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title: "Adobe Stock vs Pixabay: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Adobe Stock or Pixabay more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stock image sites 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 Stock vs Pixabay: Which is searched more?

Is Adobe Stock or Pixabay more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stock image sites 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 Stock and Pixabay
- **Competitive set**: Stock image sites
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Adobe Stock Share of Search**: 16.8%
- **Pixabay Share of Search**: 30.8%

## Is Adobe Stock or Pixabay more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Pixabay had more branded searches than Adobe Stock among stock image sites worldwide. Pixabay had about 3.4 million branded searches, while Adobe Stock had 1.8 million. Pixabay made up 30.8% of all stock image site searches we track, and Adobe Stock accounted for 16.8%.
- Pixabay was ahead of Adobe Stock in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Stock’s share of searches among stock image sites worldwide moved from 18.3% to 16.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7M to 1.8M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pixabay’s share of searches among stock image sites worldwide moved from 27.3% to 30.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M.

## How did search popularity change for stock image sites worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Pixabay gained share of searches among stock image sites worldwide, from 26.6% to 30.8%.
- In September 2026, Adobe Stock lost share of searches among stock image sites worldwide, from 17.8% to 16.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Stock estimated searches | Adobe Stock Share of Search | Adobe Stock rank | Pixabay estimated searches | Pixabay Share of Search | Pixabay rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.7M | 18.3% | 2 | 4.1M | 27.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.2M | 15.9% | 3 | 4.1M | 29.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.2M | 16.5% | 3 | 4.1M | 30.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2M | 16.5% | 3 | 4.1M | 30.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.2M | 17.9% | 3 | 3.4M | 26.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.7M | 18.9% | 2 | 4.1M | 28.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 16.9% | 3 | 4.1M | 30.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2.2M | 18.1% | 3 | 3.4M | 27% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.2M | 19.2% | 2 | 3.4M | 28.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 17.7% | 3 | 2.7M | 26.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 17.8% | 3 | 2.7M | 26.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.8M | 16.8% | 3 | 3.4M | 30.8% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Stock’s and Pixabay’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 Stock**: Measured on the search term “adobe stock”.
- **Pixabay**: Measured on the search term “pixabay”.

- [Adobe Stock profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-stock)
- [Pixabay profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pixabay)
- [All stock image sites worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/stock-image-sites): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Adobe Stock or Pixabay more popular in search?

In September 2026, Pixabay had more branded searches than Adobe Stock among stock image sites worldwide. Pixabay had about 3.4 million branded searches, while Adobe Stock had 1.8 million. Pixabay made up 30.8% of all stock image site searches we track, and Adobe Stock accounted for 16.8%.

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