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title: "Circle vs Discourse: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Circle or Discourse? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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 Discourse: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Circle or Discourse? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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 Discourse
- **Competitive set**: Community platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Circle Share of Search**: 9.2%
- **Discourse Share of Search**: 1.8%

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

- In August 2026, Circle had more branded searches than Discourse among community platforms worldwide. Circle was estimated to have 14.4K branded searches compared to Discourse’s 2.9K, and held a 9.2% Share of Search versus Discourse’s 1.8%.
- Circle was ahead of Discourse in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Circle’s estimated Share of Search among community platforms worldwide moved from 8.3% to 9.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.6K to 14.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Discourse’s estimated Share of Search among community platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 2.9K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Discourse worldwide rose 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 2.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Circle worldwide fell 13.3% over 11 measured months, from 16.6K to 14.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Circle estimated searches | Circle Share of Search | Circle rank | Discourse estimated searches | Discourse Share of Search | Discourse rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 16.6K | 8.3% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 15.4K | 8% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.6K | 6.7% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 17.7K | 7.6% | 3 | 2.9K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.9K | 7.1% | 3 | 3.6K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.4K | 8.4% | 3 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 15.9K | 8.3% | 3 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 14.9K | 8% | 3 | 2.9K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.9K | 9.3% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.1K | 8.8% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.4K | 9.2% | 3 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Circle’s and Discourse’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.
- **Discourse**: Measured on the search term “discourse forum”.

- [Circle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/circle)
- [Discourse profile](/demand/global-en/brands/discourse)
- [All community platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/community-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, Circle or Discourse?

In August 2026, Circle had more branded searches than Discourse among community platforms worldwide. Circle was estimated to have 14.4K branded searches compared to Discourse’s 2.9K, and held a 9.2% Share of Search versus Discourse’s 1.8%.

## Cite this page

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