--- title: "Bubble vs Emergent: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Bubble or Emergent more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI app builders 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/bubble-vs-emergent" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bubble vs Emergent: Which is searched more? Is Bubble or Emergent more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI app builders 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**: Bubble and Emergent - **Competitive set**: AI app builders - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bubble Share of Search**: 0.5% - **Emergent Share of Search**: 1.4% ## Is Bubble or Emergent more popular in search? - In September 2026, Emergent had more branded searches than Bubble among AI app builders worldwide. Emergent had about 50,800 branded searches, while Bubble had 18,100. Emergent made up 1.4% of all AI app builder searches we track, and Bubble accounted for 0.5%. - Emergent was ahead of Bubble in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bubble’s share of searches among AI app builders worldwide moved from 1.4% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Emergent’s share of searches among AI app builders worldwide moved from 5.7% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 167K to 50.8K. ## Top AI app builders in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Bubble was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Emergent did not appear in any of the 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Replit | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Lovable | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bubble | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Bolt | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Base44 | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | FlutterFlow | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | v0 | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Emergent | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI app builders - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI app builder should I use?": 1. Lovable, 2. Replit, 3. Bubble, 4. FlutterFlow, 5. Bolt - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI app builders?": 1. Lovable, 2. Replit, 3. Bolt, 4. v0, 5. Bubble, 6. Base44 - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI app builder for a web app?": 1. Lovable, 2. Replit, 3. Bolt, 4. v0 - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai app builder": 1. Base44, 2. Replit, 3. Bubble - Searched Google, AI Overview "no code app builder": 1. Bubble, 2. FlutterFlow Not named in any answer: Emergent. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI app builders worldwide in September 2026? - Emergent’s share of searches among AI app builders worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3% to 1.4% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bubble worldwide fell 55.3% over 12 measured months, from 40.5K to 18.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Bubble estimated searches | Bubble Share of Search | Bubble rank | Emergent estimated searches | Emergent Share of Search | Emergent rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | 167K | 5.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 1.5% | 8 | 137K | 5.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 1.1% | 8 | 136K | 4.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 1.2% | 8 | 137K | 4% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 0.9% | 8 | 137K | 3.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 0.75% | 8 | 111K | 2.5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 0.74% | 8 | 111K | 2.5% | 5 | | May 2026 | 27.1K | 0.61% | 8 | 137K | 3.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 0.59% | 8 | 112K | 3% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 0.59% | 8 | 112K | 3% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 0.45% | 8 | 75.6K | 1.9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 0.5% | 8 | 50.8K | 1.4% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bubble’s and Emergent’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. - **Bubble**: Measured on the search term “bubble io”. - **Emergent**: Measured on the search terms “emergent app builder” and “emergent sh”, summed into one figure. - [Bubble profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bubble) - [Emergent profile](/demand/global-en/brands/emergent) - [All AI app builders worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-app-builders): 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 Bubble or Emergent more popular in search? In September 2026, Emergent had more branded searches than Bubble among AI app builders worldwide. Emergent had about 50,800 branded searches, while Bubble had 18,100. Emergent made up 1.4% of all AI app builder searches we track, and Bubble accounted for 0.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bubble vs Emergent: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bubble-vs-emergent This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bubble-vs-emergent. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.