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title: "Calameo vs Issuu: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Calameo or Issuu? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital publishing platforms 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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# Calameo vs Issuu: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Calameo or Issuu? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital publishing platforms 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**: Calameo and Issuu
- **Competitive set**: Digital publishing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Calameo Share of Search**: 2%
- **Issuu Share of Search**: 4.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Calameo or Issuu?

- In August 2026, Issuu had more branded searches than Calameo among digital publishing platforms worldwide. Issuu was estimated to have 93.9K branded searches compared to Calameo’s 40.5K, and held a 4.6% Share of Search versus Calameo’s 2%.
- Issuu was ahead of Calameo in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Calameo’s estimated Share of Search among digital publishing platforms worldwide moved from 2.9% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Issuu’s estimated Share of Search among digital publishing platforms worldwide moved from 6.6% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 172K to 93.9K.

## How did search popularity change for digital publishing platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Issuu gained estimated Share of Search among digital publishing platforms worldwide, from 3.8% to 4.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Calameo worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 40.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Calameo estimated searches | Calameo Share of Search | Calameo rank | Issuu estimated searches | Issuu Share of Search | Issuu rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 2.9% | 4 | 172K | 6.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 74K | 2.4% | 4 | 170K | 5.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 2% | 4 | 140K | 5.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 2% | 4 | 141K | 4.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 2.8% | 4 | 142K | 6.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 2.7% | 4 | 252K | 11.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 2.3% | 4 | 206K | 7.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 2.4% | 4 | 139K | 5.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 2.4% | 4 | 114K | 5.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 1.6% | 4 | 93.9K | 3.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 2% | 4 | 93.9K | 4.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Calameo’s and Issuu’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.

- **Calameo**: Measured on the search term “calameo”.
- **Issuu**: Measured on the search terms “issuu”, “issuu app”, “issuu com”, “issuu flipbook”, “issuu online”, “issuu platform”, “issuu software” and “web issuu”, summed into one figure.

- [Calameo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/calameo)
- [Issuu profile](/demand/global-en/brands/issuu)
- [All digital publishing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/digital-publishing-platforms): 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, Calameo or Issuu?

In August 2026, Issuu had more branded searches than Calameo among digital publishing platforms worldwide. Issuu was estimated to have 93.9K branded searches compared to Calameo’s 40.5K, and held a 4.6% Share of Search versus Calameo’s 2%.

## Cite this page

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