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title: "AccuWeather vs WeatherAPI: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, AccuWeather or WeatherAPI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Weather APIs 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# AccuWeather vs WeatherAPI: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, AccuWeather or WeatherAPI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Weather APIs 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**: AccuWeather and WeatherAPI
- **Competitive set**: Weather APIs
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **AccuWeather Share of Search**: 99.2%
- **WeatherAPI Share of Search**: 0.36%

## Which is more popular in search, AccuWeather or WeatherAPI?

- In August 2026, AccuWeather had more branded searches than WeatherAPI among weather APIs worldwide. AccuWeather was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to WeatherAPI’s 27.1K, and held a 99.2% Share of Search versus WeatherAPI’s 0.36%.
- AccuWeather was ahead of WeatherAPI in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AccuWeather’s estimated Share of Search among weather APIs worldwide moved from 98.8% to 99.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.1M to 7.5M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WeatherAPI’s estimated Share of Search among weather APIs worldwide moved from 0.65% to 0.36%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 27.1K.

## How did search popularity change for weather APIs worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, WeatherAPI fell from 2nd to 3rd among weather APIs worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for AccuWeather worldwide rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 6.1M to 7.5M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | AccuWeather estimated searches | AccuWeather Share of Search | AccuWeather rank | WeatherAPI estimated searches | WeatherAPI Share of Search | WeatherAPI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.1M | 98.8% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.65% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5M | 98.5% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.1M | 98.9% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.54% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.1M | 99.2% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.44% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 5M | 98.7% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.65% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.1M | 98.7% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.65% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.1M | 98.8% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.53% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 7.5M | 99% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 7.5M | 99.1% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.44% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 7.5M | 99.1% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.44% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 7.5M | 99.2% | 1 | 27.1K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AccuWeather’s and WeatherAPI’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.

- **AccuWeather**: Measured on the search term “accuweather”.
- **WeatherAPI**: Measured on the search term “weatherapi”.

- [AccuWeather profile](/demand/global-en/brands/accuweather)
- [WeatherAPI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/weatherapi)
- [All weather APIs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/weather-apis): 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, AccuWeather or WeatherAPI?

In August 2026, AccuWeather had more branded searches than WeatherAPI among weather APIs worldwide. AccuWeather was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to WeatherAPI’s 27.1K, and held a 99.2% Share of Search versus WeatherAPI’s 0.36%.

## Cite this page

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