--- title: "Adobe Lightroom vs Capture One: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Capture One? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-capture-one" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adobe Lightroom vs Capture One: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Capture One? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing 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 Capture One - **Competitive set**: Photo editing software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Adobe Lightroom Share of Search**: 26.7% - **Capture One Share of Search**: 2% ## Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Capture One? - In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Capture One among photo editing software worldwide. Adobe Lightroom was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Capture One’s 90.5K, and held a 26.7% Share of Search versus Capture One’s 2%. - Adobe Lightroom was ahead of Capture One 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 editing software worldwide moved from 20.4% to 26.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3M to 1.2M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Capture One’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing software worldwide moved from 1.7% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 90.5K. ## How did search popularity change for photo editing software worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom gained estimated Share of Search among photo editing software worldwide, from 22.9% to 26.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Capture One worldwide fell 17.7% over 11 measured months, from 110K to 90.5K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Adobe Lightroom estimated searches | Adobe Lightroom Share of Search | Adobe Lightroom rank | Capture One estimated searches | Capture One Share of Search | Capture One rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.3M | 20.4% | 2 | 110K | 1.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3M | 17.6% | 3 | 135K | 1.9% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 21.6% | 2 | 110K | 2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 22.7% | 2 | 110K | 2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 23.6% | 2 | 74K | 1.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 24.5% | 2 | 110K | 2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3M | 24.5% | 2 | 74K | 1.4% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.2M | 23.9% | 2 | 74K | 1.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 24.6% | 2 | 110K | 2.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.1M | 22.9% | 2 | 90.5K | 2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 26.7% | 2 | 90.5K | 2% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Lightroom’s and Capture One’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. - **Capture One**: Measured on the search term “capture one”. - [Adobe Lightroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom) - [Capture One profile](/demand/global-en/brands/capture-one) - [All photo editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/photo-editing-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 Capture One? In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Capture One among photo editing software worldwide. Adobe Lightroom was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Capture One’s 90.5K, and held a 26.7% Share of Search versus Capture One’s 2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adobe Lightroom vs Capture One: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-capture-one This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-capture-one. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.