Otter | 57% | 382K | -0.0% | Otter |
| 2 | Fireflies.ai | 18.7% | 126K | +19.5% | Fireflies.ai |
| 3 | tl;dv | 9.8% | 65.8K | -10.1% | tl;dv |
| 4 | Fathom | 9% | 60.6K | -1.1% | Fathom |
| 5 | Rev | 5.4% | 36.3K | -23.8% | Rev |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Otter | 569K | 60.8% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Fireflies.ai | 153K | 16.3% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | tl;dv | 80.5K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Rev | 69.3K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Fathom | 64.6K | 6.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Otter | 467K | 58.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Fireflies.ai | 151K | 19% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | tl;dv | 73.6K | 9.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Fathom | 64.5K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Rev | 38.4K | 4.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Otter | 383K | 59% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Fireflies.ai | 123K | 19% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | tl;dv | 65.6K | 10.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Fathom | 44K | 6.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Rev | 33K | 5.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Otter | 471K | 59% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 150K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | tl;dv | 73.1K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Fathom | 66.8K | 8.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Rev | 37K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Otter | 477K | 61.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 125K | 16.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | tl;dv | 80.5K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Fathom | 65K | 8.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Rev | 30.7K | 3.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Otter | 578K | 62% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 153K | 16.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | tl;dv | 90.4K | 9.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Fathom | 72.7K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Rev | 38.6K | 4.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Otter | 574K | 62.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 153K | 16.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | tl;dv | 80.5K | 8.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Fathom | 72.2K | 7.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Rev | 37.2K | 4.1% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Otter | 473K | 58.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 151K | 18.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | tl;dv | 75.8K | 9.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Fathom | 71.5K | 8.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Rev | 36.8K | 4.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Otter | 387K | 55.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 125K | 17.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | tl;dv | 76.7K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Fathom | 71.8K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Rev | 42.5K | 6% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Otter | 385K | 57.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 105K | 15.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | tl;dv | 74.5K | 11.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Fathom | 63.4K | 9.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Rev | 41.9K | 6.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Otter | 383K | 57.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 105K | 15.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | tl;dv | 73.2K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Fathom | 61.3K | 9.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Rev | 47.6K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Otter | 382K | 57% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Fireflies.ai | 126K | 18.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | tl;dv | 65.8K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Fathom | 60.6K | 9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Rev | 36.3K | 5.4% | 5 |

## What is being compared

- **Fathom**: Measured on the search terms “Fathom AI”, “fathom ai app”, “fathom app”, “fathom meeting”, “fathom meeting note”, “fathom meeting notes”, “fathom meeting recorder”, “fathom meetings”, “fathom note”, “fathom note taker”, “fathom notetaker”, “fathom recorder”, “fathom video” and “fathom zoom”, summed into one figure.
- **Fireflies.ai**: Measured on the search terms “ai fireflies”, “Fireflies AI”, “fireflies ai app”, “fireflies app”, “fireflies meeting notes”, “fireflies note taker”, “fireflies notetaker”, “fireflies transcription”, “fireflies.ai” and “fred fireflies ai”, summed into one figure.
- **Otter**: Measured on the search terms “otter ai”, “otter ai app”, “otter ai notetaker”, “otter ai transcription”, “otter app”, “otter meeting notes”, “otter transcribe”, “otter transcription”, “otter.ai” and “otterai”, summed into one figure.
- **Rev**: Measured on the search terms “rev audio”, “rev audio transcription”, “rev caption”, “rev captions”, “rev subtitle”, “rev transcription” and “rev video transcription”, summed into one figure.
- **tl;dv**: Measured on the search terms “tl dv”, “tldv”, “tldv ai”, “tldv app”, “tldv chrome extension”, “tldv extension”, “tldv io”, “tldv meeting recorder”, “tldv note taker” and “tldv.io”, summed into one figure.

- [Fathom](/demand/global-en/brands/fathom)
- [Fireflies.ai](/demand/global-en/brands/fireflies-ai)
- [Otter](/demand/global-en/brands/otter-ai)
- [Rev](/demand/global-en/brands/rev)
- [tl;dv](/demand/global-en/brands/tldv)

## 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 brand is most popular in search among meeting transcription tools worldwide?

In September 2026, Otter was the most searched among meeting transcription tools worldwide, with an estimated 382K branded searches and 57% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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