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title: "Angular vs Next.js: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Angular or Next.js? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Frontend frameworks 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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# Angular vs Next.js: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Angular or Next.js? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Frontend frameworks 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**: Angular and Next.js
- **Competitive set**: Frontend frameworks
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Angular Share of Search**: 3%
- **Next.js Share of Search**: 61.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Angular or Next.js?

- In August 2026, Next.js had more branded searches than Angular among frontend frameworks worldwide. Next.js was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Angular’s 14.8K, and held a 61.6% Share of Search versus Angular’s 3%.
- Next.js was ahead of Angular in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Angular’s estimated Share of Search among frontend frameworks worldwide moved from 3.6% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Next.js’ estimated Share of Search among frontend frameworks worldwide moved from 59.6% to 61.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 301K.

## How did search popularity change for frontend frameworks worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Angular lost estimated Share of Search among frontend frameworks worldwide, from 3.7% to 3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Next.js worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 550K to 301K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Angular estimated searches | Angular Share of Search | Angular rank | Next.js estimated searches | Next.js Share of Search | Next.js rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 3.6% | 4 | 550K | 59.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 4.3% | 4 | 450K | 58.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 3.2% | 4 | 550K | 64.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 3.6% | 4 | 450K | 59.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 4.2% | 4 | 368K | 57.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 3.7% | 4 | 450K | 61.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 3.7% | 4 | 368K | 61.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 4 | 368K | 63% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 3.2% | 4 | 368K | 64.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 4 | 301K | 61.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 3% | 4 | 301K | 61.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Angular’s and Next.js’ 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.

- **Angular**: Measured on the search term “angular js”.
- **Next.js**: Measured on the search term “next js”.

- [Angular profile](/demand/global-en/brands/angular)
- [Next.js profile](/demand/global-en/brands/next-js)
- [All frontend frameworks worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/frontend-frameworks): 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, Angular or Next.js?

In August 2026, Next.js had more branded searches than Angular among frontend frameworks worldwide. Next.js was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Angular’s 14.8K, and held a 61.6% Share of Search versus Angular’s 3%.

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