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title: "Afluencer vs Refersion: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Afluencer or Refersion? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ambassador programme 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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# Afluencer vs Refersion: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Afluencer or Refersion? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ambassador programme 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**: Afluencer and Refersion
- **Competitive set**: Ambassador programme platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Afluencer Share of Search**: 19.2%
- **Refersion Share of Search**: 21.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Afluencer or Refersion?

- In August 2026, Refersion had more branded searches than Afluencer among ambassador programme platforms worldwide. Refersion was estimated to have 3.2K branded searches compared to Afluencer’s 2.9K, and held a 21.3% Share of Search versus Afluencer’s 19.2%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Afluencer took it in November 2025, Refersion took it in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Afluencer’s estimated Share of Search among ambassador programme platforms worldwide moved from 25.4% to 19.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 2.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Refersion’s estimated Share of Search among ambassador programme platforms worldwide moved from 27% to 21.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.7K to 3.2K.

## How did search popularity change for ambassador programme platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Afluencer gained estimated Share of Search among ambassador programme platforms worldwide, from 16.2% to 19.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Refersion worldwide fell 30.9% over 11 measured months, from 4.7K to 3.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Afluencer estimated searches | Afluencer Share of Search | Afluencer rank | Refersion estimated searches | Refersion Share of Search | Refersion rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 25.4% | 3 | 4.7K | 27% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 30.1% | 2 | 4.6K | 25.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 34.6% | 1 | 3.8K | 24.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 36.1% | 1 | 3.8K | 20.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 31.7% | 2 | 3.8K | 22.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 31.1% | 2 | 3.9K | 22.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 23.3% | 3 | 3.9K | 25% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 15.8% | 3 | 3.9K | 25.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 15.9% | 3 | 3.9K | 25.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 16.2% | 3 | 3.2K | 21.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 19.2% | 3 | 3.2K | 21.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Afluencer’s and Refersion’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.

- **Afluencer**: Measured on the search term “afluencer”.
- **Refersion**: Measured on the search terms “refersion” and “refersion affiliate”, summed into one figure.

- [Afluencer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/afluencer)
- [Refersion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/refersion)
- [All ambassador programme platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ambassador-program-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, Afluencer or Refersion?

In August 2026, Refersion had more branded searches than Afluencer among ambassador programme platforms worldwide. Refersion was estimated to have 3.2K branded searches compared to Afluencer’s 2.9K, and held a 21.3% Share of Search versus Afluencer’s 19.2%.

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