--- title: "Fotor vs Microsoft Designer: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Fotor or Microsoft Designer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online design tools 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/online-design-tools/compare/fotor-vs-microsoft-designer" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fotor vs Microsoft Designer: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Fotor or Microsoft Designer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online design tools 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**: Fotor and Microsoft Designer - **Competitive set**: Online design tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Fotor Share of Search**: 0.32% - **Microsoft Designer Share of Search**: 0.13% ## Which is more popular in search, Fotor or Microsoft Designer? - In August 2026, Fotor had more branded searches than Microsoft Designer among online design tools worldwide. Fotor was estimated to have 561K branded searches compared to Microsoft Designer’s 224K, and held a 0.32% Share of Search versus Microsoft Designer’s 0.13%. - Fotor was ahead of Microsoft Designer in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fotor’s estimated Share of Search among online design tools worldwide moved from 0.34% to 0.32%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 862K to 561K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Designer’s estimated Share of Search among online design tools worldwide moved from 0.2% to 0.13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 492K to 224K. ## How did search popularity change for online design tools worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Designer worldwide fell 54.5% over 11 measured months, from 492K to 224K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Fotor worldwide fell 34.9% over 11 measured months, from 862K to 561K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Fotor estimated searches | Fotor Share of Search | Fotor rank | Microsoft Designer estimated searches | Microsoft Designer Share of Search | Microsoft Designer rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 862K | 0.34% | 6 | 492K | 0.2% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 723K | 0.35% | 6 | 329K | 0.16% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 797K | 0.47% | 6 | 252K | 0.15% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 593K | 0.29% | 6 | 262K | 0.13% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 593K | 0.29% | 6 | 255K | 0.12% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 657K | 0.31% | 6 | 261K | 0.12% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 559K | 0.27% | 6 | 253K | 0.12% | 8 | | May 2026 | 484K | 0.23% | 6 | 394K | 0.19% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 576K | 0.33% | 6 | 509K | 0.29% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 740K | 0.49% | 6 | 241K | 0.16% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 561K | 0.32% | 6 | 224K | 0.13% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fotor’s and Microsoft Designer’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. - **Fotor**: Measured on the search terms “download fotor”, “fotor”, “fotor 2”, “fotor 2025”, “fotor 2026”, “fotor ai”, “fotor ai clothes changer”, “fotor ai enhancer”, “fotor ai gif generator”, “fotor ai hairstyle changer”, “fotor ai headshot generator”, “fotor ai image combiner”, “fotor ai image editor”, “fotor ai image enhancer”, “fotor ai image generator”, “fotor ai photo editor”, “fotor ai photo enhancer”, “fotor ai video generator”, “fotor app”, “fotor apps”, “fotor avatar maker”, “fotor background change”, “fotor background changer”, “fotor background remover”, “fotor bg remover”, “fotor com”, “fotor cost”, “fotor editor”, “fotor face swap”, “fotor font generator”, “fotor free”, “fotor free trial”, “fotor hd photo converter”, “fotor image editor”, “fotor image enhancer”, “fotor image resizer”, “fotor image upscaler”, “fotor online”, “fotor photo editing”, “fotor photo editing app”, “fotor photo editing software”, “fotor photo editor”, “fotor photo enhancer”, “fotor photo restoration”, “fotor photo to painting”, “fotor price”, “fotor pro”, “fotor remove background”, “fotor software”, “fotor subscription”, “fotor video enhancer”, “fotor.com” and “photo editor fotor”, summed into one figure. - **Microsoft Designer**: Measured on the search terms “designer microsoft”, “designer microsoft ai”, “designer microsoft app”, “designer microsoft com”, “designer microsoft download”, “designer microsoft free”, “designer microsoft price”, “designer microsoft pricing”, “designer.microsoft.com”, “download microsoft designer”, “image creator from microsoft designer”, “microsoft designer”, “microsoft designer 2025”, “microsoft designer ai”, “microsoft designer ai generator”, “microsoft designer ai image”, “microsoft designer ai image creator”, “microsoft designer ai image generator”, “microsoft designer ai photo generator”, “microsoft designer app”, “microsoft designer cost”, “microsoft designer download”, “microsoft designer for mac”, “microsoft designer free”, “microsoft designer free ai image generator”, “microsoft designer image creator”, “microsoft designer image creator free”, “microsoft designer image generator”, “microsoft designer online”, “microsoft designer photo editor”, “microsoft designer price”, “microsoft designer pro”, “microsoft designer reviews”, “microsoft designer software”, “microsoft designer sticker creator”, “ms designer”, “ms designer ai”, “ms designer app”, “ms designer download”, “ms designer free”, “ms designer online”, “ms designer pricing” and “ms designer software”, summed into one figure. - [Fotor profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fotor) - [Microsoft Designer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-designer) - [All online design tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-design-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Fotor or Microsoft Designer? In August 2026, Fotor had more branded searches than Microsoft Designer among online design tools worldwide. Fotor was estimated to have 561K branded searches compared to Microsoft Designer’s 224K, and held a 0.32% Share of Search versus Microsoft Designer’s 0.13%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fotor vs Microsoft Designer: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/online-design-tools/compare/fotor-vs-microsoft-designer This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/online-design-tools/compare/fotor-vs-microsoft-designer. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.