--- title: "Adobe Lightroom vs Afterlight: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Afterlight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mobile photo editing apps 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-afterlight" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adobe Lightroom vs Afterlight: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Afterlight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mobile photo editing apps 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 Lightroom and Afterlight - **Competitive set**: Mobile photo editing apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Adobe Lightroom Share of Search**: 25.4% - **Afterlight Share of Search**: 0.03% ## Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Afterlight? - In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Afterlight among mobile photo editing apps worldwide. Adobe Lightroom was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Afterlight’s 1.2K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus Afterlight’s 0.03%. - Adobe Lightroom was ahead of Afterlight in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Adobe Lightroom’s estimated Share of Search among mobile photo editing apps worldwide moved from 27.4% to 25.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3M to 1.2M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Afterlight’s estimated Share of Search among mobile photo editing apps worldwide held steady at 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4K to 1.2K. ## How did search popularity change for mobile photo editing apps worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom gained estimated Share of Search among mobile photo editing apps worldwide, from 20.1% to 25.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Afterlight worldwide fell 12.3% over 11 measured months, from 1.4K to 1.2K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Adobe Lightroom estimated searches | Adobe Lightroom Share of Search | Adobe Lightroom rank | Afterlight estimated searches | Afterlight Share of Search | Afterlight rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.3M | 27.4% | 2 | 1.4K | 0.03% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3M | 26.2% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.03% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 25.1% | 2 | 1.4K | 0.03% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 25.6% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 27.8% | 2 | 1.4K | 0.03% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 25.3% | 2 | 1.5K | 0.03% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3M | 21.2% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.02% | 6 | | May 2026 | 1.2M | 19.8% | 2 | 1.1K | 0.02% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 21.5% | 2 | 1.1K | 0.02% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 1.1M | 20.1% | 2 | 1.2K | 0.02% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 25.4% | 2 | 1.2K | 0.03% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Lightroom’s and Afterlight’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 Lightroom**: Measured on the search terms “adobe lightroom”, “adobe lightroom photo editor”, “lightroom”, “lightroom app”, “lightroom classic”, “lightroom mobile” and “lightroom presets”, summed into one figure. - **Afterlight**: Measured on the search terms “afterlight app”, “afterlight app store”, “afterlight apps”, “afterlight light leaks”, “afterlight photo editing app” and “afterlight photo editor”, summed into one figure. - [Adobe Lightroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom) - [Afterlight profile](/demand/global-en/brands/afterlight) - [All mobile photo editing apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/mobile-photo-editing-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Adobe Lightroom or Afterlight? In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Afterlight among mobile photo editing apps worldwide. Adobe Lightroom was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Afterlight’s 1.2K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus Afterlight’s 0.03%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adobe Lightroom vs Afterlight: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-afterlight This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-afterlight. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.