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title: "Circle vs Discord: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Circle or Discord? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online community 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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# Circle vs Discord: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Circle or Discord? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online community 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**: Circle and Discord
- **Competitive set**: Online community platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Circle Share of Search**: 0.04%
- **Discord Share of Search**: 99.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Circle or Discord?

- In September 2026, Discord had more branded searches than Circle among online community platforms worldwide. Discord was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Circle’s 13.6K, and held a 99.8% Share of Search versus Circle’s 0.04%.
- Discord was ahead of Circle in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Circle’s estimated Share of Search among online community platforms worldwide held steady at 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.6K to 13.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Discord’s estimated Share of Search among online community platforms worldwide held steady at 99.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 37.2M to 30.4M.

## How did search popularity change for online community platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Discord worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 37.2M to 30.4M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Circle worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 16.6K to 13.6K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Circle estimated searches | Circle Share of Search | Circle rank | Discord estimated searches | Discord Share of Search | Discord rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 16.6K | 0.04% | 4 | 37.2M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 15.4K | 0.04% | 4 | 37.2M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.6K | 0.03% | 4 | 37.2M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 17.7K | 0.05% | 4 | 37.2M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.9K | 0.05% | 4 | 30.4M | 99.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.4K | 0.04% | 4 | 37.2M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 15.9K | 0.05% | 4 | 30.4M | 99.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 14.9K | 0.04% | 4 | 37.2M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.9K | 0.05% | 4 | 30.4M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.1K | 0.05% | 4 | 30.4M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.4K | 0.04% | 4 | 37.2M | 99.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 13.6K | 0.04% | 4 | 30.4M | 99.8% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Circle’s and Discord’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.

- **Circle**: Measured on the search terms “circle community”, “circle community platform” and “circle.so”, summed into one figure.
- **Discord**: Measured on the search term “discord”.

- [Circle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/circle)
- [Discord profile](/demand/global-en/brands/discord)
- [All online community platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-community-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Circle or Discord?

In September 2026, Discord had more branded searches than Circle among online community platforms worldwide. Discord was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Circle’s 13.6K, and held a 99.8% Share of Search versus Circle’s 0.04%.

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