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

Which is more popular in search, Circle or Patreon? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator membership 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 Patreon
- **Competitive set**: Creator membership platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Circle Share of Search**: 0.27%
- **Patreon Share of Search**: 76.2%

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

- In August 2026, Patreon had more branded searches than Circle among creator membership platforms worldwide. Patreon was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Circle’s 14.4K, and held a 76.2% Share of Search versus Circle’s 0.27%.
- Patreon was ahead of Circle 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 creator membership platforms worldwide moved from 0.38% to 0.27%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.6K to 14.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Patreon’s estimated Share of Search among creator membership platforms worldwide moved from 76.5% to 76.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4M to 4.1M.

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

- In August 2026, Patreon gained estimated Share of Search among creator membership platforms worldwide, from 73.2% to 76.2%.
- 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 | Patreon estimated searches | Patreon Share of Search | Patreon rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 16.6K | 0.38% | 4 | 3.4M | 76.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 15.4K | 0.35% | 4 | 3.4M | 76.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.6K | 0.29% | 4 | 3.4M | 76.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 17.7K | 0.33% | 4 | 4.1M | 76.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.9K | 0.36% | 4 | 3.4M | 76.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.4K | 0.31% | 4 | 4.1M | 76.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 15.9K | 0.35% | 4 | 3.4M | 73.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 14.9K | 0.28% | 4 | 4.1M | 76.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.9K | 0.28% | 4 | 4.1M | 76.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.1K | 0.31% | 4 | 3.4M | 73.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.4K | 0.27% | 4 | 4.1M | 76.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- [Circle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/circle)
- [Patreon profile](/demand/global-en/brands/patreon)
- [All creator membership platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/creator-membership-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 Patreon?

In August 2026, Patreon had more branded searches than Circle among creator membership platforms worldwide. Patreon was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Circle’s 14.4K, and held a 76.2% Share of Search versus Circle’s 0.27%.

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