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title: "Bear vs Notion: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bear or Notion? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Note 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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# Bear vs Notion: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Bear or Notion? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Note 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**: Bear and Notion
- **Competitive set**: Note apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bear Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Notion Share of Search**: 49.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Bear or Notion?

- In August 2026, Notion had more branded searches than Bear among note apps worldwide. Notion was estimated to have 428K branded searches compared to Bear’s 12.1K, and held a 49.6% Share of Search versus Bear’s 1.4%.
- Notion was ahead of Bear in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bear’s estimated Share of Search among note apps worldwide moved from 0.66% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 12.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Notion’s estimated Share of Search among note apps worldwide moved from 47% to 49.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 472K to 428K.

## How did search popularity change for note apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Bear gained estimated Share of Search among note apps worldwide, from 0.7% to 1.4%.
- In August 2026, Notion lost estimated Share of Search among note apps worldwide, from 50.9% to 49.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bear estimated searches | Bear Share of Search | Bear rank | Notion estimated searches | Notion Share of Search | Notion rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 0.66% | 6 | 472K | 47% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 0.71% | 6 | 407K | 44% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 0.8% | 6 | 370K | 45% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 0.77% | 6 | 498K | 47.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 0.9% | 5 | 453K | 50% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 0.68% | 5 | 528K | 54.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 0.69% | 5 | 508K | 53.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 0.61% | 5 | 453K | 51% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 6 | 418K | 50.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 0.7% | 5 | 392K | 50.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 5 | 428K | 49.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bear’s and Notion’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.

- **Bear**: Measured on the search term “bear notes”.
- **Notion**: Measured on the search terms “knowledge base notion”, “notion ai”, “notion app”, “notion calendar”, “notion com” and “notion knowledge base”, summed into one figure.

- [Bear profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bear-notes)
- [Notion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/notion)
- [All note apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/note-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Bear or Notion?

In August 2026, Notion had more branded searches than Bear among note apps worldwide. Notion was estimated to have 428K branded searches compared to Bear’s 12.1K, and held a 49.6% Share of Search versus Bear’s 1.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bear vs Notion: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bear-notes-vs-notion

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