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title: "Busuu vs Memrise: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Busuu or Memrise? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Language learning apps 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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# Busuu vs Memrise: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Busuu or Memrise? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Language learning apps 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**: Busuu and Memrise
- **Competitive set**: Language learning apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Busuu Share of Search**: 2.8%
- **Memrise Share of Search**: 1.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Busuu or Memrise?

- In August 2026, Busuu had more branded searches than Memrise among language learning apps worldwide. Busuu was estimated to have 229K branded searches compared to Memrise’s 98.6K, and held a 2.8% Share of Search versus Memrise’s 1.2%.
- Busuu was ahead of Memrise in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Busuu’s estimated Share of Search among language learning apps worldwide moved from 2.6% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 264K to 229K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Memrise’s estimated Share of Search among language learning apps worldwide moved from 2.1% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 213K to 98.6K.

## How did search popularity change for language learning apps worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Memrise worldwide fell 53.8% over 11 measured months, from 213K to 98.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Busuu worldwide fell 13.4% over 11 measured months, from 264K to 229K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Busuu estimated searches | Busuu Share of Search | Busuu rank | Memrise estimated searches | Memrise Share of Search | Memrise rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 264K | 2.6% | 3 | 213K | 2.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 264K | 3.1% | 3 | 256K | 3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 266K | 3.2% | 3 | 145K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 267K | 3.1% | 3 | 213K | 2.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 222K | 2.7% | 3 | 145K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 266K | 3.2% | 3 | 177K | 2.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 219K | 2.6% | 3 | 145K | 1.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 223K | 2.7% | 3 | 120K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 223K | 2.7% | 2 | 118K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 223K | 3.2% | 2 | 98.5K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 229K | 2.8% | 2 | 98.6K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Busuu’s and Memrise’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.

- **Busuu**: Measured on the search terms “busuu”, “busuu app”, “busuu com”, “busuu language” and “busuu language learning”, summed into one figure.
- **Memrise**: Measured on the search terms “memrise”, “memrise app”, “memrise com”, “memrise language” and “memrise language learning”, summed into one figure.

- [Busuu profile](/demand/global-en/brands/busuu)
- [Memrise profile](/demand/global-en/brands/memrise)
- [All language learning apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/language-learning-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Busuu or Memrise?

In August 2026, Busuu had more branded searches than Memrise among language learning apps worldwide. Busuu was estimated to have 229K branded searches compared to Memrise’s 98.6K, and held a 2.8% Share of Search versus Memrise’s 1.2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Busuu vs Memrise: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/busuu-vs-memrise

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