--- title: "Buy Me a Coffee vs Ko-fi: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Buy Me a Coffee or Ko-fi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tipping 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/tipping-platforms/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-ko-fi" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Buy Me a Coffee vs Ko-fi: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Buy Me a Coffee or Ko-fi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tipping 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**: Buy Me a Coffee and Ko-fi - **Competitive set**: Tipping platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Buy Me a Coffee Share of Search**: 10.7% - **Ko-fi Share of Search**: 35.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Buy Me a Coffee or Ko-fi? - In August 2026, Ko-fi had more branded searches than Buy Me a Coffee among tipping platforms worldwide. Ko-fi was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Buy Me a Coffee’s 165K, and held a 35.6% Share of Search versus Buy Me a Coffee’s 10.7%. - Ko-fi was ahead of Buy Me a Coffee in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee’s estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide moved from 7.3% to 10.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 165K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ko-fi’s estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide moved from 29.7% to 35.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 550K. ## How did search popularity change for tipping platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee gained estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide, from 7.4% to 10.7%. - In August 2026, Ko-fi lost estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide, from 36.9% to 35.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Buy Me a Coffee estimated searches | Buy Me a Coffee Share of Search | Buy Me a Coffee rank | Ko-fi estimated searches | Ko-fi Share of Search | Ko-fi rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 110K | 7.3% | 4 | 450K | 29.7% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 110K | 7.9% | 4 | 450K | 32.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 110K | 7.9% | 4 | 450K | 32.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 135K | 7.9% | 4 | 550K | 32.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 110K | 7.9% | 4 | 450K | 32.4% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 135K | 8.9% | 4 | 550K | 36.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 110K | 7.4% | 4 | 550K | 36.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | 135K | 8.3% | 4 | 550K | 34% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 110K | 7.4% | 4 | 550K | 36.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 110K | 7.4% | 4 | 550K | 36.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 165K | 10.7% | 4 | 550K | 35.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Buy Me a Coffee’s and Ko-fi’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. - **Buy Me a Coffee**: Measured on the search term “buy me a coffee”. - **Ko-fi**: Measured on the search term “ko-fi”. - [Buy Me a Coffee profile](/demand/global-en/brands/buy-me-a-coffee) - [Ko-fi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ko-fi) - [All tipping platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/tipping-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## 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 is more popular in search, Buy Me a Coffee or Ko-fi? In August 2026, Ko-fi had more branded searches than Buy Me a Coffee among tipping platforms worldwide. Ko-fi was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Buy Me a Coffee’s 165K, and held a 35.6% Share of Search versus Buy Me a Coffee’s 10.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Buy Me a Coffee vs Ko-fi: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/tipping-platforms/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-ko-fi This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/tipping-platforms/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-ko-fi. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.