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title: "Adobe Lightroom vs Picsart: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Adobe Lightroom or Picsart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo enhancer apps 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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# Adobe Lightroom vs Picsart: Which is searched more?

Is Adobe Lightroom or Picsart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo enhancer apps 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 Picsart
- **Competitive set**: Photo enhancer apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Adobe Lightroom Share of Search**: 25%
- **Picsart Share of Search**: 38.8%

## Is Adobe Lightroom or Picsart more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Picsart had more branded searches than Adobe Lightroom among photo enhancer apps worldwide. Picsart had about 1.8 million branded searches, while Adobe Lightroom had 1.2 million. Picsart made up 38.8% of all photo enhancer app searches we track, and Adobe Lightroom accounted for 25%.
- Picsart 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 enhancer apps worldwide moved from 19.4% to 25%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Picsart’s share of searches among photo enhancer apps worldwide moved from 33.1% to 38.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.1M to 1.8M.

## Top photo enhancer apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Adobe Lightroom was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Picsart was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Adobe Lightroom was listed before Picsart in three out of four answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Remini | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Adobe Lightroom | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Snapseed | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Picsart | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| YouCam Enhance | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Topaz Labs | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Fotor | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Upscayl | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about photo enhancer apps

- Asked ChatGPT "Which photo enhancer app should I use?": 1. Remini, 2. Snapseed, 3. Adobe Lightroom, 4. YouCam Enhance
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best photo enhancer apps?": 1. Remini, 2. Adobe Lightroom, 3. Snapseed, 4. YouCam Enhance, 5. Picsart
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best photo enhancer app for better photos?": 1. Remini, 2. Adobe Lightroom, 3. Snapseed, 4. YouCam Enhance
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ai photo enhancer": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "blur photo fixer": 1. Picsart, 2. Topaz Labs, 3. Adobe Lightroom

Not named in any answer: Fotor and Upscayl.

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 enhancer apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Adobe Lightroom gained share of searches among photo enhancer apps worldwide, from 21.9% to 25%.
- In September 2026, Picsart lost share of searches among photo enhancer apps worldwide, from 42.6% to 38.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Lightroom estimated searches | Adobe Lightroom Share of Search | Adobe Lightroom rank | Picsart estimated searches | Picsart Share of Search | Picsart rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 19.4% | 3 | 2.1M | 33.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 20.1% | 3 | 2.2M | 37% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 19.6% | 3 | 2.2M | 36.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 20.7% | 3 | 2.2M | 36.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 21.9% | 2 | 2.1M | 38.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 20.6% | 3 | 2.2M | 36% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 19.7% | 3 | 2.5M | 40.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 19.9% | 2 | 2.4M | 41.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 21.4% | 2 | 2.3M | 42.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 991K | 19.9% | 2 | 2.3M | 45.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 21.9% | 2 | 2.3M | 42.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 25% | 2 | 1.8M | 38.8% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Lightroom’s and Picsart’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.
- **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”, “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.

- [Adobe Lightroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom)
- [Picsart profile](/demand/global-en/brands/picsart)
- [All photo enhancer apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/photo-enhancer-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Picsart more popular in search?

In September 2026, Picsart had more branded searches than Adobe Lightroom among photo enhancer apps worldwide. Picsart had about 1.8 million branded searches, while Adobe Lightroom had 1.2 million. Picsart made up 38.8% of all photo enhancer app searches we track, and Adobe Lightroom accounted for 25%.

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