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title: "AnswerThePublic vs Google Keyword Planner: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is AnswerThePublic or Google Keyword Planner more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO tools 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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# AnswerThePublic vs Google Keyword Planner: Which is searched more?

Is AnswerThePublic or Google Keyword Planner more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO tools 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**: AnswerThePublic and Google Keyword Planner
- **Competitive set**: SEO tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **AnswerThePublic Share of Search**: 6%
- **Google Keyword Planner Share of Search**: 19.3%

## Is AnswerThePublic or Google Keyword Planner more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Google Keyword Planner had more branded searches than AnswerThePublic among SEO tools worldwide. Google Keyword Planner had about 356,000 branded searches, while AnswerThePublic had 110,000. Google Keyword Planner made up 19.3% of all SEO tool searches we track, and AnswerThePublic accounted for 6%.
- Google Keyword Planner was ahead of AnswerThePublic in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AnswerThePublic’s share of searches among SEO tools worldwide moved from 7.4% to 6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Keyword Planner’s share of searches among SEO tools worldwide moved from 19.4% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 436K to 356K.

## How did search popularity change for SEO tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, AnswerThePublic lost share of searches among SEO tools worldwide, from 7.8% to 6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Google Keyword Planner worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 436K to 356K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | AnswerThePublic estimated searches | AnswerThePublic Share of Search | AnswerThePublic rank | Google Keyword Planner estimated searches | Google Keyword Planner Share of Search | Google Keyword Planner rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 7.4% | 5 | 436K | 19.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 9.4% | 5 | 381K | 17.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 9.7% | 5 | 311K | 18.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 201K | 10.3% | 5 | 356K | 18.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 10.5% | 5 | 356K | 18.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 6% | 5 | 356K | 13% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 9.3% | 5 | 356K | 16.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 8.4% | 5 | 356K | 18.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 9% | 5 | 337K | 18.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 7.5% | 5 | 411K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 7.8% | 5 | 337K | 19.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 6% | 5 | 356K | 19.3% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AnswerThePublic’s and Google Keyword Planner’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.

- **AnswerThePublic**: Measured on the search term “answerthepublic”.
- **Google Keyword Planner**: Measured on the search terms “google keyword planner” and “keyword planner”, summed into one figure.

- [AnswerThePublic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/answerthepublic)
- [Google Keyword Planner profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-keyword-planner)
- [All SEO tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/seo-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 AnswerThePublic or Google Keyword Planner more popular in search?

In September 2026, Google Keyword Planner had more branded searches than AnswerThePublic among SEO tools worldwide. Google Keyword Planner had about 356,000 branded searches, while AnswerThePublic had 110,000. Google Keyword Planner made up 19.3% of all SEO tool searches we track, and AnswerThePublic accounted for 6%.

## Cite this page

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