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title: "Crunchbase vs PitchBook: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Crunchbase or PitchBook? 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Crunchbase vs PitchBook: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Crunchbase or PitchBook? 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 PitchBook
- **Competitive set**: Business data platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Crunchbase Share of Search**: 14.6%
- **PitchBook Share of Search**: 9.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Crunchbase or PitchBook?

- In August 2026, Crunchbase had more branded searches than PitchBook among business data platforms worldwide. Crunchbase was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to PitchBook’s 60.5K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus PitchBook’s 9.8%.
- Crunchbase was ahead of PitchBook 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, PitchBook’s estimated Share of Search among business data platforms worldwide moved from 11.6% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 60.5K.

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

- In August 2026, PitchBook gained estimated Share of Search among business data platforms worldwide, from 8.8% to 9.8%.
- 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 | PitchBook estimated searches | PitchBook Share of Search | PitchBook rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 21.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 11.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 135K | 19.3% | 3 | 90.5K | 12.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 18.4% | 3 | 60.5K | 10.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 18.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 12.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 18% | 3 | 90.5K | 12.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 246K | 25.7% | 3 | 135K | 14.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 20.3% | 3 | 74K | 9.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 18.9% | 3 | 60.5K | 8.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 15.7% | 3 | 74K | 10.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 16.1% | 3 | 60.5K | 8.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 14.6% | 3 | 60.5K | 9.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- [Crunchbase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crunchbase)
- [PitchBook profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pitchbook)
- [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 PitchBook?

In August 2026, Crunchbase had more branded searches than PitchBook among business data platforms worldwide. Crunchbase was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to PitchBook’s 60.5K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus PitchBook’s 9.8%.

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