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title: "Cube vs Looker: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cube or Looker? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Embedded analytics 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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# Cube vs Looker: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Cube or Looker? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Embedded analytics 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**: Cube and Looker
- **Competitive set**: Embedded analytics platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cube Share of Search**: 0.63%
- **Looker Share of Search**: 45.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Cube or Looker?

- In August 2026, Looker had more branded searches than Cube among embedded analytics platforms worldwide. Looker was estimated to have 93.6K branded searches compared to Cube’s 1.3K, and held a 45.4% Share of Search versus Cube’s 0.63%.
- Looker was ahead of Cube in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cube’s estimated Share of Search among embedded analytics platforms worldwide moved from 0.29% to 0.63%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Looker’s estimated Share of Search among embedded analytics platforms worldwide moved from 55.3% to 45.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 138K to 93.6K.

## How did search popularity change for embedded analytics platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cube worldwide rose 80.6% over 11 measured months, from 720 to 1.3K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Looker worldwide fell 32.4% over 11 measured months, from 138K to 93.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cube estimated searches | Cube Share of Search | Cube rank | Looker estimated searches | Looker Share of Search | Looker rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 720 | 0.29% | 3 | 138K | 55.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 590 | 0.26% | 3 | 113K | 50.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 720 | 0.32% | 3 | 113K | 50.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 880 | 0.39% | 3 | 113K | 50.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 880 | 0.39% | 3 | 114K | 50.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 0.47% | 3 | 139K | 50.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 0.57% | 3 | 114K | 50.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.6K | 0.71% | 3 | 114K | 50.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.77% | 3 | 94K | 45.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 0.63% | 3 | 94K | 45.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 0.63% | 3 | 93.6K | 45.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cube’s and Looker’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.

- **Cube**: Measured on the search term “cube semantic layer”.
- **Looker**: Measured on the search terms “looker”, “looker app”, “looker business intelligence” and “looker software”, summed into one figure.

- [Cube profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cube-cloud)
- [Looker profile](/demand/global-en/brands/looker)
- [All embedded analytics platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/embedded-analytics-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, Cube or Looker?

In August 2026, Looker had more branded searches than Cube among embedded analytics platforms worldwide. Looker was estimated to have 93.6K branded searches compared to Cube’s 1.3K, and held a 45.4% Share of Search versus Cube’s 0.63%.

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