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

Which is more popular in search, Algolia or Glean? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI search 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**: Algolia and Glean
- **Competitive set**: AI search platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Algolia Share of Search**: 27.7%
- **Glean Share of Search**: 0.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Algolia or Glean?

- In August 2026, Algolia had more branded searches than Glean among AI search platforms worldwide. Algolia was estimated to have 42.9K branded searches compared to Glean’s 1.1K, and held a 27.7% Share of Search versus Glean’s 0.7%.
- Algolia was ahead of Glean in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Algolia’s estimated Share of Search among AI search platforms worldwide moved from 21.5% to 27.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 53.9K to 42.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Glean’s estimated Share of Search among AI search platforms worldwide moved from 0.48% to 0.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.1K.

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

- In August 2026, Algolia gained estimated Share of Search among AI search platforms worldwide, from 25.9% to 27.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Algolia estimated searches | Algolia Share of Search | Algolia rank | Glean estimated searches | Glean Share of Search | Glean rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 53.9K | 21.5% | 2 | 1.2K | 0.48% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 53.1K | 24.6% | 2 | 1.2K | 0.55% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 44.1K | 21.5% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.62% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 53.1K | 24.4% | 2 | 1.2K | 0.57% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 44.1K | 21.2% | 2 | 1.5K | 0.74% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 53.1K | 24% | 2 | 1.7K | 0.78% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 53.1K | 26.5% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 43.4K | 24% | 2 | 1.7K | 0.95% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 43.4K | 26% | 2 | 1.4K | 0.83% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 43.4K | 25.9% | 2 | 1.2K | 0.69% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 42.9K | 27.7% | 2 | 1.1K | 0.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Algolia’s and Glean’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.

- **Algolia**: Measured on the search terms “algolia” and “algolia search”, summed into one figure.
- **Glean**: Measured on the search terms “enterprise search glean”, “glean com”, “glean enterprise search”, “glean enterprise search software” and “glean search”, summed into one figure.

- [Algolia profile](/demand/global-en/brands/algolia)
- [Glean profile](/demand/global-en/brands/glean-search)
- [All AI search platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-search-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, Algolia or Glean?

In August 2026, Algolia had more branded searches than Glean among AI search platforms worldwide. Algolia was estimated to have 42.9K branded searches compared to Glean’s 1.1K, and held a 27.7% Share of Search versus Glean’s 0.7%.

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