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title: "Crunchbase vs Dun & Bradstreet: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Crunchbase or Dun & Bradstreet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business data 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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# Crunchbase vs Dun & Bradstreet: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Crunchbase or Dun & Bradstreet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business data 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**: Crunchbase and Dun & Bradstreet
- **Competitive set**: Business data platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Crunchbase Share of Search**: 14.6%
- **Dun & Bradstreet Share of Search**: 41%

## Which is more popular in search, Crunchbase or Dun & Bradstreet?

- In August 2026, Dun & Bradstreet had more branded searches than Crunchbase among business data platforms worldwide. Dun & Bradstreet was estimated to have 254K branded searches compared to Crunchbase’s 90.5K, and held a 41% Share of Search versus Crunchbase’s 14.6%.
- Dun & Bradstreet was ahead of Crunchbase in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Crunchbase’s estimated Share of Search among business data platforms worldwide moved from 21.1% to 14.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 90.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dun & Bradstreet’s estimated Share of Search among business data platforms worldwide moved from 32.8% to 41%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 256K to 254K.

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

- In August 2026, Dun & Bradstreet gained estimated Share of Search among business data platforms worldwide, from 37.1% to 41%.
- In August 2026, Crunchbase lost estimated Share of Search among business data platforms worldwide, from 16.1% to 14.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Crunchbase estimated searches | Crunchbase Share of Search | Crunchbase rank | Dun & Bradstreet estimated searches | Dun & Bradstreet Share of Search | Dun & Bradstreet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 21.1% | 3 | 256K | 32.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 135K | 19.3% | 3 | 254K | 36.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 18.4% | 3 | 209K | 35% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 18.1% | 3 | 256K | 34.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 18% | 3 | 256K | 34.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 246K | 25.7% | 3 | 256K | 26.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 20.3% | 3 | 256K | 31.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 18.9% | 3 | 256K | 35.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 15.7% | 3 | 254K | 36.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 16.1% | 3 | 254K | 37.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 14.6% | 3 | 254K | 41% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Crunchbase’s and Dun & Bradstreet’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.

- **Crunchbase**: Measured on the search term “crunchbase”.
- **Dun & Bradstreet**: Measured on the search terms “dun and bradstreet” and “dunbradstreet”, summed into one figure.

- [Crunchbase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crunchbase)
- [Dun & Bradstreet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dun-bradstreet)
- [All business data platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/business-data-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, Crunchbase or Dun & Bradstreet?

In August 2026, Dun & Bradstreet had more branded searches than Crunchbase among business data platforms worldwide. Dun & Bradstreet was estimated to have 254K branded searches compared to Crunchbase’s 90.5K, and held a 41% Share of Search versus Crunchbase’s 14.6%.

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