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title: "PDF editors: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the PDF editors teams use. Share of Search among Canva, iLovePDF, Sejda, Smallpdf, Foxit, PDF-XChange, PDFescape, Nitro and pdfFiller, the PDF editors 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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# PDF editors: Which are searched most?

Compare the PDF editors teams use. Share of Search among Canva, iLovePDF, Sejda, Smallpdf, Foxit, PDF-XChange, PDFescape, Nitro and pdfFiller, the PDF editors 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**: PDF editors
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 9
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Canva, 73.8%

## Which brand is most popular in search among PDF editors worldwide?

- In September 2026, Canva was the most searched among PDF editors worldwide, with an estimated 189M branded searches and 73.8% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- iLovePDF is in 2nd place, 49.5 percentage points behind at 24.3% Share of Search.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Canva’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide decreased from 79.1% to 73.8%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iLovePDF’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide increased from 19% to 24.3%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Canva’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide peaked at 79.1% in October 2025 and was lowest at 68.1% in July 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iLovePDF’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide peaked at 29.3% in July 2026 and was lowest at 19% in October 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PDF-XChange rose from 7th to 6th among PDF editors worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PDFescape fell from 6th to 7th among PDF editors worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nitro rose from 9th to 8th among PDF editors worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, pdfFiller fell from 8th to 9th among PDF editors worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sejda, Smallpdf and Foxit held steady: their estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Canva vs iLovePDF: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/canva-vs-ilovepdf): 73.8% against 24.3% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for PDF editors worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Canva gained estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide, from 72.1% to 73.8%.
- In September 2026, iLovePDF lost estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide, from 25.7% to 24.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PDFescape worldwide fell 45.2% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 165K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for pdfFiller worldwide fell 36.7% over 12 measured months, from 145K to 92K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Foxit worldwide fell 23.6% over 12 measured months, from 592K to 453K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PDF-XChange worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 300K to 245K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Smallpdf worldwide fell 17.4% over 12 measured months, from 1.8M to 1.5M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Nitro worldwide fell 11.5% over 12 measured months, from 130K to 115K in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Canva | 73.8% | 189M | +21.5% | Canva |
| 2 | iLovePDF | 24.3% | 62.1M | +12.3% | iLovePDF |
| 3 | Sejda | 0.88% | 2.2M | 0.0% | Sejda |
| 4 | Smallpdf | 0.6% | 1.5M | -0.2% | Smallpdf |
| 5 | Foxit | 0.18% | 453K | +2.5% | Foxit |
| 6 | PDF-XChange | 0.1% | 245K | +8.7% | PDF-XChange |
| 7 | PDFescape | 0.06% | 165K | 0.0% | PDFescape |
| 8 | Nitro | 0.05% | 115K | -3.4% | Nitro |
| 9 | pdfFiller | 0.04% | 92K | +0.3% | pdfFiller |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Canva | 230M | 79.1% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | iLovePDF | 55.3M | 19% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Sejda | 2.2M | 0.77% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Smallpdf | 1.8M | 0.63% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Foxit | 592K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | PDFescape | 301K | 0.1% | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | PDF-XChange | 300K | 0.1% | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | pdfFiller | 145K | 0.05% | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | Nitro | 130K | 0.04% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | Canva | 189M | 75.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | iLovePDF | 55.3M | 22.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Sejda | 2.2M | 0.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Smallpdf | 1.8M | 0.74% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Foxit | 515K | 0.21% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | PDF-XChange | 270K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | PDFescape | 246K | 0.1% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | Nitro | 134K | 0.05% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | pdfFiller | 113K | 0.05% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | Canva | 155M | 73.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | iLovePDF | 50.8M | 24.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Sejda | 2.2M | 1.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Smallpdf | 1.8M | 0.87% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Foxit | 504K | 0.24% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | PDF-XChange | 245K | 0.12% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | PDFescape | 201K | 0.1% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | pdfFiller | 114K | 0.05% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | Nitro | 108K | 0.05% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | Canva | 189M | 77.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | iLovePDF | 50.8M | 20.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 0.91% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Smallpdf | 1.8M | 0.75% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Foxit | 515K | 0.21% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | PDF-XChange | 300K | 0.12% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | PDFescape | 246K | 0.1% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | pdfFiller | 140K | 0.06% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | Nitro | 131K | 0.05% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | Canva | 189M | 77.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | iLovePDF | 50.8M | 20.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 0.91% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Smallpdf | 1.9M | 0.77% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Foxit | 515K | 0.21% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | PDF-XChange | 245K | 0.1% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | PDFescape | 201K | 0.08% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | pdfFiller | 115K | 0.05% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | Nitro | 111K | 0.05% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | Canva | 189M | 75.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | iLovePDF | 55.3M | 22.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 0.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Smallpdf | 1.8M | 0.74% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Foxit | 516K | 0.21% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | PDF-XChange | 300K | 0.12% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | PDFescape | 201K | 0.08% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | pdfFiller | 145K | 0.06% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | Nitro | 111K | 0.04% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | Canva | 190M | 75.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | iLovePDF | 55.3M | 22.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 0.89% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Smallpdf | 1.8M | 0.74% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Foxit | 515K | 0.21% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | PDF-XChange | 275K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | PDFescape | 201K | 0.08% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | pdfFiller | 113K | 0.05% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | Nitro | 111K | 0.04% | 9 |
| May 2026 | Canva | 190M | 75.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | iLovePDF | 55.3M | 22.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 0.89% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Smallpdf | 1.8M | 0.74% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Foxit | 459K | 0.18% | 5 |
| May 2026 | PDF-XChange | 245K | 0.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | PDFescape | 201K | 0.08% | 7 |
| May 2026 | Nitro | 111K | 0.04% | 8 |
| May 2026 | pdfFiller | 94.4K | 0.04% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | Canva | 156M | 69.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | iLovePDF | 62.1M | 27.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Smallpdf | 2.1M | 0.93% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Foxit | 443K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | PDF-XChange | 245K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | PDFescape | 165K | 0.07% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | pdfFiller | 118K | 0.05% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | Nitro | 114K | 0.05% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | Canva | 129M | 68.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | iLovePDF | 55.3M | 29.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 1.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Smallpdf | 1.7M | 0.88% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Foxit | 453K | 0.24% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | PDF-XChange | 245K | 0.13% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | PDFescape | 165K | 0.09% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | Nitro | 139K | 0.07% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | pdfFiller | 91.7K | 0.05% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | Canva | 155M | 72.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | iLovePDF | 55.3M | 25.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Smallpdf | 1.5M | 0.71% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Foxit | 442K | 0.21% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | PDF-XChange | 226K | 0.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | PDFescape | 165K | 0.08% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | Nitro | 119K | 0.06% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | pdfFiller | 91.8K | 0.04% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | Canva | 189M | 73.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | iLovePDF | 62.1M | 24.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Sejda | 2.2M | 0.88% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Smallpdf | 1.5M | 0.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Foxit | 453K | 0.18% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | PDF-XChange | 245K | 0.1% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | PDFescape | 165K | 0.06% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | Nitro | 115K | 0.05% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | pdfFiller | 92K | 0.04% | 9 |

## What is being compared

- **Canva**: Measured on the search terms “business card canva”, “business card on canva”, “business cards canva”, “business cards on canva”, “canva”, “canva ai”, “canva app”, “canva application”, “canva apps”, “canva artificial intelligence”, “canva background remover”, “canva barcode generator”, “canva bg remover”, “canva business card”, “canva business cards”, “canva collage maker”, “canva collage photo”, “canva color wheel”, “canva colors wheel”, “canva cv maker”, “canva cv template”, “canva design”, “canva face swap”, “canva faceswap”, “canva for education”, “canva for educators”, “canva logos”, “canva pdf edit”, “canva pdf editable”, “canva pdf editor”, “canva photo collage”, “canva photo collages”, “canva photo editor”, “canva pic collage”, “canva print”, “canva printable”, “canva printers”, “canva printing”, “canva prints”, “canva pro”, “canva resume”, “canva resume builder”, “canva resume maker”, “canva resume template”, “canva resume templates”, “canva resumes”, “canva template”, “canva templates”, “canva video edit”, “canva video editor”, “collage photo canva”, “collage photos canva”, “design of canva”, “edit photo canva”, “edit photos canva”, “logos on canva”, “photo collage canva”, “photo collage on canva”, “photo editing canva”, “print in canva”, “resume in canva”, “resume maker canva”, “resume template canva”, “resume templates canva” and “templates by canva”, summed into one figure.
- **Foxit**: Measured on the search terms “foxit”, “foxit app”, “foxit pdf”, “foxit pdf editor”, “foxit reader”, “foxit software” and “pdf foxit”, summed into one figure.
- **iLovePDF**: Measured on the search terms “i love pdf” and “ilovepdf”, summed into one figure.
- **Nitro**: Measured on the search terms “nitro pdf”, “nitro pdf editor” and “nitro pdf pro”, summed into one figure.
- **PDF-XChange**: Measured on the search terms “pdf editor pdf-xchange”, “pdf xchange”, “pdf xchange editor”, “pdf-xchange”, “pdf-xchange app”, “pdf-xchange pdf editor” and “pdf-xchange software”, summed into one figure.
- **PDFescape**: Measured on the search term “pdfescape”.
- **pdfFiller**: Measured on the search terms “pdf editor pdffiller”, “pdf pdffiller”, “pdffiller”, “pdffiller app”, “pdffiller pdf”, “pdffiller pdf editor” and “pdffiller software”, summed into one figure.
- **Sejda**: Measured on the search term “sejda”.
- **Smallpdf**: Measured on the search terms “pdf editor smallpdf”, “pdf smallpdf”, “smallpdf”, “smallpdf app”, “smallpdf pdf”, “smallpdf pdf editor” and “smallpdf software”, summed into one figure.

- [Canva](/demand/global-en/brands/canva)
- [Foxit](/demand/global-en/brands/foxit)
- [iLovePDF](/demand/global-en/brands/ilovepdf)
- [Nitro](/demand/global-en/brands/nitro-pdf)
- [PDF-XChange](/demand/global-en/brands/pdf-xchange)
- [PDFescape](/demand/global-en/brands/pdfescape)
- [pdfFiller](/demand/global-en/brands/pdffiller)
- [Sejda](/demand/global-en/brands/sejda)
- [Smallpdf](/demand/global-en/brands/smallpdf)

## 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 PDF editors worldwide?

In September 2026, Canva was the most searched among PDF editors worldwide, with an estimated 189M branded searches and 73.8% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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