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title: "Canva vs Kickresume: Which is more popular?"
description: "Is Canva or Kickresume more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Resume 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."
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# Canva vs Kickresume: Which is more popular?

Is Canva or Kickresume more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Resume 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**: Canva and Kickresume
- **Competitive set**: Resume builders
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Canva Share of Search**: 30.9%
- **Kickresume Share of Search**: 5.8%

## Is Canva or Kickresume more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Canva had more branded searches than Kickresume among resume builders worldwide. Canva had about 395,000 branded searches, while Kickresume had 74,000. Canva made up 30.9% of all resume builder searches we track, and Kickresume accounted for 5.8%.
- Canva was ahead of Kickresume in every measured month of the 11 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending September 2026, Canva’s share of searches among resume builders worldwide moved from 39.3% to 30.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 561K to 395K.
- Across the 11 months ending September 2026, Kickresume’s share of searches among resume builders worldwide moved from 6.3% to 5.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.

## Top resume builders in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Canva appeared in all four answers. Kickresume was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Canva was listed before Kickresume in three out of four 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FlowCV | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Teal | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Canva | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Rezi | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Resume.io | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Kickresume | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Zety | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Novorésumé | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about resume builders

- Asked ChatGPT "Which resume builder should I use?": 1. FlowCV, 2. Teal, 3. Canva
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best resume builders?": 1. Teal, 2. FlowCV, 3. Rezi, 4. Resume.io, 5. Canva, 6. Zety
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best resume builder for a job seeker?": 1. Teal, 2. FlowCV, 3. Rezi, 4. Kickresume, 5. Canva
- Searched Google, AI Overview "resume builder free": 1. FlowCV, 2. Canva, 3. Teal

Not named in any answer: Novorésumé.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for resume builders worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, FlowCV overtook Canva to become the leader among resume builders worldwide, with 43.1% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Kickresume gained share of searches among resume builders worldwide, from 4.4% to 5.8%.
- In September 2026, Canva lost share of searches among resume builders worldwide, from 46.8% to 30.9%.

## How has branded search for Canva and Kickresume changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

| Month | Canva estimated searches | Canva Share of Search | Canva rank | Kickresume estimated searches | Kickresume Share of Search | Kickresume rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 561K | 39.3% | 1 | 90.5K | 6.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 556K | 39.6% | 1 | 74K | 5.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 621K | 37.4% | 1 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 745K | 42.4% | 1 | 110K | 6.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 926K | 46.8% | 1 | 135K | 6.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1M | 50.4% | 1 | 110K | 5.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 961K | 49.5% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 793K | 45.5% | 1 | 74K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 766K | 45% | 1 | 74K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 796K | 46.8% | 1 | 74K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 395K | 30.9% | 2 | 74K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Oct 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How are Canva’s and Kickresume’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canva’s and Kickresume’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.

- **Canva**: Measured on the search terms “canva cv maker”, “canva cv template”, “canva resume”, “canva resume builder”, “canva resume maker”, “canva resume template”, “canva resume templates”, “canva resumes”, “resume in canva”, “resume maker canva”, “resume template canva” and “resume templates canva”, summed into one figure.
- **Kickresume**: Measured on the search term “kickresume”.

- [Canva profile](/demand/global-en/brands/canva)
- [Kickresume profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kickresume)
- [All resume builders worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/resume-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 Canva or Kickresume more popular in search?

In September 2026, Canva had more branded searches than Kickresume among resume builders worldwide. Canva had about 395,000 branded searches, while Kickresume had 74,000. Canva made up 30.9% of all resume builder searches we track, and Kickresume accounted for 5.8%.

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