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title: "ClickUp vs Things: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ClickUp or Things? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Task management apps 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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# ClickUp vs Things: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, ClickUp or Things? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Task management apps 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**: ClickUp and Things
- **Competitive set**: Task management apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ClickUp Share of Search**: 49.5%
- **Things Share of Search**: 0.86%

## Which is more popular in search, ClickUp or Things?

- In August 2026, ClickUp had more branded searches than Things among task management apps worldwide. ClickUp was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Things’ 27.1K, and held a 49.5% Share of Search versus Things’ 0.86%.
- ClickUp was ahead of Things in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ClickUp’s estimated Share of Search among task management apps worldwide moved from 41.6% to 49.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Things’ estimated Share of Search among task management apps worldwide moved from 0.71% to 0.86%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.

## How did search popularity change for task management apps worldwide in August 2026?

Neither ClickUp nor Things moved beyond provider rounding among task management apps in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ClickUp estimated searches | ClickUp Share of Search | ClickUp rank | Things estimated searches | Things Share of Search | Things rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6M | 41.6% | 2 | 27.1K | 0.71% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6M | 49.2% | 1 | 22.2K | 0.69% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.3M | 44.6% | 1 | 22.2K | 0.77% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6M | 44.9% | 1 | 27.1K | 0.76% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9M | 54.7% | 1 | 22.2K | 0.63% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9M | 50.7% | 1 | 27.1K | 0.71% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9M | 55.4% | 1 | 22.2K | 0.64% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.6M | 49.9% | 1 | 18.1K | 0.57% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6M | 49.2% | 1 | 22.2K | 0.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6M | 49.8% | 1 | 18.1K | 0.57% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6M | 49.5% | 1 | 27.1K | 0.86% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ClickUp’s and Things’ 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.

- **ClickUp**: Measured on the search terms “click up”, “ClickUp”, “clickup ai”, “clickup app”, “clickup brain”, “clickup chat”, “clickup com”, “clickup crm”, “clickup desktop app”, “clickup docs”, “clickup download”, “clickup free”, “clickup price”, “clickup pricing”, “clickup project management”, “clickup project management software”, “clickup project management tool”, “clickup templates”, “clickup.com”, “clickupapp” and “what is clickup”, summed into one figure.
- **Things**: Measured on the search term “things 3”.

- [ClickUp profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clickup)
- [Things profile](/demand/global-en/brands/things)
- [All task management apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/task-management-apps): 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, ClickUp or Things?

In August 2026, ClickUp had more branded searches than Things among task management apps worldwide. ClickUp was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Things’ 27.1K, and held a 49.5% Share of Search versus Things’ 0.86%.

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