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title: "Ahrefs vs Majestic: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Majestic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backlink analysis tools 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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# Ahrefs vs Majestic: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Majestic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backlink analysis tools 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**: Ahrefs and Majestic
- **Competitive set**: Backlink analysis tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ahrefs Share of Search**: 31%
- **Majestic Share of Search**: 0.28%

## Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Majestic?

- In August 2026, Ahrefs had more branded searches than Majestic among backlink analysis tools worldwide. Ahrefs was estimated to have 393K branded searches compared to Majestic’s 3.6K, and held a 31% Share of Search versus Majestic’s 0.28%.
- Ahrefs was ahead of Majestic in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ahrefs’ estimated Share of Search among backlink analysis tools worldwide moved from 33.9% to 31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 505K to 393K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Majestic’s estimated Share of Search among backlink analysis tools worldwide moved from 0.36% to 0.28%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 3.6K.

## How did search popularity change for backlink analysis tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ahrefs lost estimated Share of Search among backlink analysis tools worldwide, from 36.8% to 31%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Majestic worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 3.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ahrefs estimated searches | Ahrefs Share of Search | Ahrefs rank | Majestic estimated searches | Majestic Share of Search | Majestic rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 505K | 33.9% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.36% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 414K | 29.5% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.38% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 284K | 25.4% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.32% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 422K | 33.6% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.43% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 422K | 34.1% | 2 | 6.6K | 0.53% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 447K | 21.6% | 2 | 8.1K | 0.39% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 485K | 31.5% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.35% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 482K | 35.6% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 414K | 31.3% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.33% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 509K | 36.8% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.32% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 393K | 31% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.28% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ahrefs’ and Majestic’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.

- **Ahrefs**: Measured on the search terms “ahrefs”, “ahrefs backlink checker” and “ahrefs seo tools”, summed into one figure.
- **Majestic**: Measured on the search term “majestic seo”.

- [Ahrefs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ahrefs)
- [Majestic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/majestic)
- [All backlink analysis tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/backlink-analysis-tools): 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, Ahrefs or Majestic?

In August 2026, Ahrefs had more branded searches than Majestic among backlink analysis tools worldwide. Ahrefs was estimated to have 393K branded searches compared to Majestic’s 3.6K, and held a 31% Share of Search versus Majestic’s 0.28%.

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