--- title: "Apache Pinot vs BigQuery: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Apache Pinot or BigQuery more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the OLAP database 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apache-pinot-vs-bigquery" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apache Pinot vs BigQuery: Which is searched more? Is Apache Pinot or BigQuery more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the OLAP database 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**: Apache Pinot and BigQuery - **Competitive set**: OLAP database platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apache Pinot Share of Search**: 0.55% - **BigQuery Share of Search**: 31% ## Is Apache Pinot or BigQuery more popular in search? - In September 2026, BigQuery had more branded searches than Apache Pinot among OLAP database platforms worldwide. BigQuery had about 135,000 branded searches, while Apache Pinot had 2,400. BigQuery made up 31% of all OLAP database platform searches we track, and Apache Pinot accounted for 0.55%. - BigQuery was ahead of Apache Pinot in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apache Pinot’s share of searches among OLAP database platforms worldwide moved from 1% to 0.55%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BigQuery’s share of searches among OLAP database platforms worldwide moved from 31.2% to 31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K. ## Top OLAP database platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, BigQuery appeared in all five answers. Apache Pinot was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. BigQuery was listed before Apache Pinot in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ClickHouse | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Snowflake | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | BigQuery | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | DuckDB | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Amazon Redshift | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apache Pinot | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | StarRocks | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Apache Doris | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Apache Druid | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Vertica | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about OLAP database platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which OLAP database should I use?": 1. ClickHouse, 2. DuckDB, 3. BigQuery, 4. Snowflake, 5. Apache Doris - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best OLAP databases?": 1. ClickHouse, 2. Snowflake, 3. BigQuery, 4. StarRocks, 5. DuckDB, 6. Apache Pinot, 7. Amazon Redshift, 8. Apache Doris, 9. Apache Druid - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best OLAP database for analytical queries?": 1. ClickHouse, 2. DuckDB, 3. Snowflake, 4. BigQuery, 5. Apache Pinot, 6. Amazon Redshift, 7. Apache Druid - Searched Google, AI Overview "analytics database": 1. Snowflake, 2. BigQuery, 3. ClickHouse, 4. Amazon Redshift - Searched Google, AI Overview "columnar database": 1. ClickHouse, 2. Snowflake, 3. DuckDB, 4. Amazon Redshift, 5. BigQuery Not named in any answer: Vertica. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for OLAP database platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, BigQuery overtook ClickHouse to become the leader among OLAP database platforms worldwide, with 31% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Apache Pinot worldwide fell 45.5% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 2.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Apache Pinot estimated searches | Apache Pinot Share of Search | Apache Pinot rank | BigQuery estimated searches | BigQuery Share of Search | BigQuery rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 1% | 10 | 135K | 31.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 1.1% | 10 | 135K | 32.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 0.99% | 10 | 110K | 30.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 0.81% | 10 | 135K | 30.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 0.87% | 10 | 135K | 32.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 0.83% | 10 | 135K | 31.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 0.68% | 10 | 135K | 31.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.69% | 10 | 135K | 32.2% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 0.69% | 10 | 135K | 32.2% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.7% | 10 | 135K | 32.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 0.56% | 10 | 110K | 25.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 0.55% | 10 | 135K | 31% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apache Pinot’s and BigQuery’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. - **Apache Pinot**: Measured on the search term “apache pinot”. - **BigQuery**: Measured on the search term “bigquery”. - [Apache Pinot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apache-pinot) - [BigQuery profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bigquery) - [All OLAP database platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/olap-database-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Apache Pinot or BigQuery more popular in search? In September 2026, BigQuery had more branded searches than Apache Pinot among OLAP database platforms worldwide. BigQuery had about 135,000 branded searches, while Apache Pinot had 2,400. BigQuery made up 31% of all OLAP database platform searches we track, and Apache Pinot accounted for 0.55%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apache Pinot vs BigQuery: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apache-pinot-vs-bigquery This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apache-pinot-vs-bigquery. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.