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Writing assistants:Which are searched most?

In September 2026, QuillBot was the most searched among writing assistants worldwide, with an estimated 5M branded searches and 98.7% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, September 2026
  1. QuillBot98.7%
  2. Hemingway Editor0.65%
  3. ProWritingAid0.65%
  4. Grammarly0.01%
  5. Wordtune0%

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Share of Search among writing assistants worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for QuillBot. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthQuillBotHemingway EditorProWritingAidGrammarlyWordtune
Oct 202598.8%0.54%0.65%0.01%<0.01%
Nov 202598.9%0.54%0.54%0.01%<0.01%
Dec 202598.7%0.65%0.65%0.01%<0.01%
Jan 202698.5%0.8%0.65%0.01%0%
Feb 202698.5%0.8%0.65%0.01%<0.01%
Mar 202698.7%0.65%0.65%0.01%<0.01%
Apr 202698.7%0.65%0.65%0.01%0%
May 202698.7%0.65%0.65%0.01%<0.01%
Jun 202698.7%0.65%0.65%<0.01%<0.01%
Jul 202698.4%0.8%0.8%0.01%0%
Aug 202698.7%0.65%0.65%<0.01%0%
Sep 202698.7%0.65%0.65%0.01%0%

This month’s ranking, September 2026

  1. 1.QuillBot

    98.7%

    Held 1st. 5M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  2. 2.Hemingway Editor

    0.65%

    Held 2nd. 33.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  3. 3.ProWritingAid

    0.65%

    Held 3rd. 33.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  4. 4.Grammarly

    0.01%

    Held 4th. 590 estimated branded searches, +22.9% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Wordtune

    0%

    Held 5th. 0 estimated branded searches, — vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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Which brand is most popular in search among writing assistants worldwide?

In September 2026, QuillBot was the most searched among writing assistants worldwide, with an estimated 5M branded searches and 98.7% estimated Share of Search within this set. Hemingway Editor is in 2nd place, 98 percentage points behind at 0.65% Share of Search.

Global writing assistants, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
QuillBot98.8% → 98.7%98.9%Nov 202598.4%Jul 20261st
Hemingway Editor0.54% → 0.65%0.8%Jan 20260.54%Oct 20253rd → 2nd
ProWritingAid0.65%0.8%Jul 20260.54%Nov 20252nd → 3rd
Grammarly0.01%0.01%Apr 2026<0.01%Jun 20264th
Wordtune<0.01% → 0%<0.01%Jun 20260%Jan 20265th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hemingway Editor rose from 3rd to 2nd among writing assistants worldwide.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ProWritingAid fell from 2nd to 3rd among writing assistants worldwide.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QuillBot, Grammarly and Wordtune held steady: their estimated Share of Search among writing assistants worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for writing assistants worldwide in September 2026?

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for Wordtune worldwide fell 100% over 12 measured months, from 10 to 0 in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for QuillBot worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 9.1M to 5M in September 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for ProWritingAid worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 33.1K in September 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Grammarly worldwide fell 41% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 590 in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Hemingway Editor worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 33.1K in September 2026.

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