--- title: "Adobe Lightroom vs Darkroom: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Darkroom? 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-darkroom" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adobe Lightroom vs Darkroom: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Darkroom? 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 Darkroom - **Competitive set**: Mobile photo editing apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Adobe Lightroom Share of Search**: 25.4% - **Darkroom Share of Search**: 0.04% ## Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Darkroom? - In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Darkroom among mobile photo editing apps worldwide. Adobe Lightroom was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Darkroom’s 1.9K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus Darkroom’s 0.04%. - Adobe Lightroom was ahead of Darkroom 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, Darkroom’s estimated Share of Search among mobile photo editing apps worldwide moved from 0.03% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.9K. ## 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 Darkroom worldwide rose 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Adobe Lightroom estimated searches | Adobe Lightroom Share of Search | Adobe Lightroom rank | Darkroom estimated searches | Darkroom Share of Search | Darkroom rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.3M | 27.4% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3M | 26.2% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.03% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 25.1% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 25.6% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 27.8% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 25.3% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3M | 21.2% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.2M | 19.8% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 21.5% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1.1M | 20.1% | 2 | 2.4K | 0.05% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 25.4% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Lightroom’s and Darkroom’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. - **Darkroom**: Measured on the search terms “darkroom app” and “darkroom apps”, summed into one figure. - [Adobe Lightroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom) - [Darkroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/darkroom) - [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 Darkroom? In August 2026, Adobe Lightroom had more branded searches than Darkroom among mobile photo editing apps worldwide. Adobe Lightroom was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Darkroom’s 1.9K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus Darkroom’s 0.04%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adobe Lightroom vs Darkroom: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-darkroom This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-lightroom-vs-darkroom. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.