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title: "Checkr vs HireRight: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Checkr or HireRight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Background check 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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# Checkr vs HireRight: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Checkr or HireRight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Background check 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**: Checkr and HireRight
- **Competitive set**: Background check platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Checkr Share of Search**: 43.9%
- **HireRight Share of Search**: 39.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Checkr or HireRight?

- In August 2026, Checkr had more branded searches than HireRight among background check platforms worldwide. Checkr was estimated to have 132K branded searches compared to HireRight’s 119K, and held a 43.9% Share of Search versus HireRight’s 39.5%.
- Checkr was ahead of HireRight in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Checkr’s estimated Share of Search among background check platforms worldwide moved from 43% to 43.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 124K to 132K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, HireRight’s estimated Share of Search among background check platforms worldwide moved from 41.6% to 39.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 121K to 119K.

## How did search popularity change for background check platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Checkr gained estimated Share of Search among background check platforms worldwide, from 43.3% to 43.9%.
- In August 2026, HireRight lost estimated Share of Search among background check platforms worldwide, from 41.2% to 39.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Checkr estimated searches | Checkr Share of Search | Checkr rank | HireRight estimated searches | HireRight Share of Search | HireRight rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 124K | 43% | 1 | 121K | 41.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 115K | 45.7% | 1 | 99.1K | 39.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 111K | 45.8% | 1 | 97.5K | 40.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 149K | 52.3% | 1 | 97.6K | 34.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 210K | 60.6% | 1 | 99.1K | 28.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 226K | 58.2% | 1 | 120K | 31% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 182K | 52% | 1 | 121K | 34.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 166K | 50.1% | 1 | 119K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 125K | 43.3% | 1 | 119K | 41.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 125K | 43.3% | 1 | 119K | 41.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 132K | 43.9% | 1 | 119K | 39.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Checkr’s and HireRight’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.

- **Checkr**: Measured on the search terms “background check checkr”, “checkr”, “checkr app”, “checkr com” and “checkr software”, summed into one figure.
- **HireRight**: Measured on the search terms “background check hireright”, “hireright”, “hireright app” and “hireright com”, summed into one figure.

- [Checkr profile](/demand/global-en/brands/checkr)
- [HireRight profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hireright)
- [All background check platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/background-check-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, Checkr or HireRight?

In August 2026, Checkr had more branded searches than HireRight among background check platforms worldwide. Checkr was estimated to have 132K branded searches compared to HireRight’s 119K, and held a 43.9% Share of Search versus HireRight’s 39.5%.

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