--- title: "Bing vs Perplexity: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Bing or Perplexity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search engines 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/bing-vs-perplexity" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bing vs Perplexity: Which is searched more? Is Bing or Perplexity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search engines 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**: Bing and Perplexity - **Competitive set**: Search engines - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bing Share of Search**: 2.4% - **Perplexity Share of Search**: 2.4% ## Is Bing or Perplexity more popular in search? - In September 2026, Bing and Perplexity were level in searches among search engines worldwide, with an estimated 13.6M versus 13.4M branded searches, at 2.4% of the total each. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Bing took it in June 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bing’s share of searches among search engines worldwide held steady at 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 13.6M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Perplexity’s share of searches among search engines worldwide moved from 6.5% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 36.8M to 13.4M. ## Top search engines in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Bing was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Perplexity was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Bing was listed before Perplexity in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | DuckDuckGo | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bing | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Algolia | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Brave Search | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Elastic | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Perplexity | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Meilisearch | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Typesense | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ecosia | 10th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Solr | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Yahoo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | OpenSearch | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about search engines - Asked ChatGPT "Which search engine should I use?": 1. Google, 2. DuckDuckGo, 3. Bing, 4. Brave Search, 5. Perplexity - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best search engines?": 1. Google, 2. Bing, 3. DuckDuckGo, 4. Brave Search, 5. Perplexity, 6. Ecosia - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best search engine for site search?": 1. Algolia, 2. Meilisearch, 3. Typesense, 4. Elastic, 5. Google, 6. Bing - Searched Google, AI Overview "best search engine": 1. Google, 2. DuckDuckGo, 3. Brave Search, 4. Bing, 5. Perplexity, 6. Ecosia - Searched Google, AI Overview "site search engine": 1. Algolia, 2. Elastic, 3. Solr Not named in any answer: Yahoo and OpenSearch. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for search engines worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Perplexity worldwide fell 63.6% over 12 measured months, from 36.8M to 13.4M in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Bing estimated searches | Bing Share of Search | Bing rank | Perplexity estimated searches | Perplexity Share of Search | Perplexity rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 13.6M | 2.4% | 4 | 36.8M | 6.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 13.6M | 2.5% | 4 | 29.1M | 5.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 13.6M | 2.5% | 4 | 20.7M | 3.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 13.6M | 2.5% | 4 | 18.2M | 3.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 13.6M | 2.9% | 4 | 18.1M | 3.9% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 13.6M | 2.5% | 4 | 19.1M | 3.4% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 13.6M | 2.5% | 4 | 19M | 3.5% | 3 | | May 2026 | 13.6M | 2.5% | 4 | 15.5M | 2.9% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 13.6M | 2.6% | 3 | 12.7M | 2.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 13.6M | 2.6% | 3 | 11.1M | 2.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 13.6M | 2.6% | 3 | 11M | 2.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 13.6M | 2.4% | 3 | 13.4M | 2.4% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bing’s and Perplexity’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. - **Bing**: Measured on the search term “bing”. - **Perplexity**: Measured on the search terms “comet perplexity”, “perplexity”, “perplexity ai”, “perplexity ai app”, “perplexity ai search”, “perplexity app”, “perplexity comet”, “perplexity finance”, “perplexity ia”, “perplexity labs”, “perplexity max”, “perplexity pro”, “perplexity search” and “perplexity.ai”, summed into one figure. - [Bing profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bing) - [Perplexity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/perplexity) - [All search engines worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/search-engines): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Bing or Perplexity more popular in search? In September 2026, Bing and Perplexity were level in searches among search engines worldwide, with an estimated 13.6M versus 13.4M branded searches, at 2.4% of the total each. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bing vs Perplexity: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bing-vs-perplexity This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bing-vs-perplexity. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.