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title: "TubeBuddy vs VidIQ: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, TubeBuddy or VidIQ? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the YouTube 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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# TubeBuddy vs VidIQ: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, TubeBuddy or VidIQ? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the YouTube 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**: TubeBuddy and VidIQ
- **Competitive set**: YouTube SEO tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **TubeBuddy Share of Search**: 2.1%
- **VidIQ Share of Search**: 34.7%

## Which is more popular in search, TubeBuddy or VidIQ?

- In August 2026, VidIQ had more branded searches than TubeBuddy among YouTube SEO tools worldwide. VidIQ was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to TubeBuddy’s 33.1K, and held a 34.7% Share of Search versus TubeBuddy’s 2.1%.
- VidIQ was ahead of TubeBuddy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TubeBuddy’s estimated Share of Search among YouTube SEO tools worldwide moved from 2.9% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VidIQ’s estimated Share of Search among YouTube SEO tools worldwide moved from 26.2% to 34.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 550K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for VidIQ worldwide rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 450K to 550K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for TubeBuddy worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 49.5K to 33.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | TubeBuddy estimated searches | TubeBuddy Share of Search | TubeBuddy rank | VidIQ estimated searches | VidIQ Share of Search | VidIQ rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 2.9% | 3 | 450K | 26.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 3.3% | 3 | 450K | 30% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 3.3% | 3 | 450K | 30% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 2.7% | 3 | 550K | 30.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 2.7% | 3 | 450K | 30.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 3.3% | 3 | 450K | 30% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 2.7% | 3 | 450K | 30.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 3 | 450K | 30.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 3 | 450K | 30.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 2.1% | 3 | 550K | 34.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 2.1% | 3 | 550K | 34.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using TubeBuddy’s and VidIQ’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.

- **TubeBuddy**: Measured on the search term “tubebuddy”.
- **VidIQ**: Measured on the search term “vidiq”.

- [TubeBuddy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tubebuddy)
- [VidIQ profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vidiq)
- [All YouTube SEO tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/youtube-seo-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, TubeBuddy or VidIQ?

In August 2026, VidIQ had more branded searches than TubeBuddy among YouTube SEO tools worldwide. VidIQ was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to TubeBuddy’s 33.1K, and held a 34.7% Share of Search versus TubeBuddy’s 2.1%.

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