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Web scraping APIs:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, Apify was the most searched among web scraping APIs worldwide, with an estimated 371K branded searches and 79.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Apify79.6%
  2. Bright Data15.5%
  3. Zyte1.8%
  4. ScrapingBee1.7%
  5. ScraperAPI1.4%

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Compare the APIs used to collect web data at scale. 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.

Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Apify, Bright Data. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of search table
MonthApifyBright DataZyteScrapingBeeScraperAPI
Oct 202566.1%23.5%2.7%3.9%3.9%
Nov 202565.5%23.4%3.2%3.2%4.7%
Dec 202566.2%23.9%2.7%3.2%3.9%
Jan 202666.8%24.4%2.2%3.3%3.3%
Feb 202671.2%21.2%1.9%2.9%2.8%
Mar 202675%18.3%1.7%2%3%
Apr 202675.3%18%1.7%2%3%
May 202678.4%15.5%1.4%2.1%2.6%
Jun 202679.2%15.5%1.4%1.7%2.1%
Jul 202679.3%15.4%1.4%1.7%2.1%
Aug 202679.6%15.5%1.8%1.7%1.4%
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This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.Apify

    79.6%

    Held 1st. 371K estimated branded searches, -<0.01% vs prior month. Share +0.3 points.

  2. 2.Bright Data

    15.5%

    Held 2nd. 72.4K estimated branded searches, +0.14% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  3. 3.Zyte

    1.8%

    Moved from 5th to 3rd. 8.3K estimated branded searches, +22.4% vs prior month. Share +0.3 points.

  4. 4.ScrapingBee

    1.7%

    Held 4th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, -0.37% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.ScraperAPI

    1.4%

    Moved from 3rd to 5th. 6.6K estimated branded searches, -33.3% vs prior month. Share -0.7 points.

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Which brand is most popular in search among web scraping APIs worldwide?

In August 2026, Apify was the most searched among web scraping APIs worldwide, with an estimated 371K branded searches and 79.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. Bright Data is in 2nd place, 64.1 percentage points behind at 15.5% Share of Search.

Global web scraping APIs, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
Apify66.1% → 79.6%79.6%Aug 202665.5%Nov 20251st
Bright Data23.5% → 15.5%24.4%Jan 202615.4%Jul 20262nd
Zyte2.7% → 1.8%3.2%Nov 20251.4%May 20265th → 3rd
ScrapingBee3.9% → 1.7%3.9%Oct 20251.7%Jun 20263rd → 4th
ScraperAPI3.9% → 1.4%4.7%Nov 20251.4%Aug 20264th → 5th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apify’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide increased from 66.1% to 79.6%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bright Data’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide decreased from 23.5% to 15.5%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zyte’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide decreased from 2.7% to 1.8%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScrapingBee’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide decreased from 3.9% to 1.7%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScraperAPI’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide decreased from 3.9% to 1.4%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apify’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide peaked at 79.6% in August 2026 and was lowest at 65.5% in November 2025.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bright Data’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide peaked at 24.4% in January 2026 and was lowest at 15.4% in July 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zyte’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide peaked at 3.2% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1.4% in May 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScrapingBee’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide peaked at 3.9% in October 2025 and was lowest at 1.7% in June 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScraperAPI’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide peaked at 4.7% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1.4% in August 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zyte rose from 5th to 3rd among web scraping APIs worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScrapingBee fell from 3rd to 4th among web scraping APIs worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScraperAPI fell from 4th to 5th among web scraping APIs worldwide.

How did search popularity change for web scraping APIs worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, ScraperAPI lost estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide, from 2.1% to 1.4%.

  2. Apify’s estimated Share of Search among web scraping APIs worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 78.4% to 79.6% in August 2026.

  3. In August 2026, Zyte rose from 5th to 3rd among web scraping APIs worldwide.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Bright Data worldwide rose 22% over 11 measured months, from 59.4K to 72.4K in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for ScrapingBee worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in August 2026.

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