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title: "Ahrefs vs Nightwatch: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Nightwatch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rank tracker brands 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 Nightwatch: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Nightwatch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rank tracker brands 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 Nightwatch
- **Competitive set**: Rank tracker brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Ahrefs Share of Search**: 76.1%
- **Nightwatch Share of Search**: 0.07%

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

- In September 2026, Ahrefs had more branded searches than Nightwatch among rank tracker brands worldwide. Ahrefs was estimated to have 351K branded searches compared to Nightwatch’s 300, and held a 76.1% Share of Search versus Nightwatch’s 0.07%.
- Ahrefs was ahead of Nightwatch in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ahrefs’ estimated Share of Search among rank tracker brands worldwide moved from 78.4% to 76.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 500K to 351K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nightwatch’s estimated Share of Search among rank tracker brands worldwide moved from 0.41% to 0.07%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 300.

## How did search popularity change for rank tracker brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Ahrefs gained estimated Share of Search among rank tracker brands worldwide, from 74.3% to 76.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Nightwatch worldwide fell 88.5% over 12 measured months, from 2.6K to 300 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ahrefs estimated searches | Ahrefs Share of Search | Ahrefs rank | Nightwatch estimated searches | Nightwatch Share of Search | Nightwatch rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 500K | 78.4% | 1 | 2.6K | 0.41% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 409K | 74.8% | 1 | 2.6K | 0.48% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 279K | 67.1% | 1 | 1.7K | 0.41% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 418K | 75.4% | 1 | 1.4K | 0.25% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 418K | 79% | 1 | 740 | 0.14% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 429K | 79.5% | 1 | 800 | 0.15% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 478K | 77.9% | 1 | 490 | 0.08% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 478K | 77.9% | 1 | 430 | 0.07% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 411K | 75.2% | 1 | 350 | 0.06% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 502K | 78.8% | 1 | 430 | 0.07% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 392K | 74.3% | 1 | 370 | 0.07% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 351K | 76.1% | 1 | 300 | 0.07% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ahrefs’ and Nightwatch’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” and “ahrefs backlink checker”, summed into one figure.
- **Nightwatch**: Measured on the search terms “nightwatch rank tracker” and “nightwatch seo”, summed into one figure.

- [Ahrefs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ahrefs)
- [Nightwatch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nightwatch)
- [All rank tracker brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/rank-tracker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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 Nightwatch?

In September 2026, Ahrefs had more branded searches than Nightwatch among rank tracker brands worldwide. Ahrefs was estimated to have 351K branded searches compared to Nightwatch’s 300, and held a 76.1% Share of Search versus Nightwatch’s 0.07%.

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