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title: "Adobe Animate vs Krita: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Adobe Animate or Krita more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Animation software 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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# Adobe Animate vs Krita: Which is searched more?

Is Adobe Animate or Krita more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Animation software 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**: Adobe Animate and Krita
- **Competitive set**: Animation software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Adobe Animate Share of Search**: 7.9%
- **Krita Share of Search**: 48.3%

## Is Adobe Animate or Krita more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Krita had more branded searches than Adobe Animate among animation software worldwide. Krita had about 673,000 branded searches, while Adobe Animate had 110,000. Krita made up 48.3% of all animation software searches we track, and Adobe Animate accounted for 7.9%.
- Krita was ahead of Adobe Animate in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Animate’s share of searches among animation software worldwide moved from 10.2% to 7.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Krita’s share of searches among animation software worldwide moved from 34% to 48.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 673K.

## How did search popularity change for animation software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Animaker overtook Adobe After Effects and Adobe Animate to rank 2nd among animation software worldwide, with 9.7% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Krita gained share of searches among animation software worldwide, from 43.3% to 48.3%.
- In September 2026, Adobe Animate lost share of searches among animation software worldwide, from 8.7% to 7.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Animate estimated searches | Adobe Animate Share of Search | Adobe Animate rank | Krita estimated searches | Krita Share of Search | Krita rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 10.2% | 4 | 550K | 34% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 10.6% | 3 | 550K | 35.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 9.3% | 4 | 550K | 38% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 9.4% | 4 | 550K | 38.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 23.1% | 2 | 450K | 28.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 9.2% | 4 | 550K | 37.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 9.7% | 4 | 550K | 39.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 110K | 9.2% | 4 | 450K | 37.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 9.2% | 5 | 450K | 37.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 9.5% | 4 | 450K | 38.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 110K | 8.7% | 3 | 550K | 43.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 7.9% | 4 | 673K | 48.3% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Animate’s and Krita’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.

- **Adobe Animate**: Measured on the search term “adobe animate”.
- **Krita**: Measured on the search term “krita”.

- [Adobe Animate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-animate)
- [Krita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/krita)
- [All animation software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/animation-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Adobe Animate or Krita more popular in search?

In September 2026, Krita had more branded searches than Adobe Animate among animation software worldwide. Krita had about 673,000 branded searches, while Adobe Animate had 110,000. Krita made up 48.3% of all animation software searches we track, and Adobe Animate accounted for 7.9%.

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