--- title: "Adobe Lightroom vs Photopea: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Adobe Lightroom or Photopea more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing software 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/photo-editing-software/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-photopea" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adobe Lightroom vs Photopea: Which is searched more? Is Adobe Lightroom or Photopea more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing software 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**: Adobe Lightroom and Photopea - **Competitive set**: Photo editing software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adobe Lightroom Share of Search**: 11.3% - **Photopea Share of Search**: 32.6% ## Is Adobe Lightroom or Photopea more popular in search? - In September 2026, Photopea had more branded searches than Adobe Lightroom among photo editing software worldwide. Photopea had about 3.4 million branded searches, while Adobe Lightroom had 1.2 million. Photopea made up 32.6% of all photo editing software searches we track, and Adobe Lightroom accounted for 11.3%. - Photopea was ahead of Adobe Lightroom in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Lightroom’s share of searches among photo editing software worldwide moved from 9.7% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Photopea’s share of searches among photo editing software worldwide moved from 31.9% to 32.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M. ## Top photo editing software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Adobe Lightroom appeared in all five answers. Photopea was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Adobe Lightroom was listed before Photopea in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Adobe Photoshop | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Adobe Lightroom | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Capture One | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Affinity | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Luminar Neo | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GIMP | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | CyberLink PhotoDirector | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | DxO PhotoLab | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | RawTherapee | 9th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Snapseed | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Photopea | 11th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Picsart | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pixlr | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | VSCO | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about photo editing software - Asked ChatGPT "Which photo editing software should I use?": 1. Adobe Lightroom, 2. Adobe Photoshop, 3. Affinity, 4. Snapseed, 5. Capture One - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best photo editing software options?": 1. Adobe Lightroom, 2. Adobe Photoshop, 3. Affinity, 4. GIMP, 5. Luminar Neo, 6. DxO PhotoLab, 7. Capture One, 8. Photopea - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best photo editing software for advanced photo edits?": 1. Adobe Photoshop, 2. Capture One, 3. DxO PhotoLab, 4. Affinity, 5. Adobe Lightroom - Searched Google, AI Overview "photo editing software": 1. Adobe Lightroom, 2. Adobe Photoshop, 3. Luminar Neo, 4. Capture One, 5. CyberLink PhotoDirector, 6. GIMP, 7. RawTherapee, 8. Affinity - Searched Google, AI Overview "photo editor software": 1. Adobe Lightroom, 2. Adobe Photoshop, 3. Luminar Neo, 4. Capture One, 5. CyberLink PhotoDirector, 6. GIMP, 7. RawTherapee, 8. Affinity Not named in any answer: Picsart, Pixlr and VSCO. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for photo editing software worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Photopea worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 4.1M to 3.4M in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Adobe Lightroom estimated searches | Adobe Lightroom Share of Search | Adobe Lightroom rank | Photopea estimated searches | Photopea Share of Search | Photopea rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 9.7% | 4 | 4.1M | 31.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 9.7% | 4 | 3.4M | 27.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 10.4% | 4 | 3.4M | 29.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 10.6% | 4 | 3.4M | 29.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 11% | 3 | 3.4M | 31.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 11% | 4 | 3.4M | 29.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 11% | 3 | 3.4M | 30% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1.2M | 10.8% | 3 | 3.4M | 30.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 11.1% | 3 | 3.4M | 32.2% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 991K | 9.7% | 3 | 3.4M | 32.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 11.3% | 3 | 3.4M | 32.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 11.3% | 3 | 3.4M | 32.6% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Lightroom’s and Photopea’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. - **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”. - [Adobe Lightroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom) - [Photopea profile](/demand/global-en/brands/photopea) - [All photo editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/photo-editing-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Adobe Lightroom or Photopea more popular in search? In September 2026, Photopea had more branded searches than Adobe Lightroom among photo editing software worldwide. Photopea had about 3.4 million branded searches, while Adobe Lightroom had 1.2 million. Photopea made up 32.6% of all photo editing software searches we track, and Adobe Lightroom accounted for 11.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adobe Lightroom vs Photopea: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/photo-editing-software/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-photopea This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/photo-editing-software/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-photopea. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.