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title: "Adobe Lightroom vs Apple Photos: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Apple Photos? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo management 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 Lightroom vs Apple Photos: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Apple Photos? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo management 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 Lightroom and Apple Photos
- **Competitive set**: Photo management software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Adobe Lightroom Share of Search**: 5.6%
- **Apple Photos Share of Search**: 0.42%

## Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Apple Photos?

- In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Apple Photos among photo management software worldwide. Adobe Lightroom was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Apple Photos’ 90.5K, and held a 5.6% Share of Search versus Apple Photos’ 0.42%.
- Adobe Lightroom was ahead of Apple Photos 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 photo management software worldwide moved from 7.3% to 5.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3M to 1.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apple Photos’ estimated Share of Search among photo management software worldwide moved from 0.75% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 90.5K.

## How did search popularity change for photo management software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apple Photos worldwide fell 33% over 11 measured months, from 135K to 90.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Lightroom estimated searches | Adobe Lightroom Share of Search | Adobe Lightroom rank | Apple Photos estimated searches | Apple Photos Share of Search | Apple Photos rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3M | 7.3% | 2 | 135K | 0.75% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3M | 5.8% | 2 | 110K | 0.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 6.7% | 2 | 110K | 0.61% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 5.6% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.42% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 7% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 6.1% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.41% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3M | 5.9% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.42% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 5.6% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.42% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 6.6% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.51% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.1M | 5.9% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.51% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 5.6% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.42% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Lightroom’s and Apple Photos’ 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.
- **Apple Photos**: Measured on the search term “apple photos”.

- [Adobe Lightroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom)
- [Apple Photos profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-photos)
- [All photo management software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/photo-management-software): 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, Adobe Lightroom or Apple Photos?

In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Apple Photos among photo management software worldwide. Adobe Lightroom was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Apple Photos’ 90.5K, and held a 5.6% Share of Search versus Apple Photos’ 0.42%.

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