--- title: "Amazon Associates vs ShareASale: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Amazon Associates or ShareASale more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Affiliate marketing 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-associates-vs-shareasale" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Amazon Associates vs ShareASale: Which is searched more? Is Amazon Associates or ShareASale more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Affiliate marketing 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**: Amazon Associates and ShareASale - **Competitive set**: Affiliate marketing platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Amazon Associates Share of Search**: 64.2% - **ShareASale Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Amazon Associates or ShareASale more popular in search? - In September 2026, Amazon Associates had more branded searches than ShareASale among affiliate marketing platforms worldwide. Amazon Associates had about 569,000 branded searches, while ShareASale had 9,900. Amazon Associates made up 64.2% of all affiliate marketing platform searches we track, and ShareASale accounted for 1.1%. - Amazon Associates was ahead of ShareASale in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Amazon Associates’ share of searches among affiliate marketing platforms worldwide moved from 51.6% to 64.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 502K to 569K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ShareASale’s share of searches among affiliate marketing platforms worldwide moved from 2.3% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 9.9K. ## Top affiliate marketing platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Amazon Associates was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ShareASale was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Amazon Associates was listed before ShareASale in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | impact.com | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Amazon Associates | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Awin | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | ClickBank | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | CJ Affiliate | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PartnerStack | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | ShareASale | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Rakuten Advertising | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Partnerize | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about affiliate marketing platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which affiliate marketing platform should I use?": 1. Amazon Associates, 2. impact.com, 3. Awin, 4. CJ Affiliate, 5. ClickBank, 6. PartnerStack - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best affiliate marketing platforms?": 1. Amazon Associates, 2. Awin, 3. ClickBank, 4. impact.com, 5. PartnerStack, 6. CJ Affiliate, 7. Rakuten Advertising - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best affiliate marketing platform for an online store?": 1. Awin, 2. impact.com - Searched Google, AI Overview "affiliate marketing platform": 1. Amazon Associates, 2. impact.com, 3. ClickBank, 4. CJ Affiliate, 5. ShareASale, 6. Awin, 7. PartnerStack - Searched Google, AI Overview "affiliate marketing software": 1. impact.com, 2. PartnerStack Not named in any answer: Partnerize. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for affiliate marketing platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Amazon Associates lost share of searches among affiliate marketing platforms worldwide, from 66.8% to 64.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for ShareASale worldwide fell 55.4% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Amazon Associates estimated searches | Amazon Associates Share of Search | Amazon Associates rank | ShareASale estimated searches | ShareASale Share of Search | ShareASale rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 502K | 51.6% | 1 | 22.2K | 2.3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 502K | 52.6% | 1 | 22.2K | 2.3% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 502K | 57% | 1 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 669K | 59.7% | 1 | 22.2K | 2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 751K | 65.6% | 1 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 851K | 66.3% | 1 | 22.2K | 1.7% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 851K | 68.1% | 1 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 6 | | May 2026 | 696K | 65.2% | 1 | 14.8K | 1.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 696K | 65.4% | 1 | 14.8K | 1.4% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 696K | 66.6% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.2% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 696K | 66.8% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.95% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 569K | 64.2% | 1 | 9.9K | 1.1% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon Associates’ and ShareASale’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. - **Amazon Associates**: Measured on the search terms “amazon affiliate program” and “amazon associates”, summed into one figure. - **ShareASale**: Measured on the search term “shareasale”. - [Amazon Associates profile](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-associates) - [ShareASale profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shareasale) - [All affiliate marketing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/affiliate-marketing-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Amazon Associates or ShareASale more popular in search? In September 2026, Amazon Associates had more branded searches than ShareASale among affiliate marketing platforms worldwide. Amazon Associates had about 569,000 branded searches, while ShareASale had 9,900. Amazon Associates made up 64.2% of all affiliate marketing platform searches we track, and ShareASale accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Amazon Associates vs ShareASale: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-associates-vs-shareasale This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-associates-vs-shareasale. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.