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title: "CamScanner vs Microsoft Lens: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CamScanner or Microsoft Lens? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document scanning 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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# CamScanner vs Microsoft Lens: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, CamScanner or Microsoft Lens? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document scanning 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**: CamScanner and Microsoft Lens
- **Competitive set**: Document scanning apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CamScanner Share of Search**: 77.2%
- **Microsoft Lens Share of Search**: 4.6%

## Which is more popular in search, CamScanner or Microsoft Lens?

- In August 2026, CamScanner had more branded searches than Microsoft Lens among document scanning apps worldwide. CamScanner was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Microsoft Lens’ 40.5K, and held a 77.2% Share of Search versus Microsoft Lens’ 4.6%.
- CamScanner was ahead of Microsoft Lens in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CamScanner’s estimated Share of Search among document scanning apps worldwide moved from 73.3% to 77.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 673K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Lens’ estimated Share of Search among document scanning apps worldwide moved from 5.4% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for document scanning apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, CamScanner gained estimated Share of Search among document scanning apps worldwide, from 70.1% to 77.2%.
- In August 2026, Microsoft Lens lost estimated Share of Search among document scanning apps worldwide, from 6.3% to 4.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | CamScanner estimated searches | CamScanner Share of Search | CamScanner rank | Microsoft Lens estimated searches | Microsoft Lens Share of Search | Microsoft Lens rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 73.3% | 1 | 49.5K | 5.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 70.5% | 1 | 40.5K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 70.5% | 1 | 40.5K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 67.2% | 1 | 74K | 9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 67.6% | 1 | 74K | 9.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 60.5% | 1 | 165K | 18.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 550K | 65.9% | 1 | 90.5K | 10.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 68.8% | 1 | 60.5K | 7.6% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 76.3% | 1 | 49.5K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 550K | 70.1% | 1 | 49.5K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 77.2% | 1 | 40.5K | 4.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CamScanner’s and Microsoft Lens’ 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.

- **CamScanner**: Measured on the search term “camscanner”.
- **Microsoft Lens**: Measured on the search term “microsoft lens”.

- [CamScanner profile](/demand/global-en/brands/camscanner)
- [Microsoft Lens profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-lens)
- [All document scanning apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/document-scanning-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, CamScanner or Microsoft Lens?

In August 2026, CamScanner had more branded searches than Microsoft Lens among document scanning apps worldwide. CamScanner was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Microsoft Lens’ 40.5K, and held a 77.2% Share of Search versus Microsoft Lens’ 4.6%.

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