--- title: "Bright Data vs Webshare: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Bright Data or Webshare more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Proxy providers 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/bright-data-vs-webshare" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bright Data vs Webshare: Which is searched more? Is Bright Data or Webshare more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Proxy providers 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**: Bright Data and Webshare - **Competitive set**: Proxy providers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bright Data Share of Search**: 9.1% - **Webshare Share of Search**: 41.2% ## Is Bright Data or Webshare more popular in search? - In September 2026, Webshare had more branded searches than Bright Data among proxy providers worldwide. Webshare had about 223,000 branded searches, while Bright Data had 49,500. Webshare made up 41.2% of all proxy provider searches we track, and Bright Data accounted for 9.1%. - Webshare was ahead of Bright Data in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bright Data’s share of searches among proxy providers worldwide moved from 7.4% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 49.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Webshare’s share of searches among proxy providers worldwide moved from 47.4% to 41.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 261K to 223K. ## Top proxy providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Bright Data appeared in all five answers. Webshare was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Bright Data was listed before Webshare in four out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Decodo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bright Data | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Oxylabs | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Webshare | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SOAX | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | IPRoyal | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | DataImpulse | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | NetNut | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about proxy providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which proxy provider should I use?": 1. Decodo, 2. Oxylabs, 3. Webshare, 4. Bright Data - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best residential proxy providers?": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Oxylabs, 4. SOAX, 5. IPRoyal, 6. DataImpulse - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best proxy service for web scraping?": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Webshare, 4. Oxylabs - Searched Google, AI Overview "residential proxies": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Oxylabs - Searched Google, AI Overview "proxy service": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data Not named in any answer: NetNut. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for proxy providers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Bright Data overtook Decodo to rank 4th among proxy providers worldwide, with 9.1% of the searches. - In September 2026, Webshare lost share of searches among proxy providers worldwide, from 44.2% to 41.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Bright Data estimated searches | Bright Data Share of Search | Bright Data rank | Webshare estimated searches | Webshare Share of Search | Webshare rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 7.4% | 6 | 261K | 47.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 8.2% | 5 | 219K | 44.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 7.7% | 5 | 261K | 49.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 8.5% | 5 | 261K | 44.9% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 8.4% | 5 | 264K | 44.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 9.1% | 5 | 268K | 40.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 9.2% | 5 | 268K | 40.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 49.5K | 7.9% | 5 | 268K | 42.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 8% | 5 | 268K | 43.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 7.4% | 6 | 268K | 40.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 8.2% | 5 | 268K | 44.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 9.1% | 4 | 223K | 41.2% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bright Data’s and Webshare’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. - **Bright Data**: Measured on the search term “bright data”. - **Webshare**: Measured on the search terms “webshare” and “webshare proxy”, summed into one figure. - [Bright Data profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bright-data) - [Webshare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/webshare) - [All proxy providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/proxy-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Bright Data or Webshare more popular in search? In September 2026, Webshare had more branded searches than Bright Data among proxy providers worldwide. Webshare had about 223,000 branded searches, while Bright Data had 49,500. Webshare made up 41.2% of all proxy provider searches we track, and Bright Data accounted for 9.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bright Data vs Webshare: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bright-data-vs-webshare This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bright-data-vs-webshare. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.