--- title: "API-Sports vs Opta: Which is searched more?" description: "Is API-Sports or Opta more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports data 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/api-sports-vs-opta" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # API-Sports vs Opta: Which is searched more? Is API-Sports or Opta more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports data 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**: API-Sports and Opta - **Competitive set**: Sports data platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **API-Sports Share of Search**: 0.22% - **Opta Share of Search**: 8.1% ## Is API-Sports or Opta more popular in search? - In September 2026, Opta had more branded searches than API-Sports among sports data platforms worldwide. Opta had about 301,000 branded searches, while API-Sports had 8,100. Opta made up 8.1% of all sports data platform searches we track, and API-Sports accounted for 0.22%. - Opta was ahead of API-Sports in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, API-Sports’ share of searches among sports data platforms worldwide moved from 0.26% to 0.22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Opta’s share of searches among sports data platforms worldwide moved from 9.6% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 301K. ## Top sports data platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, API-Sports appeared in all five answers. Opta was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. API-Sports was listed before Opta in three out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sportradar | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | API-Sports | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SportsDataIO | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Stats Perform | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sportmonks | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Opta | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Genius Sports | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Hudl | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about sports data platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which sports data platform should I use?": 1. Sportradar, 2. SportsDataIO, 3. API-Sports, 4. Stats Perform, 5. Opta - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sports data platforms?": 1. Sportradar, 2. Stats Perform, 3. Opta, 4. SportsDataIO, 5. Genius Sports, 6. Sportmonks, 7. API-Sports, 8. Hudl - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best sports data platform for live sports stats?": 1. Sportradar, 2. Stats Perform, 3. Opta, 4. Sportmonks, 5. API-Sports - Searched Google, AI Overview "sports statistics api": 1. SportsDataIO, 2. API-Sports, 3. Sportradar, 4. Sportmonks, 5. Genius Sports - Searched Google, AI Overview "sports data api": 1. API-Sports, 2. Sportradar, 3. Sportmonks, 4. SportsDataIO 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 sports data platforms worldwide in September 2026? - API-Sports’ share of searches among sports data platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 0.98% to 0.22% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Opta worldwide rose 22.4% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 301K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | API-Sports estimated searches | API-Sports Share of Search | API-Sports rank | Opta estimated searches | Opta Share of Search | Opta rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 0.26% | 6 | 246K | 9.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 0.36% | 6 | 246K | 13.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 0.3% | 7 | 246K | 13.6% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 0.36% | 7 | 246K | 13.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 0.36% | 7 | 246K | 13.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 0.72% | 6 | 246K | 17.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 0.6% | 7 | 246K | 18.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | 8.1K | 0.7% | 7 | 246K | 21.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 0.98% | 7 | 450K | 44.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 0.98% | 7 | 368K | 44.4% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 0.26% | 7 | 201K | 8% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 0.22% | 7 | 301K | 8.1% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using API-Sports’ and Opta’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. - **API-Sports**: Measured on the search term “api sports”. - **Opta**: Measured on the search term “opta”. - [API-Sports profile](/demand/global-en/brands/api-sports) - [Opta profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opta) - [All sports data platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sports-data-platforms): 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 API-Sports or Opta more popular in search? In September 2026, Opta had more branded searches than API-Sports among sports data platforms worldwide. Opta had about 301,000 branded searches, while API-Sports had 8,100. Opta made up 8.1% of all sports data platform searches we track, and API-Sports accounted for 0.22%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "API-Sports vs Opta: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/api-sports-vs-opta This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/api-sports-vs-opta. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.