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title: "BirdNET vs eBird: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, BirdNET or eBird? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bird identification 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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# BirdNET vs eBird: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, BirdNET or eBird? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bird identification 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**: BirdNET and eBird
- **Competitive set**: Bird identification apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **BirdNET Share of Search**: 4.5%
- **eBird Share of Search**: 33.4%

## Which is more popular in search, BirdNET or eBird?

- In August 2026, eBird had more branded searches than BirdNET among bird identification apps worldwide. eBird was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to BirdNET’s 27.1K, and held a 33.4% Share of Search versus BirdNET’s 4.5%.
- eBird was ahead of BirdNET in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BirdNET’s estimated Share of Search among bird identification apps worldwide moved from 4.9% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, eBird’s estimated Share of Search among bird identification apps worldwide moved from 36.2% to 33.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K.

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

- In August 2026, eBird gained estimated Share of Search among bird identification apps worldwide, from 28.9% to 33.4%.
- In August 2026, BirdNET lost estimated Share of Search among bird identification apps worldwide, from 5.8% to 4.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | BirdNET estimated searches | BirdNET Share of Search | BirdNET rank | eBird estimated searches | eBird Share of Search | eBird rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 4.9% | 5 | 201K | 36.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 5.1% | 5 | 201K | 37.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 5 | 201K | 40.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 4.9% | 5 | 246K | 44.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 5.3% | 5 | 201K | 39.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 5 | 246K | 37% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 5.7% | 5 | 246K | 34.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 6% | 5 | 301K | 36.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 5.9% | 5 | 201K | 29.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 5.8% | 5 | 165K | 28.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 4.5% | 5 | 201K | 33.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BirdNET’s and eBird’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.

- **BirdNET**: Measured on the search term “birdnet”.
- **eBird**: Measured on the search term “ebird”.

- [BirdNET profile](/demand/global-en/brands/birdnet)
- [eBird profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ebird)
- [All bird identification apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bird-identification-apps): 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, BirdNET or eBird?

In August 2026, eBird had more branded searches than BirdNET among bird identification apps worldwide. eBird was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to BirdNET’s 27.1K, and held a 33.4% Share of Search versus BirdNET’s 4.5%.

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