--- title: "Depop vs The RealReal: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Depop or The RealReal more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Resale fashion platforms 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/resale-fashion-platforms/compare/depop-vs-the-realreal" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Depop vs The RealReal: Which is searched more? Is Depop or The RealReal more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Resale fashion platforms 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**: Depop and The RealReal - **Competitive set**: Resale fashion platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Depop Share of Search**: 9% - **The RealReal Share of Search**: 2.2% ## Is Depop or The RealReal more popular in search? - In September 2026, Depop had more branded searches than The RealReal among resale fashion platforms worldwide. Depop had about 4.1 million branded searches, while The RealReal had 1 million. Depop made up 9% of all resale fashion platform searches we track, and The RealReal accounted for 2.2%. - Depop was ahead of The RealReal in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Depop’s share of searches among resale fashion platforms worldwide moved from 6% to 9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 4.1M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The RealReal’s share of searches among resale fashion platforms worldwide moved from 2.7% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 988K to 1M. ## Top resale fashion platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, both Depop and The RealReal showed up in all four answers. Depop was listed before The RealReal 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Poshmark | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Depop | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | The RealReal | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | ThredUp | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Vestiaire Collective | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Vinted | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about resale fashion platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which resale fashion platform should I use?": 1. Poshmark, 2. Depop, 3. The RealReal, 4. ThredUp - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best resale fashion platforms?": 1. Depop, 2. The RealReal, 3. Vestiaire Collective, 4. Poshmark, 5. ThredUp, 6. Vinted - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best resale fashion platform for second hand clothes?": 1. Poshmark, 2. Depop, 3. The RealReal, 4. ThredUp - Searched Google, AI Overview "buy second hand clothes": 1. Poshmark, 2. Depop, 3. ThredUp, 4. The RealReal Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for resale fashion platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Depop worldwide rose 82.6% over 12 measured months, from 2.2M to 4.1M in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Depop estimated searches | Depop Share of Search | Depop rank | The RealReal estimated searches | The RealReal Share of Search | The RealReal rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.2M | 6% | 2 | 988K | 2.7% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 2.2M | 6% | 2 | 988K | 2.7% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2.2M | 7.1% | 2 | 1M | 3.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 2.2M | 6.9% | 2 | 1.2M | 3.7% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 2.2M | 7% | 2 | 988K | 3.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 2.7M | 7.2% | 2 | 988K | 2.6% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 6.1% | 2 | 988K | 2.7% | 5 | | May 2026 | 2.2M | 6% | 2 | 1M | 2.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 2.7M | 7.4% | 2 | 988K | 2.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 3.4M | 10.4% | 2 | 988K | 3.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 3.4M | 8.7% | 2 | 1M | 2.7% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 4.1M | 9% | 2 | 1M | 2.2% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Depop’s and The RealReal’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. - **Depop**: Measured on the search term “depop”. - **The RealReal**: Measured on the search terms “the realreal” and “therealreal”, summed into one figure. - [Depop profile](/demand/global-en/brands/depop) - [The RealReal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/the-realreal) - [All resale fashion platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/resale-fashion-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Depop or The RealReal more popular in search? In September 2026, Depop had more branded searches than The RealReal among resale fashion platforms worldwide. Depop had about 4.1 million branded searches, while The RealReal had 1 million. Depop made up 9% of all resale fashion platform searches we track, and The RealReal accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Depop vs The RealReal: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/resale-fashion-platforms/compare/depop-vs-the-realreal This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/resale-fashion-platforms/compare/depop-vs-the-realreal. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.