--- title: "Beacons vs Ko-fi: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Beacons or Ko-fi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator media kit 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/beacons-vs-ko-fi" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Beacons vs Ko-fi: Which is searched more? Is Beacons or Ko-fi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator media kit 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**: Beacons and Ko-fi - **Competitive set**: Creator media kit platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Beacons Share of Search**: 15% - **Ko-fi Share of Search**: 58.9% ## Is Beacons or Ko-fi more popular in search? - In September 2026, Ko-fi had more branded searches than Beacons among creator media kit platforms worldwide. Ko-fi had about 550,000 branded searches, while Beacons had 140,000. Ko-fi made up 58.9% of all creator media kit platform searches we track, and Beacons accounted for 15%. - Ko-fi was ahead of Beacons in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beacons’ share of searches among creator media kit platforms worldwide moved from 14.2% to 15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 116K to 140K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ko-fi’s share of searches among creator media kit platforms worldwide moved from 55.3% to 58.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 550K. ## Top creator media kit platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Beacons was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Ko-fi did not appear in any of the 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CreatorsJet | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Beacons | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Kitly | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Passionfroot | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ko-fi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Stan Store | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Fourthwall | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Hypefy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about creator media kit platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which creator media kit tool should I use?": 1. CreatorsJet, 2. Beacons, 3. Kitly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best creator media kit tools?": 1. Beacons, 2. CreatorsJet, 3. Kitly - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best creator media kit tool for selling partnerships?": 1. CreatorsJet, 2. Passionfroot, 3. Kitly - Searched Google, AI Overview "media kit for creators": 1. CreatorsJet, 2. Beacons - Searched Google, AI Overview "creator pitch page": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Ko-fi, Stan Store, Fourthwall and Hypefy. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for creator media kit platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Ko-fi gained share of searches among creator media kit platforms worldwide, from 57% to 58.9%. - In September 2026, Beacons lost share of searches among creator media kit platforms worldwide, from 17.8% to 15%. ## Month by month | Month | Beacons estimated searches | Beacons Share of Search | Beacons rank | Ko-fi estimated searches | Ko-fi Share of Search | Ko-fi rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 116K | 14.2% | 3 | 450K | 55.3% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 139K | 16.6% | 3 | 450K | 53.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 139K | 16.7% | 3 | 450K | 54.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 171K | 16.7% | 3 | 550K | 53.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 170K | 19.2% | 2 | 450K | 50.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 170K | 13.8% | 4 | 550K | 44.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 170K | 17.1% | 3 | 550K | 55.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 170K | 17.1% | 3 | 550K | 55.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 140K | 15.3% | 3 | 550K | 60.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 139K | 14.9% | 3 | 550K | 58.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 172K | 17.8% | 2 | 550K | 57% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 140K | 15% | 3 | 550K | 58.9% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Beacons’ and Ko-fi’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. - **Beacons**: Measured on the search terms “ai beacons”, “Beacons AI”, “beacons ai app”, “beacons app”, “beacons media kit” and “beacons.ai”, summed into one figure. - **Ko-fi**: Measured on the search term “kofi”. - [Beacons profile](/demand/global-en/brands/beacons) - [Ko-fi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ko-fi) - [All creator media kit platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/creator-media-kit-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 Beacons or Ko-fi more popular in search? In September 2026, Ko-fi had more branded searches than Beacons among creator media kit platforms worldwide. Ko-fi had about 550,000 branded searches, while Beacons had 140,000. Ko-fi made up 58.9% of all creator media kit platform searches we track, and Beacons accounted for 15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Beacons vs Ko-fi: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beacons-vs-ko-fi This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beacons-vs-ko-fi. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.