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title: "Agoda vs HI Hostels: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Agoda or HI Hostels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hostel booking 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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# Agoda vs HI Hostels: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Agoda or HI Hostels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hostel booking 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**: Agoda and HI Hostels
- **Competitive set**: Hostel booking platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Agoda Share of Search**: 91.4%
- **HI Hostels Share of Search**: 0.16%

## Which is more popular in search, Agoda or HI Hostels?

- In August 2026, Agoda had more branded searches than HI Hostels among hostel booking platforms worldwide. Agoda was estimated to have 6.1M branded searches compared to HI Hostels’ 10.8K, and held a 91.4% Share of Search versus HI Hostels’ 0.16%.
- Agoda was ahead of HI Hostels in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Agoda’s estimated Share of Search among hostel booking platforms worldwide moved from 90.9% to 91.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5M to 6.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, HI Hostels’ estimated Share of Search among hostel booking platforms worldwide held steady at 0.16%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.7K to 10.8K.

## How did search popularity change for hostel booking platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Agoda gained estimated Share of Search among hostel booking platforms worldwide, from 89.6% to 91.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for HI Hostels worldwide rose 24.1% over 11 measured months, from 8.7K to 10.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Agoda estimated searches | Agoda Share of Search | Agoda rank | HI Hostels estimated searches | HI Hostels Share of Search | HI Hostels rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5M | 90.9% | 1 | 8.7K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 5M | 91% | 1 | 8.7K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 5M | 91.2% | 1 | 8.2K | 0.15% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.1M | 91.5% | 1 | 10K | 0.15% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 5M | 91.2% | 1 | 7.2K | 0.13% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 5M | 89.5% | 1 | 10.6K | 0.19% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 5M | 89.6% | 1 | 8.8K | 0.16% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 6.1M | 91.4% | 1 | 10.6K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 5M | 89.7% | 1 | 11.5K | 0.21% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 5M | 89.6% | 1 | 10.8K | 0.19% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.1M | 91.4% | 1 | 10.8K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Agoda’s and HI Hostels’ 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.

- **Agoda**: Measured on the search term “agoda”.
- **HI Hostels**: Measured on the search terms “hi hostels” and “hihostels”, summed into one figure.

- [Agoda profile](/demand/global-en/brands/agoda)
- [HI Hostels profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hi-hostels)
- [All hostel booking platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hostel-booking-platforms): 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, Agoda or HI Hostels?

In August 2026, Agoda had more branded searches than HI Hostels among hostel booking platforms worldwide. Agoda was estimated to have 6.1M branded searches compared to HI Hostels’ 10.8K, and held a 91.4% Share of Search versus HI Hostels’ 0.16%.

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