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

Which is more popular in search, Anima or Character.AI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI companion apps 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**: Anima and Character.AI
- **Competitive set**: AI companion apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Anima Share of Search**: 0.07%
- **Character.AI Share of Search**: 98.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Anima or Character.AI?

- In August 2026, Character.AI had more branded searches than Anima among AI companion apps worldwide. Character.AI was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Anima’s 14.8K, and held a 98.9% Share of Search versus Anima’s 0.07%.
- Character.AI was ahead of Anima in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Anima’s estimated Share of Search among AI companion apps worldwide held steady at 0.07%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Character.AI’s estimated Share of Search among AI companion apps worldwide held steady at 98.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 24.9M to 20.4M.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Anima worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Character.AI worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 24.9M to 20.4M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Anima estimated searches | Anima Share of Search | Anima rank | Character.AI estimated searches | Character.AI Share of Search | Character.AI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 0.07% | 5 | 24.9M | 98.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 0.07% | 5 | 24.9M | 98.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 0.07% | 5 | 24.9M | 99% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 0.06% | 5 | 24.9M | 99% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 0.07% | 5 | 24.9M | 99% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 0.09% | 5 | 24.9M | 98.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 0.11% | 5 | 20.4M | 98.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 0.11% | 5 | 20.4M | 98.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 0.09% | 5 | 20.4M | 98.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 0.07% | 5 | 20.4M | 98.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 0.07% | 5 | 20.4M | 98.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Anima’s and Character.AI’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.

- **Anima**: Measured on the search term “anima ai”.
- **Character.AI**: Measured on the search term “character ai”.

- [Anima profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anima)
- [Character.AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/character-ai)
- [All AI companion apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-companion-apps): 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, Anima or Character.AI?

In August 2026, Character.AI had more branded searches than Anima among AI companion apps worldwide. Character.AI was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Anima’s 14.8K, and held a 98.9% Share of Search versus Anima’s 0.07%.

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