--- title: "Business Wire vs Cision: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Business Wire or Cision? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Press release distribution services 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/business-wire-vs-cision" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Business Wire vs Cision: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, Business Wire or Cision? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Press release distribution services 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**: Business Wire and Cision - **Competitive set**: Press release distribution services - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Business Wire Share of Search**: 12.4% - **Cision Share of Search**: 1.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Business Wire or Cision? - In August 2026, Business Wire had more branded searches than Cision among press release distribution services worldwide. Business Wire was estimated to have 12.6K branded searches compared to Cision’s 1.8K, and held a 12.4% Share of Search versus Cision’s 1.7%. - Business Wire was ahead of Cision in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Business Wire’s estimated Share of Search among press release distribution services worldwide moved from 15.2% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.8K to 12.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cision’s estimated Share of Search among press release distribution services worldwide moved from 2.2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7K to 1.8K. ## How did search popularity change for press release distribution services worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cision worldwide fell 34.9% over 11 measured months, from 2.7K to 1.8K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Business Wire worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 18.8K to 12.6K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Business Wire estimated searches | Business Wire Share of Search | Business Wire rank | Cision estimated searches | Cision Share of Search | Cision rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.8K | 15.2% | 3 | 2.7K | 2.2% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 23K | 21.3% | 3 | 2.2K | 2.1% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 42.3K | 33.7% | 1 | 2.2K | 1.8% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 55.7K | 35.5% | 1 | 2.2K | 1.4% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 51.9K | 33.5% | 1 | 2.3K | 1.5% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 37.5K | 27.5% | 2 | 2.2K | 1.6% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 37.7K | 28.3% | 2 | 2.2K | 1.7% | 6 | | May 2026 | 21.3K | 18.4% | 3 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 30.6K | 24.1% | 2 | 2.2K | 1.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 12.9K | 12.2% | 3 | 2.1K | 2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 12.6K | 12.4% | 3 | 1.8K | 1.7% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Business Wire’s and Cision’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. - **Business Wire**: Measured on the search terms “business wire”, “business wire newswire”, “business wire press release”, “business wire press release distribution” and “businesswire.com”, summed into one figure. - **Cision**: Measured on the search terms “cision pr” and “cision pr newswire”, summed into one figure. - [Business Wire profile](/demand/global-en/brands/business-wire) - [Cision profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cision) - [All press release distribution services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/press-release-distribution-services): 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, Business Wire or Cision? In August 2026, Business Wire had more branded searches than Cision among press release distribution services worldwide. Business Wire was estimated to have 12.6K branded searches compared to Cision’s 1.8K, and held a 12.4% Share of Search versus Cision’s 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Business Wire vs Cision: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/business-wire-vs-cision This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/business-wire-vs-cision. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.