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API-Sports vs Stats Perform:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Stats Perform had more branded searches than API-Sports among sports data platforms worldwide. Stats Perform had about 9,900 branded searches, while API-Sports had 8,100. Stats Perform made up 0.27% of all sports data platform searches we track, and API-Sports accounted for 0.22%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about sports data platforms, API-Sports appeared in all five answers and Stats Perform in three. API-Sports was mentioned before Stats Perform in three out of five answers.

Among sports data platforms worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Stats Perform, about 22% more searches than API-Sports

Stats Perform 9.9K searchesAPI-Sports 8.1K searches

Who does AI mention more?

API-Sports, mentioned in every answer we collected

API-Sports in 5 of 5Stats Perform in 3 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

API-Sports, named ahead of Stats Perform in 3 of 5 answers

API-Sports first in 3Stats Perform first in 2

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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. Stats Perform 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 Stats Perform in three out of five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Sportradar1st
  2. API-Sports2nd
  3. SportsDataIO3rd
  4. Stats Perform4th
  5. Sportmonks5th
  6. Opta6th
  7. Genius Sports7th
  8. Hudl8th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Sportradar5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • API-Sports5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Sportmonks4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • SportsDataIO4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Opta3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Stats Perform3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Genius Sports2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Hudl1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Is API-Sports or Stats Perform more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for API-Sports and Stats Perform by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all eight sports data platforms we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

API-Sports and Stats Perform among sports data platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Stats Perform, API-Sports. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthHudlOptaSportradarGenius SportsSportmonksStats PerformAPI-SportsSportsDataIO
Oct 202587.3%9.6%1.3%0.71%0.21%0.58%0.26%0.09%
Nov 202582.3%13.5%1.8%0.99%0.3%0.66%0.36%0.13%
Dec 202582.7%13.6%1.5%0.82%0.36%0.67%0.3%0.1%
Jan 202682%13.4%1.8%0.99%0.44%0.81%0.36%0.13%
Feb 202681.8%13.4%1.8%1.2%0.44%0.81%0.36%0.1%
Mar 202672.9%17.9%4.4%2%0.72%1.1%0.72%0.21%
Apr 202674.1%18.2%3.7%1.6%0.73%0.9%0.6%0.18%
May 202670.7%21.1%3.5%1.9%0.85%1%0.7%0.16%
Jun 202644.7%44.7%4.9%1.8%1.2%1.5%0.98%0.19%
Jul 202644.4%44.4%4.9%2.2%1.2%1.8%0.98%0.23%
Aug 202688.8%8%1.3%0.72%0.48%0.39%0.26%0.08%
Sep 202689.7%8.1%0.89%0.48%0.32%0.27%0.22%0.05%

How has the API-Sports and Stats Perform comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for sports data platforms worldwide in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. 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.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Stats Perform worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using API-Sports’ and Stats Perform’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

1 branded search term

  • api sports

Stats Perform

1 branded search term

  • stats perform

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