--- title: "AP News vs Google News: Which is searched more?" description: "Is AP News or Google News more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the News 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ap-news-vs-google-news" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # AP News vs Google News: Which is searched more? Is AP News or Google News more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the News 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**: AP News and Google News - **Competitive set**: News apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **AP News Share of Search**: 12.8% - **Google News Share of Search**: 78.5% ## Is AP News or Google News more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google News had more branded searches than AP News among news apps worldwide. Google News had about 7.5 million branded searches, while AP News had 1.2 million. Google News made up 78.5% of all news app searches we track, and AP News accounted for 12.8%. - Google News was ahead of AP News in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AP News’ share of searches among news apps worldwide moved from 10.8% to 12.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google News’ share of searches among news apps worldwide moved from 80.6% to 78.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 7.5M. ## Top news apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both AP News and Google News showed up in all five answers. Google News was listed before AP News in four of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google News | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | AP News | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Ground News | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Apple News | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | NewsBreak | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Flipboard | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Feedly | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | SmartNews | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about news apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which news app should I use?": 1. Google News, 2. AP News, 3. Ground News - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best news apps?": 1. Google News, 2. AP News, 3. Ground News, 4. Apple News - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best news app for daily headlines?": 1. Google News, 2. AP News, 3. Apple News, 4. Ground News - Searched Google, AI Overview "news apps": 1. Google News, 2. Apple News, 3. Ground News, 4. AP News, 5. NewsBreak, 6. Flipboard, 7. Feedly - Searched Google, AI Overview "breaking news app": 1. Ground News, 2. AP News, 3. NewsBreak, 4. Apple News, 5. Google News Not named in any answer: SmartNews. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for news apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Google News lost share of searches among news apps worldwide, from 79.2% to 78.5%. ## Month by month | Month | AP News estimated searches | AP News Share of Search | AP News rank | Google News estimated searches | Google News Share of Search | Google News rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 10.8% | 2 | 9.1M | 80.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 10.9% | 2 | 9.1M | 81.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1M | 9.1% | 2 | 9.1M | 83.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 12.9% | 2 | 9.1M | 78.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 10.9% | 2 | 9.1M | 81.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 13% | 2 | 11.1M | 78.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.8M | 15.5% | 2 | 9.1M | 77.6% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1.2M | 13% | 2 | 7.5M | 79.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 11% | 2 | 9.1M | 82.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.2M | 13% | 2 | 7.5M | 79.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 12.9% | 2 | 7.5M | 79.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 12.8% | 2 | 7.5M | 78.5% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AP News’ and Google News’ 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. - **AP News**: Measured on the search term “ap news”. - **Google News**: Measured on the search term “google news”. - [AP News profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ap-news) - [Google News profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-news) - [All news apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/news-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is AP News or Google News more popular in search? In September 2026, Google News had more branded searches than AP News among news apps worldwide. Google News had about 7.5 million branded searches, while AP News had 1.2 million. Google News made up 78.5% of all news app searches we track, and AP News accounted for 12.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "AP News vs Google News: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ap-news-vs-google-news This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ap-news-vs-google-news. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.