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title: "Anthropic vs Google: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Anthropic or Google? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Generative AI 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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# Anthropic vs Google: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Anthropic or Google? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Generative AI 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**: Anthropic and Google
- **Competitive set**: Generative AI platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Anthropic Share of Search**: 0.65%
- **Google Share of Search**: 97.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Anthropic or Google?

- In August 2026, Google had more branded searches than Anthropic among generative AI platforms worldwide. Google was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Anthropic’s 2.7M, and held a 97.9% Share of Search versus Anthropic’s 0.65%.
- Google was ahead of Anthropic in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Anthropic’s estimated Share of Search among generative AI platforms worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.65%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 2.7M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google’s estimated Share of Search among generative AI platforms worldwide moved from 97.3% to 97.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 414M.

## How did search popularity change for generative AI platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Google’s estimated Share of Search among generative AI platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 97.1% to 97.9% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Anthropic worldwide rose 232.9% over 11 measured months, from 823K to 2.7M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Anthropic estimated searches | Anthropic Share of Search | Anthropic rank | Google estimated searches | Google Share of Search | Google rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 823K | 0.19% | 4 | 414M | 97.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1M | 0.24% | 4 | 414M | 97.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 823K | 0.19% | 4 | 414M | 96.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 0.29% | 4 | 414M | 97.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.1M | 1.7% | 2 | 338M | 96.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 5M | 1.2% | 3 | 414M | 95.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.1M | 0.96% | 3 | 414M | 97% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 3.4M | 0.79% | 3 | 414M | 97.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 5M | 1.2% | 2 | 414M | 97.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 0.65% | 3 | 414M | 97.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.7M | 0.65% | 3 | 414M | 97.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Anthropic’s and Google’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.

- **Anthropic**: Measured on the search term “anthropic”.
- **Google**: Measured on the search term “google”.

- [Anthropic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anthropic)
- [Google profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google)
- [All generative AI platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/generative-ai-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, Anthropic or Google?

In August 2026, Google had more branded searches than Anthropic among generative AI platforms worldwide. Google was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Anthropic’s 2.7M, and held a 97.9% Share of Search versus Anthropic’s 0.65%.

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