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title: "Amazon KDP vs Smashwords: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Amazon KDP or Smashwords? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Self publishing 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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# Amazon KDP vs Smashwords: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Amazon KDP or Smashwords? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Self publishing 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 KDP and Smashwords
- **Competitive set**: Self publishing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Amazon KDP Share of Search**: 94.9%
- **Smashwords Share of Search**: 0.86%

## Which is more popular in search, Amazon KDP or Smashwords?

- In August 2026, Amazon KDP had more branded searches than Smashwords among self publishing platforms worldwide. Amazon KDP was estimated to have 3M branded searches compared to Smashwords’ 27.1K, and held a 94.9% Share of Search versus Smashwords’ 0.86%.
- Amazon KDP was ahead of Smashwords in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Amazon KDP’s estimated Share of Search among self publishing platforms worldwide moved from 94.3% to 94.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4M to 3M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smashwords’ estimated Share of Search among self publishing platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 0.86%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 27.1K.

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

- In August 2026, Amazon KDP gained estimated Share of Search among self publishing platforms worldwide, from 94.3% to 94.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Smashwords worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 33.1K to 27.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Amazon KDP estimated searches | Amazon KDP Share of Search | Amazon KDP rank | Smashwords estimated searches | Smashwords Share of Search | Smashwords rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4M | 94.3% | 1 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 2M | 93.1% | 1 | 33.1K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4M | 94.3% | 1 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4M | 93.7% | 1 | 40.5K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 2M | 93.4% | 1 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4M | 94.3% | 1 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4M | 94.2% | 1 | 27.1K | 1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 2.4M | 94.5% | 1 | 27.1K | 1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4M | 94.7% | 1 | 27.1K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4M | 94.3% | 1 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 3M | 94.9% | 1 | 27.1K | 0.86% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon KDP’s and Smashwords’ 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 KDP**: Measured on the search terms “amazon kdp” and “amazonkdp”, summed into one figure.
- **Smashwords**: Measured on the search term “smashwords”.

- [Amazon KDP profile](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-kdp)
- [Smashwords profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smashwords)
- [All self publishing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/self-publishing-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, Amazon KDP or Smashwords?

In August 2026, Amazon KDP had more branded searches than Smashwords among self publishing platforms worldwide. Amazon KDP was estimated to have 3M branded searches compared to Smashwords’ 27.1K, and held a 94.9% Share of Search versus Smashwords’ 0.86%.

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