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title: "AdRoll vs Google Ads: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, AdRoll or Google Ads? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Display advertising platforms 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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# AdRoll vs Google Ads: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, AdRoll or Google Ads? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Display advertising platforms 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**: AdRoll and Google Ads
- **Competitive set**: Display advertising platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **AdRoll Share of Search**: 3.4%
- **Google Ads Share of Search**: 19.5%

## Which is more popular in search, AdRoll or Google Ads?

- In August 2026, Google Ads had more branded searches than AdRoll among display advertising platforms worldwide. Google Ads was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to AdRoll’s 5.8K, and held a 19.5% Share of Search versus AdRoll’s 3.4%.
- Google Ads was ahead of AdRoll in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AdRoll’s estimated Share of Search among display advertising platforms worldwide moved from 4.9% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.3K to 5.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Ads’ estimated Share of Search among display advertising platforms worldwide moved from 12.9% to 19.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for display advertising platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Ads lost estimated Share of Search among display advertising platforms worldwide, from 20.7% to 19.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for AdRoll worldwide fell 43.6% over 11 measured months, from 10.3K to 5.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | AdRoll estimated searches | AdRoll Share of Search | AdRoll rank | Google Ads estimated searches | Google Ads Share of Search | Google Ads rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10.3K | 4.9% | 5 | 27.1K | 12.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.4K | 5% | 5 | 27.1K | 16% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.8K | 4.6% | 5 | 27.1K | 18.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.4K | 4.5% | 5 | 33.1K | 17.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.6K | 4.7% | 5 | 33.1K | 18.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.6K | 4.3% | 5 | 33.1K | 16.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 7K | 3.8% | 5 | 40.5K | 22.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 5.8K | 3.5% | 5 | 33.1K | 19.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.7K | 3.3% | 5 | 33.1K | 18.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.8K | 3.6% | 5 | 33.1K | 20.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.8K | 3.4% | 5 | 33.1K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AdRoll’s and Google Ads’ 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.

- **AdRoll**: Measured on the search terms “adroll”, “adroll dsp”, “adroll retargeting”, “adroll reviews” and “adroll.com”, summed into one figure.
- **Google Ads**: Measured on the search term “googleads”.

- [AdRoll profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adroll)
- [Google Ads profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-ads)
- [All display advertising platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/display-advertising-platforms): 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, AdRoll or Google Ads?

In August 2026, Google Ads had more branded searches than AdRoll among display advertising platforms worldwide. Google Ads was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to AdRoll’s 5.8K, and held a 19.5% Share of Search versus AdRoll’s 3.4%.

## Cite this page

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