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title: "Adobe Lightroom vs Picsart: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Picsart? 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."
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# Adobe Lightroom vs Picsart: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Adobe Lightroom or Picsart? 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 Picsart
- **Competitive set**: Mobile photo editing apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Adobe Lightroom Share of Search**: 25.4%
- **Picsart Share of Search**: 52%

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

- In August 2026, Picsart had more branded searches than Adobe Lightroom among mobile photo editing apps worldwide. Picsart was estimated to have 2.5M branded searches compared to Adobe Lightroom’s 1.2M, and held a 52% Share of Search versus Adobe Lightroom’s 25.4%.
- Picsart was ahead of Adobe Lightroom 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, Picsart’s estimated Share of Search among mobile photo editing apps worldwide moved from 46% to 52%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 2.5M.

## 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%.
- In August 2026, Picsart lost estimated Share of Search among mobile photo editing apps worldwide, from 59.3% to 52%.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Lightroom estimated searches | Adobe Lightroom Share of Search | Adobe Lightroom rank | Picsart estimated searches | Picsart Share of Search | Picsart rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3M | 27.4% | 2 | 2.2M | 46% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3M | 26.2% | 2 | 2.3M | 47.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 25.1% | 2 | 2.3M | 48.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 25.6% | 2 | 2.3M | 47.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 27.8% | 2 | 2.2M | 48.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 25.3% | 2 | 2.6M | 50.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3M | 21.2% | 2 | 3.7M | 60.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 19.8% | 2 | 3.6M | 59.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 21.5% | 2 | 3.2M | 58.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.1M | 20.1% | 2 | 3.1M | 59.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 25.4% | 2 | 2.5M | 52% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Lightroom’s and Picsart’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.
- **Picsart**: Measured on the search terms “a picsart”, “ai picsart”, “app store picsart”, “background for picsart”, “background of picsart”, “background picsart”, “backgrounds picsart”, “bg for picsart”, “download picsart”, “edit photo on picsart”, “editing for picsart”, “free picsart”, “image picsart”, “mobile picsart”, “new picsart”, “photo edit in picsart”, “photo edit on picsart”, “photo edit picsart”, “photo edit picsart app”, “photo editing app picsart”, “photo editing in picsart”, “photo editing on picsart”, “photo editing picsart”, “photo editor app picsart”, “photo editor picsart”, “photo editor picsart app”, “pics art”, “pics art 2”, “pics art ai”, “pics art animator”, “pics art app”, “pics art com”, “pics art download”, “pics art edited pics”, “pics art editing”, “pics art editor”, “pics art for ipad”, “pics art for windows”, “pics art free trial”, “pics art mac”, “pics art online”, “pics art photos”, “pics art price”, “pics art pro”, “pics art software”, “pics art web”, “pics art website”, “picsart”, “picsart 2”, “picsart 2025”, “picsart 2026”, “picsart academy”, “picsart ai”, “picsart ai image enhancer”, “picsart ai photo editor”, “picsart ai photo enhancer”, “picsart animator”, “picsart app”, “picsart app editing”, “picsart app online”, “picsart app photo”, “picsart app photo editing”, “picsart app photo editor”, “picsart app picsart app”, “picsart apple”, “picsart apple store”, “picsart application”, “picsart art”, “picsart background”, “picsart background remover”, “picsart backgrounds”, “picsart batch editor”, “picsart bg remover”, “picsart com create”, “picsart com online”, “picsart cost”, “picsart create”, “picsart desktop”, “picsart download”, “picsart edit photo”, “picsart edit photos”, “picsart edited photos”, “picsart editing”, “picsart editing image”, “picsart editing photo”, “picsart editing photos”, “picsart editing pic”, “picsart editor”, “picsart editor app”, “picsart enhance”, “picsart enhancer”, “picsart flow”, “picsart font generator”, “picsart for ipad”, “picsart for laptop”, “picsart for windows”, “picsart foto”, “picsart free trial”, “picsart image editing”, “picsart image editor”, “picsart image enhancer”, “picsart lite”, “picsart logo”, “picsart microsoft store”, “picsart mobile app”, “picsart on mac”, “picsart online”, “picsart online editing”, “picsart open”, “picsart photo”, “picsart photo editing”, “picsart photo editing app”, “picsart photo editor”, “picsart photo editor app”, “picsart photo editor online”, “picsart photo enhancer”, “picsart photo studio”, “picsart photo studio app”, “picsart photo studio apps”, “picsart photo studio online”, “picsart photoshop”, “picsart play store”, “picsart premium”, “picsart premium app”, “picsart price”, “picsart print”, “picsart pro”, “picsart site”, “picsart software”, “picsart studio online”, “picsart use”, “picsart web”, “picsart web editor”, “picsart website”, “picsart.com”, “picsart/editor”, “picsartediting”, “picsartlogo”, “picsartonline”, “picsartpremium”, “picture editor picsart”, “www picsart com” and “www picsart com online”, summed into one figure.

- [Adobe Lightroom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-lightroom)
- [Picsart profile](/demand/global-en/brands/picsart)
- [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 Picsart?

In August 2026, Picsart had more branded searches than Adobe Lightroom among mobile photo editing apps worldwide. Picsart was estimated to have 2.5M branded searches compared to Adobe Lightroom’s 1.2M, and held a 52% Share of Search versus Adobe Lightroom’s 25.4%.

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