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title: "ambientCG vs Quixel Megascans: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ambientCG or Quixel Megascans? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 3D texture and asset libraries 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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# ambientCG vs Quixel Megascans: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, ambientCG or Quixel Megascans? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 3D texture and asset libraries 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**: ambientCG and Quixel Megascans
- **Competitive set**: 3D texture and asset libraries
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ambientCG Share of Search**: 15.7%
- **Quixel Megascans Share of Search**: 9.1%

## Which is more popular in search, ambientCG or Quixel Megascans?

- In August 2026, ambientCG had more branded searches than Quixel Megascans among 3D texture and asset libraries worldwide. ambientCG was estimated to have 42.4K branded searches compared to Quixel Megascans’ 24.7K, and held a 15.7% Share of Search versus Quixel Megascans’ 9.1%.
- ambientCG was ahead of Quixel Megascans in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ambientCG’s estimated Share of Search among 3D texture and asset libraries worldwide moved from 12.7% to 15.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 42K to 42.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Quixel Megascans’ estimated Share of Search among 3D texture and asset libraries worldwide moved from 10.3% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34.1K to 24.7K.

## How did search popularity change for 3D texture and asset libraries worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, ambientCG gained estimated Share of Search among 3D texture and asset libraries worldwide, from 14.7% to 15.7%.
- Quixel Megascans’ estimated Share of Search among 3D texture and asset libraries worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 9.8% to 9.1% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ambientCG estimated searches | ambientCG Share of Search | ambientCG rank | Quixel Megascans estimated searches | Quixel Megascans Share of Search | Quixel Megascans rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 42K | 12.7% | 2 | 34.1K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 51K | 14% | 2 | 34.3K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 41.7K | 13.7% | 2 | 32.5K | 10.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 41.9K | 13.8% | 2 | 32.6K | 10.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 41.9K | 13.8% | 2 | 32.5K | 10.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 42K | 13.1% | 2 | 32.7K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 42.2K | 13% | 2 | 34.9K | 10.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 51.4K | 15.6% | 2 | 32.3K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 42.4K | 13.6% | 2 | 30K | 9.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 42.4K | 14.7% | 2 | 26.6K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 42.4K | 15.7% | 2 | 24.7K | 9.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ambientCG’s and Quixel Megascans’ 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.

- **ambientCG**: Measured on the search terms “ambientCG”, “ambientcg com”, “ambientcg texture” and “ambientcg textures”, summed into one figure.
- **Quixel Megascans**: Measured on the search terms “free megascans”, “Megascans”, “megascans blender”, “megascans com”, “megascans download”, “megascans free”, “megascans library”, “megascans quixel”, “quixel assets”, “quixel library”, “quixel mega scan”, “quixel megascan download”, “Quixel Megascans” and “quixel megascans library”, summed into one figure.

- [ambientCG profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ambientcg)
- [Quixel Megascans profile](/demand/global-en/brands/megascans)
- [All 3D texture and asset libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/3d-texture-libraries): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, ambientCG or Quixel Megascans?

In August 2026, ambientCG had more branded searches than Quixel Megascans among 3D texture and asset libraries worldwide. ambientCG was estimated to have 42.4K branded searches compared to Quixel Megascans’ 24.7K, and held a 15.7% Share of Search versus Quixel Megascans’ 9.1%.

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