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title: "Adobe Firefly vs Canva: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Adobe Firefly or Canva more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI image editing 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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# Adobe Firefly vs Canva: Which is searched more?

Is Adobe Firefly or Canva more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI image editing 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**: Adobe Firefly and Canva
- **Competitive set**: AI image editing tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Adobe Firefly Share of Search**: 0.48%
- **Canva Share of Search**: 89.6%

## Is Adobe Firefly or Canva more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Canva had more branded searches than Adobe Firefly among AI image editing tools worldwide. Canva had about 188.2 million branded searches, while Adobe Firefly had 1 million. Canva made up 89.6% of all AI image editing tool searches we track, and Adobe Firefly accounted for 0.48%.
- Canva was ahead of Adobe Firefly in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Firefly’s share of searches among AI image editing tools worldwide moved from 0.38% to 0.48%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Canva’s share of searches among AI image editing tools worldwide moved from 88% to 89.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 229M to 188M.

## Top AI image editing tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Canva appeared in all five answers. Adobe Firefly was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Canva was listed before Adobe Firefly in three out of four answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adobe Photoshop | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Canva | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Adobe Firefly | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Luminar Neo | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Photoroom | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| remove.bg | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Picsart | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Pixelcut | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about AI image editing tools

- Asked ChatGPT "Which AI image editing tool should I use?": 1. Adobe Photoshop, 2. Canva, 3. Photoroom, 4. Luminar Neo
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI image editing tools?": 1. Adobe Photoshop, 2. Canva, 3. Adobe Firefly, 4. Luminar Neo
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI image editing tool for quick photo edits?": 1. Adobe Photoshop, 2. Canva, 3. Luminar Neo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ai image editor": 1. Adobe Firefly, 2. Canva, 3. Adobe Photoshop
- Searched Google, AI Overview "photo editing app": 1. Adobe Photoshop, 2. Canva, 3. Picsart

Not named in any answer: remove.bg and Pixelcut.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for AI image editing tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Canva gained share of searches among AI image editing tools worldwide, from 85.6% to 89.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Firefly estimated searches | Adobe Firefly Share of Search | Adobe Firefly rank | Canva estimated searches | Canva Share of Search | Canva rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 0.38% | 5 | 229M | 88% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1M | 0.46% | 5 | 188M | 85.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 823K | 0.46% | 5 | 154M | 85.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 0.38% | 5 | 188M | 87.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 0.38% | 5 | 189M | 87.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1M | 0.46% | 5 | 189M | 87.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1M | 0.46% | 5 | 189M | 87.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 0.57% | 4 | 189M | 87.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1M | 0.55% | 5 | 155M | 85.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1M | 0.65% | 5 | 128M | 83.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1M | 0.55% | 4 | 155M | 85.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1M | 0.48% | 4 | 188M | 89.6% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Firefly’s and Canva’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 Firefly**: Measured on the search term “adobe firefly”.
- **Canva**: Measured on the search terms “business card canva”, “business card on canva”, “business cards canva”, “business cards on canva”, “canva”, “canva ai”, “canva app”, “canva application”, “canva apps”, “canva artificial intelligence”, “canva background remover”, “canva barcode generator”, “canva bg remover”, “canva business card”, “canva business cards”, “canva collage maker”, “canva collage photo”, “canva color wheel”, “canva colors wheel”, “canva cv maker”, “canva face swap”, “canva faceswap”, “canva for education”, “canva for educators”, “canva logos”, “canva pdf edit”, “canva pdf editable”, “canva pdf editor”, “canva photo collage”, “canva photo collages”, “canva photo editor”, “canva pic collage”, “canva print”, “canva printable”, “canva printers”, “canva printing”, “canva prints”, “canva pro”, “canva resume”, “canva resume builder”, “canva resume maker”, “canva resume template”, “canva resumes”, “canva template”, “canva video edit”, “canva video editor”, “collage photo canva”, “collage photos canva”, “design of canva”, “edit photo canva”, “edit photos canva”, “logos on canva”, “photo collage canva”, “photo collage on canva”, “photo editing canva”, “print in canva”, “resume in canva”, “resume maker canva”, “resume template canva”, “resume templates canva” and “templates by canva”, summed into one figure.

- [Adobe Firefly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-firefly)
- [Canva profile](/demand/global-en/brands/canva)
- [All AI image editing tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-image-editing-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Firefly or Canva more popular in search?

In September 2026, Canva had more branded searches than Adobe Firefly among AI image editing tools worldwide. Canva had about 188.2 million branded searches, while Adobe Firefly had 1 million. Canva made up 89.6% of all AI image editing tool searches we track, and Adobe Firefly accounted for 0.48%.

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