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title: "Blender vs Pencil2D: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Blender or Pencil2D more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Animation software 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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# Blender vs Pencil2D: Which is searched more?

Is Blender or Pencil2D more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Animation software 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**: Blender and Pencil2D
- **Competitive set**: Animation software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Blender Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Pencil2D Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Is Blender or Pencil2D more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Pencil2D had more branded searches than Blender among animation software worldwide. Pencil2D had about 22,200 branded searches, while Blender had 18,100. Pencil2D made up 1.6% of all animation software searches we track, and Blender accounted for 1.3%.
- Pencil2D was ahead of Blender in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Blender’s share of searches among animation software worldwide moved from 1.4% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pencil2D’s share of searches among animation software worldwide moved from 2.5% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for animation software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Pencil2D lost share of searches among animation software worldwide, from 2.1% to 1.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Blender worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Blender estimated searches | Blender Share of Search | Blender rank | Pencil2D estimated searches | Pencil2D Share of Search | Pencil2D rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 1.4% | 10 | 40.5K | 2.5% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 1.4% | 10 | 40.5K | 2.6% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 1.5% | 11 | 33.1K | 2.3% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 1.5% | 11 | 33.1K | 2.3% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 1.1% | 13 | 49.5K | 3.1% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 1.5% | 11 | 49.5K | 3.4% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 11 | 40.5K | 2.9% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 1.5% | 11 | 27.1K | 2.3% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 1.5% | 11 | 22.2K | 1.9% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 11 | 27.1K | 2.3% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 11 | 27.1K | 2.1% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 11 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blender’s and Pencil2D’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.

- **Blender**: Measured on the search term “blender animation”.
- **Pencil2D**: Measured on the search term “pencil2d”.

- [Blender profile](/demand/global-en/brands/blender)
- [Pencil2D profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pencil2d)
- [All animation software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/animation-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 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 Blender or Pencil2D more popular in search?

In September 2026, Pencil2D had more branded searches than Blender among animation software worldwide. Pencil2D had about 22,200 branded searches, while Blender had 18,100. Pencil2D made up 1.6% of all animation software searches we track, and Blender accounted for 1.3%.

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