--- title: "Cision vs PR Newswire: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Cision or PR Newswire? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Press release distribution services 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cision-vs-pr-newswire" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cision vs PR Newswire: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, Cision or PR Newswire? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Press release distribution services 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**: Cision and PR Newswire - **Competitive set**: Press release distribution services - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Cision Share of Search**: 1.7% - **PR Newswire Share of Search**: 23.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Cision or PR Newswire? - In August 2026, PR Newswire had more branded searches than Cision among press release distribution services worldwide. PR Newswire was estimated to have 24.1K branded searches compared to Cision’s 1.8K, and held a 23.6% Share of Search versus Cision’s 1.7%. - PR Newswire was ahead of Cision in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cision’s estimated Share of Search among press release distribution services worldwide moved from 2.2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7K to 1.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PR Newswire’s estimated Share of Search among press release distribution services worldwide moved from 27.8% to 23.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34.4K to 24.1K. ## How did search popularity change for press release distribution services worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, PR Newswire lost estimated Share of Search among press release distribution services worldwide, from 25.6% to 23.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cision worldwide fell 34.9% over 11 measured months, from 2.7K to 1.8K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cision estimated searches | Cision Share of Search | Cision rank | PR Newswire estimated searches | PR Newswire Share of Search | PR Newswire rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.7K | 2.2% | 6 | 34.4K | 27.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 2.2K | 2.1% | 6 | 28.3K | 26.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 2.2K | 1.8% | 6 | 28.3K | 22.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 2.2K | 1.4% | 6 | 34.7K | 22.1% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 2.3K | 1.5% | 6 | 39K | 25.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 2.2K | 1.6% | 6 | 35.5K | 26% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 2.2K | 1.7% | 6 | 29.4K | 22.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 6 | 31K | 26.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 2.2K | 1.7% | 6 | 30.3K | 23.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 2.1K | 2% | 6 | 26.9K | 25.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.8K | 1.7% | 6 | 24.1K | 23.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cision’s and PR Newswire’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. - **Cision**: Measured on the search terms “cision pr” and “cision pr newswire”, summed into one figure. - **PR Newswire**: Measured on the search terms “pr newswire”, “pr newswire distribution” and “prnewswire.com”, summed into one figure. - [Cision profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cision) - [PR Newswire profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pr-newswire) - [All press release distribution services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/press-release-distribution-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Cision or PR Newswire? In August 2026, PR Newswire had more branded searches than Cision among press release distribution services worldwide. PR Newswire was estimated to have 24.1K branded searches compared to Cision’s 1.8K, and held a 23.6% Share of Search versus Cision’s 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cision vs PR Newswire: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cision-vs-pr-newswire This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cision-vs-pr-newswire. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.