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title: "Bark vs Google Family Link: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bark or Google Family Link? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Family location 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."
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# Bark vs Google Family Link: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Bark or Google Family Link? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Family location 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**: Bark and Google Family Link
- **Competitive set**: Family location apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bark Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Google Family Link Share of Search**: 22.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Bark or Google Family Link?

- In September 2026, Google Family Link had more branded searches than Bark among family location apps worldwide. Google Family Link was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Bark’s 18.1K, and held a 22.1% Share of Search versus Bark’s 1.3%.
- Google Family Link was ahead of Bark in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bark’s estimated Share of Search among family location apps worldwide moved from 1.6% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Family Link’s estimated Share of Search among family location apps worldwide moved from 17.7% to 22.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 301K.

## How did search popularity change for family location apps worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Google Family Link worldwide rose 22.4% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 301K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bark worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bark estimated searches | Bark Share of Search | Bark rank | Google Family Link estimated searches | Google Family Link Share of Search | Google Family Link rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 4 | 246K | 17.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 2% | 4 | 301K | 22% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 1.9% | 4 | 368K | 25.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 4 | 368K | 25.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 301K | 23.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 301K | 22.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 301K | 22.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 246K | 18.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 246K | 18.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 301K | 22.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 4 | 301K | 22.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 301K | 22.1% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bark’s and Google Family Link’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.

- **Bark**: Measured on the search term “bark app”.
- **Google Family Link**: Measured on the search term “google family link”.

- [Bark profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bark)
- [Google Family Link profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-family-link)
- [All family location apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/family-location-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Bark or Google Family Link?

In September 2026, Google Family Link had more branded searches than Bark among family location apps worldwide. Google Family Link was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Bark’s 18.1K, and held a 22.1% Share of Search versus Bark’s 1.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bark vs Google Family Link: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bark-vs-google-family-link

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