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title: "Bitly vs QR Code Monkey: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bitly or QR Code Monkey? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Link shortener and QR code tools 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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# Bitly vs QR Code Monkey: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Bitly or QR Code Monkey? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Link shortener and QR code tools 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**: Bitly and QR Code Monkey
- **Competitive set**: Link shortener and QR code tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bitly Share of Search**: 12.8%
- **QR Code Monkey Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Bitly or QR Code Monkey?

- In September 2026, Bitly had more branded searches than QR Code Monkey among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide. Bitly was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to QR Code Monkey’s 201K, and held a 12.8% Share of Search versus QR Code Monkey’s 2.4%.
- Bitly was ahead of QR Code Monkey in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bitly’s estimated Share of Search among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide moved from 20% to 12.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3M to 1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QR Code Monkey’s estimated Share of Search among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide moved from 3.1% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K.

## How did search popularity change for link shortener and QR code tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Bitly lost estimated Share of Search among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide, from 16% to 12.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bitly estimated searches | Bitly Share of Search | Bitly rank | QR Code Monkey estimated searches | QR Code Monkey Share of Search | QR Code Monkey rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3M | 20% | 2 | 201K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.1M | 17.7% | 2 | 165K | 2.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 872K | 17% | 2 | 165K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1M | 17.7% | 2 | 201K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.1M | 17.7% | 2 | 201K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1M | 17.5% | 2 | 246K | 3.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 16.1% | 2 | 246K | 3.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 16.8% | 2 | 246K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 19.2% | 2 | 301K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2M | 18.6% | 2 | 368K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1M | 16% | 2 | 201K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1M | 12.8% | 2 | 201K | 2.4% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bitly’s and QR Code Monkey’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.

- **Bitly**: Measured on the search terms “bitly”, “bitly app”, “bitly link shortener”, “bitly links”, “bitly shortener”, “bitly software” and “bitly url shortener”, summed into one figure.
- **QR Code Monkey**: Measured on the search term “qr code monkey”.

- [Bitly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bitly)
- [QR Code Monkey profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qr-code-monkey)
- [All link shortener and QR code tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/link-and-qr-tools): 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, Bitly or QR Code Monkey?

In September 2026, Bitly had more branded searches than QR Code Monkey among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide. Bitly was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to QR Code Monkey’s 201K, and held a 12.8% Share of Search versus QR Code Monkey’s 2.4%.

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