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title: "Appen vs Scale AI: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Appen or Scale AI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data labelling 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Appen vs Scale AI: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Appen or Scale AI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data labelling 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**: Appen and Scale AI
- **Competitive set**: Data labelling platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Appen Share of Search**: 84.8%
- **Scale AI Share of Search**: 9.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Appen or Scale AI?

- In August 2026, Appen had more branded searches than Scale AI among data labelling platforms worldwide. Appen was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Scale AI’s 110K, and held an 84.8% Share of Search versus Scale AI’s 9.3%.
- Appen was ahead of Scale AI in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Appen’s estimated Share of Search among data labelling platforms worldwide moved from 85.4% to 84.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Scale AI’s estimated Share of Search among data labelling platforms worldwide moved from 11.5% to 9.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 110K.

## How did search popularity change for data labelling platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Scale AI’s estimated Share of Search among data labelling platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 11.4% to 9.3% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Appen worldwide fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 1.2M to 1M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Appen estimated searches | Appen Share of Search | Appen rank | Scale AI estimated searches | Scale AI Share of Search | Scale AI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 85.4% | 1 | 165K | 11.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 87.1% | 1 | 135K | 9.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 84.8% | 1 | 135K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 86.4% | 1 | 135K | 9.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1M | 85.2% | 1 | 110K | 9.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 86% | 1 | 135K | 9.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 85.8% | 1 | 135K | 9.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 84.5% | 1 | 165K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1M | 83.8% | 1 | 135K | 11.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1M | 85.3% | 1 | 110K | 9.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1M | 84.8% | 1 | 110K | 9.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Appen’s and Scale AI’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.

- **Appen**: Measured on the search term “appen”.
- **Scale AI**: Measured on the search term “scale ai”.

- [Appen profile](/demand/global-en/brands/appen)
- [Scale AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/scale-ai)
- [All data labelling platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/data-labelling-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, Appen or Scale AI?

In August 2026, Appen had more branded searches than Scale AI among data labelling platforms worldwide. Appen was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Scale AI’s 110K, and held an 84.8% Share of Search versus Scale AI’s 9.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Appen vs Scale AI: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/appen-vs-scale-ai

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