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title: "Anthology vs D2L: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Anthology or D2L? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Edtech 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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# Anthology vs D2L: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Anthology or D2L? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Edtech 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**: Anthology and D2L
- **Competitive set**: Edtech
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Anthology Share of Search**: <0.01%
- **D2L Share of Search**: 10.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Anthology or D2L?

- In August 2026, D2L had more branded searches than Anthology among edtech worldwide. D2L was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Anthology’s 20, and held a 10.9% Share of Search versus Anthology’s <0.01%.
- D2L was ahead of Anthology in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Anthology’s estimated Share of Search among edtech worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 20.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, D2L’s estimated Share of Search among edtech worldwide moved from 11.9% to 10.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 673K.

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

- In August 2026, D2L gained estimated Share of Search among edtech worldwide, from 10.2% to 10.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Anthology worldwide fell 90.5% over 11 measured months, from 210 to 20 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Anthology estimated searches | Anthology Share of Search | Anthology rank | D2L estimated searches | D2L Share of Search | D2L rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 210 | <0.01% | 6 | 1.2M | 11.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 50 | <0.01% | 6 | 1.2M | 13.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 70 | <0.01% | 6 | 823K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 70 | <0.01% | 6 | 1.2M | 15.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 50 | <0.01% | 6 | 1.2M | 16.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 | 1M | 11.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 | 1M | 12% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 | 823K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 | 550K | 9.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 | 368K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 | 673K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Anthology’s and D2L’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.

- **Anthology**: Measured on the search term “anthology edtech”.
- **D2L**: Measured on the search term “d2l”.

- [Anthology profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anthology)
- [D2L profile](/demand/global-en/brands/d2l)
- [All edtech worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/edtech): 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, Anthology or D2L?

In August 2026, D2L had more branded searches than Anthology among edtech worldwide. D2L was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Anthology’s 20, and held a 10.9% Share of Search versus Anthology’s <0.01%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Anthology vs D2L: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/anthology-vs-d2l

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