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title: "Photo editing apps: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the photo editing apps teams use. Share of Search among Photopea, Picsart, Adobe Lightroom, Pixlr, VSCO and Snapseed, the photo editing apps 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/photo-editing-apps"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Photo editing apps: Which are searched most?

Compare the photo editing apps teams use. Share of Search among Photopea, Picsart, Adobe Lightroom, Pixlr, VSCO and Snapseed, the photo editing apps 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**: Photo editing apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 6
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Photopea, 40%

## Which brand is most popular in search among photo editing apps worldwide?

- In September 2026, Photopea was the most searched among photo editing apps worldwide, with an estimated 3.4M branded searches and 40% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Picsart is in 2nd place, 18.5 percentage points behind at 21.5% Share of Search.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Picsart’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide increased from 20.7% to 21.5%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Lightroom’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide increased from 12.1% to 13.9%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pixlr’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide decreased from 15.7% to 12.5%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Photopea’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide peaked at 40% in September 2026 and was lowest at 34.7% in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Picsart’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide peaked at 27% in April 2026 and was lowest at 20.7% in October 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Lightroom’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide peaked at 13.9% in September 2026 and was lowest at 11.5% in July 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pixlr’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide peaked at 17.3% in November 2025 and was lowest at 10.2% in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, VSCO’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide peaked at 9.1% in March 2026 and was lowest at 7.5% in April 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Snapseed’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide peaked at 5.3% in May 2026 and was lowest at 3.8% in February 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Lightroom rose from 4th to 3rd among photo editing apps worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pixlr fell from 3rd to 4th among photo editing apps worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Photopea, VSCO and Snapseed held steady: their estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Photopea vs Picsart: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/photopea-vs-picsart): 40% against 21.5% Share of Search.
- [Photopea vs Adobe Lightroom: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-photopea): 40% against 13.9% Share of Search.
- [Photopea vs Pixlr: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/photopea-vs-pixlr): 40% against 12.5% Share of Search.
- [Photopea vs VSCO: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/photopea-vs-vsco): 40% against 8.3% Share of Search.
- [Picsart vs Adobe Lightroom: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-picsart): 21.5% against 13.9% Share of Search.
- [Picsart vs Pixlr: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/picsart-vs-pixlr): 21.5% against 12.5% Share of Search.
- [Picsart vs VSCO: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/picsart-vs-vsco): 21.5% against 8.3% Share of Search.
- [Adobe Lightroom vs Pixlr: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-pixlr): 13.9% against 12.5% Share of Search.
- [Adobe Lightroom vs VSCO: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-vsco): 13.9% against 8.3% Share of Search.
- [Pixlr vs VSCO: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/pixlr-vs-vsco): 12.5% against 8.3% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for photo editing apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Pixlr gained estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide, from 10.2% to 12.5%.
- In September 2026, Photopea gained estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide, from 38.6% to 40%.
- In September 2026, Adobe Lightroom gained estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide, from 13.3% to 13.9%.
- In September 2026, Picsart lost estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide, from 26% to 21.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Snapseed worldwide fell 18.6% over 12 measured months, from 404K to 329K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for VSCO worldwide fell 17.8% over 12 measured months, from 842K to 692K in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Photopea | 40% | 3.4M | 0.0% | Photopea |
| 2 | Picsart | 21.5% | 1.8M | -20.1% | Picsart |
| 3 | Adobe Lightroom | 13.9% | 1.2M | +0.7% | Adobe |
| 4 | Pixlr | 12.5% | 1M | +17.5% | Inmagine |
| 5 | VSCO | 8.3% | 692K | -0.4% | VSCO |
| 6 | Snapseed | 3.9% | 329K | -3.6% | Google |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Photopea | 4.1M | 39.5% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Picsart | 2.1M | 20.7% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Pixlr | 1.6M | 15.7% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 12.1% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | VSCO | 842K | 8.1% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Snapseed | 404K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Photopea | 3.4M | 34.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Picsart | 2.2M | 22.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Pixlr | 1.7M | 17.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 12.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | VSCO | 842K | 8.7% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Snapseed | 398K | 4.1% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Photopea | 3.4M | 36% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Picsart | 2.2M | 23.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Pixlr | 1.3M | 14.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 12.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | VSCO | 844K | 9.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Snapseed | 404K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 36.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Picsart | 2.2M | 23.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Pixlr | 1.3M | 14.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 13.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | VSCO | 846K | 9.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Snapseed | 401K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 38.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Picsart | 2.1M | 23.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 13.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Pixlr | 1.2M | 13.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | VSCO | 693K | 7.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Snapseed | 334K | 3.8% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 36.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Picsart | 2.2M | 23.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Pixlr | 1.3M | 13.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 13.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | VSCO | 847K | 9.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Snapseed | 401K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 36.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Picsart | 2.5M | 27% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 13.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Pixlr | 1.1M | 11.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | VSCO | 697K | 7.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Snapseed | 401K | 4.3% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 36.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Picsart | 2.4M | 26.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 12.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Pixlr | 1.1M | 12% | 4 |
| May 2026 | VSCO | 701K | 7.6% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Snapseed | 494K | 5.3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 38.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Picsart | 2.3M | 26.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 13.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Pixlr | 926K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | VSCO | 698K | 7.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Snapseed | 352K | 4% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 38.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Picsart | 2.3M | 26.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 991K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Pixlr | 959K | 11.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | VSCO | 696K | 8.1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Snapseed | 337K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 38.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Picsart | 2.3M | 26% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 13.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Pixlr | 889K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | VSCO | 695K | 8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Snapseed | 341K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Photopea | 3.4M | 40% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Picsart | 1.8M | 21.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Adobe Lightroom | 1.2M | 13.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Pixlr | 1M | 12.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | VSCO | 692K | 8.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Snapseed | 329K | 3.9% | 6 |

## What is being compared

- **Adobe Lightroom**: Measured on the search terms “adobe lightroom”, “lightroom”, “lightroom app”, “lightroom classic”, “lightroom mobile” and “lightroom presets”, summed into one figure.
- **Photopea**: Measured on the search term “photopea”.
- **Picsart**: Measured on the search terms “background for picsart”, “background of picsart”, “background picsart”, “backgrounds picsart”, “bg for picsart”, “edit photo on picsart”, “editing for picsart”, “image picsart”, “photo edit in picsart”, “photo edit on picsart”, “photo edit picsart”, “photo edit picsart app”, “photo editing app picsart”, “photo editing in picsart”, “photo editing on picsart”, “photo editing picsart”, “photo editor app picsart”, “photo editor picsart”, “photo editor picsart app”, “pics art”, “pics art ai”, “pics art app”, “pics art edited pics”, “pics art editing”, “pics art editor”, “pics art photos”, “pics art web”, “pics art website”, “picsart”, “picsart academy”, “picsart ai”, “picsart app”, “picsart app photo editing”, “picsart app photo editor”, “picsart app picsart app”, “picsart application”, “picsart background”, “picsart background remover”, “picsart backgrounds”, “picsart bg remover”, “picsart edit photo”, “picsart edit photos”, “picsart edited photos”, “picsart editing image”, “picsart editing photo”, “picsart editing photos”, “picsart editor”, “picsart editor app”, “picsart enhance”, “picsart enhancer”, “picsart flow”, “picsart image editing”, “picsart image editor”, “picsart image enhancer”, “picsart photo”, “picsart photo editing”, “picsart photo editing app”, “picsart photo editor”, “picsart photo editor app”, “picsart photo enhancer”, “picsart photo studio”, “picsart photo studio app”, “picsart photo studio apps”, “picsart pro”, “picsart software”, “picsart web”, “picsart website”, “picsartlogo”, “picsartpremium” and “picture editor picsart”, summed into one figure.
- **Pixlr**: Measured on the search terms “collage maker pixlr”, “e pixlr”, “edit image pixlr”, “edit photo pixlr”, “edit photos pixlr”, “edit picture pixlr”, “editor by pixlr”, “editor photo pixlr”, “editor pixlr”, “face swap pixlr”, “https //pixlr editor”, “image editor pixlr”, “photo editing pixlr”, “photo editing software pixlr”, “photo editor by pixlr”, “photo editor pixlr”, “photoshop editor pixlr”, “pic editor pixlr”, “picture editing pixlr”, “picture editor pixlr”, “pixlr”, “pixlr ai”, “pixlr background remover”, “pixlr bg remover”, “pixlr collage maker”, “pixlr e”, “pixlr editing”, “pixlr editor”, “pixlr editor editor”, “pixlr editor image”, “pixlr editor photo”, “pixlr editor software”, “pixlr express”, “pixlr face swap”, “pixlr filter”, “pixlr image editor”, “pixlr photo editing software”, “pixlr photo editor”, “pixlr x”, “pixlr/e/e” and “x pixlr”, summed into one figure.
- **Snapseed**: Measured on the search terms “snapseed”, “snapseed app” and “snapseed photo editor”, summed into one figure.
- **VSCO**: Measured on the search terms “app vsco”, “vsco”, “vsco app”, “vsco apps”, “vsco co”, “vsco filter app”, “vsco mobile app”, “vsco photo filter” and “vsco photo filters”, summed into one figure.

- [Adobe Lightroom](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom)
- [Photopea](/demand/global-en/brands/photopea)
- [Picsart](/demand/global-en/brands/picsart)
- [Pixlr](/demand/global-en/brands/pixlr)
- [Snapseed](/demand/global-en/brands/snapseed)
- [VSCO](/demand/global-en/brands/vsco)

## 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 photo editing apps worldwide?

In September 2026, Photopea was the most searched among photo editing apps worldwide, with an estimated 3.4M branded searches and 40% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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