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title: "Ada vs Forethought: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ada or Forethought? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Conversational AI 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."
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# Ada vs Forethought: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Ada or Forethought? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Conversational AI 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**: Ada and Forethought
- **Competitive set**: Conversational AI platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ada Share of Search**: 0.18%
- **Forethought Share of Search**: 4.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Ada or Forethought?

- In August 2026, Forethought had more branded searches than Ada among conversational AI platforms worldwide. Forethought was estimated to have 16.4K branded searches compared to Ada’s 720, and held a 4.1% Share of Search versus Ada’s 0.18%.
- Forethought was ahead of Ada in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ada’s estimated Share of Search among conversational AI platforms worldwide moved from 0.39% to 0.18%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 720.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Forethought’s estimated Share of Search among conversational AI platforms worldwide moved from 6.1% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.5K to 16.4K.

## How did search popularity change for conversational AI platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Ada worldwide fell 44.6% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 720 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Forethought worldwide fell 20% over 11 measured months, from 20.5K to 16.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ada estimated searches | Ada Share of Search | Ada rank | Forethought estimated searches | Forethought Share of Search | Forethought rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 0.39% | 5 | 20.5K | 6.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 0.3% | 5 | 20K | 5.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 720 | 0.22% | 5 | 16.4K | 4.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 0.25% | 5 | 20K | 4.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.3% | 5 | 20K | 5.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | 0.29% | 5 | 31.5K | 9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 0.25% | 5 | 20.5K | 5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 0.25% | 5 | 16.7K | 4.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 880 | 0.22% | 5 | 14K | 3.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 0.3% | 5 | 13.7K | 4.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 720 | 0.18% | 5 | 16.4K | 4.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ada’s and Forethought’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.

- **Ada**: Measured on the search term “ada cx”.
- **Forethought**: Measured on the search terms “forethought” and “forethought ai”, summed into one figure.

- [Ada profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ada)
- [Forethought profile](/demand/global-en/brands/forethought)
- [All conversational AI platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/conversational-ai-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, Ada or Forethought?

In August 2026, Forethought had more branded searches than Ada among conversational AI platforms worldwide. Forethought was estimated to have 16.4K branded searches compared to Ada’s 720, and held a 4.1% Share of Search versus Ada’s 0.18%.

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