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title: "Clinch vs Phenom: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Clinch or Phenom? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recruitment marketing 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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# Clinch vs Phenom: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Clinch or Phenom? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recruitment marketing 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**: Clinch and Phenom
- **Competitive set**: Recruitment marketing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Clinch Share of Search**: 0.01%
- **Phenom Share of Search**: 0.17%

## Which is more popular in search, Clinch or Phenom?

- In August 2026, Phenom had more branded searches than Clinch among recruitment marketing platforms worldwide. Phenom was estimated to have 140 branded searches compared to Clinch’s 10, and held a 0.17% Share of Search versus Clinch’s 0.01%.
- Phenom was ahead of Clinch in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Clinch’s estimated Share of Search among recruitment marketing platforms worldwide moved from <0.01% to 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Phenom’s estimated Share of Search among recruitment marketing platforms worldwide moved from 0.15% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 140.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Phenom worldwide fell 17.6% over 11 measured months, from 170 to 140 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Clinch estimated searches | Clinch Share of Search | Clinch rank | Phenom estimated searches | Phenom Share of Search | Phenom rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | <0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.15% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 5 | 140 | 0.15% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.18% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 0.02% | 5 | 170 | 0.16% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | 0.02% | 5 | 170 | 0.17% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.16% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.16% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.18% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.18% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 5 | 140 | 0.17% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clinch’s and Phenom’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.

- **Clinch**: Measured on the search term “clinch recruitment”.
- **Phenom**: Measured on the search term “phenom com”.

- [Clinch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clinch)
- [Phenom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/phenom)
- [All recruitment marketing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/recruitment-marketing-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, Clinch or Phenom?

In August 2026, Phenom had more branded searches than Clinch among recruitment marketing platforms worldwide. Phenom was estimated to have 140 branded searches compared to Clinch’s 10, and held a 0.17% Share of Search versus Clinch’s 0.01%.

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