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title: "Foxit vs Smallpdf: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Foxit or Smallpdf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editors 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."
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# Foxit vs Smallpdf: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Foxit or Smallpdf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editors 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**: Foxit and Smallpdf
- **Competitive set**: PDF editors
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Foxit Share of Search**: 0.17%
- **Smallpdf Share of Search**: <0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, Foxit or Smallpdf?

- In September 2026, Foxit had more branded searches than Smallpdf among PDF editors worldwide. Foxit was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Smallpdf’s 880, and held a 0.17% Share of Search versus Smallpdf’s <0.01%.
- Foxit was ahead of Smallpdf in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Foxit’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide moved from 0.28% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smallpdf’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 880.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Foxit worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 165K to 110K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Foxit estimated searches | Foxit Share of Search | Foxit rank | Smallpdf estimated searches | Smallpdf Share of Search | Smallpdf rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 0.28% | 4 | 880 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 135K | 0.23% | 4 | 880 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 0.25% | 4 | 880 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 0.25% | 4 | 1K | <0.01% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 0.25% | 4 | 1K | <0.01% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 0.23% | 4 | 1K | <0.01% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 0.23% | 4 | 1.3K | <0.01% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 0.23% | 4 | 1K | <0.01% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 0.17% | 4 | 1K | <0.01% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 0.19% | 4 | 880 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 110K | 0.19% | 4 | 880 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 0.17% | 4 | 880 | <0.01% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Foxit’s and Smallpdf’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.

- **Foxit**: Measured on the search term “foxit”.
- **Smallpdf**: Measured on the search term “pdf editor smallpdf”.

- [Foxit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/foxit)
- [Smallpdf profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smallpdf)
- [All PDF editors worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-editors): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Foxit or Smallpdf?

In September 2026, Foxit had more branded searches than Smallpdf among PDF editors worldwide. Foxit was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Smallpdf’s 880, and held a 0.17% Share of Search versus Smallpdf’s <0.01%.

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