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title: "iLovePDF vs PDFescape: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, iLovePDF or PDFescape? 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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# iLovePDF vs PDFescape: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, iLovePDF or PDFescape? 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**: iLovePDF and PDFescape
- **Competitive set**: PDF editors
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **iLovePDF Share of Search**: 96%
- **PDFescape Share of Search**: 0.25%

## Which is more popular in search, iLovePDF or PDFescape?

- In September 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than PDFescape among PDF editors worldwide. iLovePDF was estimated to have 62.1M branded searches compared to PDFescape’s 165K, and held a 96% Share of Search versus PDFescape’s 0.25%.
- iLovePDF was ahead of PDFescape in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iLovePDF’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide moved from 95.2% to 96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 55.3M to 62.1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PDFescape’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide moved from 0.52% to 0.25%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 165K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for iLovePDF worldwide rose 12.3% over 12 measured months, from 55.3M to 62.1M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PDFescape worldwide fell 45.2% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 165K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | iLovePDF estimated searches | iLovePDF Share of Search | iLovePDF rank | PDFescape estimated searches | PDFescape Share of Search | PDFescape rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 55.3M | 95.2% | 1 | 301K | 0.52% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 55.3M | 95.3% | 1 | 246K | 0.42% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 50.8M | 95% | 1 | 201K | 0.38% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 50.8M | 94.9% | 1 | 246K | 0.46% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 50.8M | 95% | 1 | 201K | 0.38% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 55.3M | 95.4% | 1 | 201K | 0.35% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 55.3M | 95.4% | 1 | 201K | 0.35% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 55.3M | 95.4% | 1 | 201K | 0.35% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 62.1M | 96% | 1 | 165K | 0.25% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 55.3M | 95.5% | 1 | 165K | 0.28% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 55.3M | 95.5% | 1 | 165K | 0.28% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 62.1M | 96% | 1 | 165K | 0.25% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using iLovePDF’s and PDFescape’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.

- **iLovePDF**: Measured on the search terms “i love pdf” and “ilovepdf”, summed into one figure.
- **PDFescape**: Measured on the search term “pdfescape”.

- [iLovePDF profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ilovepdf)
- [PDFescape profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pdfescape)
- [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, iLovePDF or PDFescape?

In September 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than PDFescape among PDF editors worldwide. iLovePDF was estimated to have 62.1M branded searches compared to PDFescape’s 165K, and held a 96% Share of Search versus PDFescape’s 0.25%.

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