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title: "Discord vs Signal: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Discord or Signal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Messaging 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Discord vs Signal: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Discord or Signal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Messaging 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**: Discord and Signal
- **Competitive set**: Messaging apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Discord Share of Search**: 9.4%
- **Signal Share of Search**: 0.31%

## Which is more popular in search, Discord or Signal?

- In September 2026, Discord had more branded searches than Signal among messaging apps worldwide. Discord was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Signal’s 1M, and held a 9.4% Share of Search versus Signal’s 0.31%.
- Discord was ahead of Signal in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Discord’s estimated Share of Search among messaging apps worldwide moved from 13.1% to 9.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 37.2M to 30.4M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Signal’s estimated Share of Search among messaging apps worldwide moved from 0.43% to 0.31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 1M.

## How did search popularity change for messaging apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Discord lost estimated Share of Search among messaging apps worldwide, from 13.3% to 9.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Signal worldwide fell 18% over 12 measured months, from 1.2M to 1M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Discord estimated searches | Discord Share of Search | Discord rank | Signal estimated searches | Signal Share of Search | Signal rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 37.2M | 13.1% | 2 | 1.2M | 0.43% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 37.2M | 13.3% | 2 | 1.2M | 0.44% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 37.2M | 15.6% | 2 | 1.2M | 0.51% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 37.2M | 15.6% | 2 | 1.2M | 0.51% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 30.4M | 13.1% | 2 | 1.2M | 0.53% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 37.2M | 13.3% | 2 | 1.2M | 0.44% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 30.4M | 11.1% | 2 | 1M | 0.37% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 37.2M | 13.3% | 2 | 1M | 0.36% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 30.4M | 11.1% | 2 | 1M | 0.37% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 30.4M | 11.1% | 2 | 823K | 0.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 37.2M | 13.3% | 2 | 1M | 0.36% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 30.4M | 9.4% | 2 | 1M | 0.31% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Discord’s and Signal’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.

- **Discord**: Measured on the search term “discord”.
- **Signal**: Measured on the search term “signal”.

- [Discord profile](/demand/global-en/brands/discord)
- [Signal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/signal)
- [All messaging apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/messaging-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Discord or Signal?

In September 2026, Discord had more branded searches than Signal among messaging apps worldwide. Discord was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Signal’s 1M, and held a 9.4% Share of Search versus Signal’s 0.31%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Discord vs Signal: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/discord-vs-signal

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