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title: "Dub vs QR Code Monkey: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Dub or QR Code Monkey more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Link shortener and QR code tools 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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# Dub vs QR Code Monkey: Which is searched more?

Is Dub or QR Code Monkey more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Link shortener and QR code tools 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**: Dub and QR Code Monkey
- **Competitive set**: Link shortener and QR code tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Dub Share of Search**: 3.2%
- **QR Code Monkey Share of Search**: 2.6%

## Is Dub or QR Code Monkey more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Dub had more branded searches than QR Code Monkey among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide. Dub had about 246,000 branded searches, while QR Code Monkey had 201,000. Dub made up 3.2% of all link shortener and QR code tool searches we track, and QR Code Monkey accounted for 2.6%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: QR Code Monkey took it in June 2026, Dub took it in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dub’s share of searches among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide moved from 4.2% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QR Code Monkey’s share of searches among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide moved from 3.4% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K.

## Top link shortener and QR code tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Dub was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. QR Code Monkey did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bitly | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Rebrandly | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Short.io | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| TinyURL | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| QR TIGER | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| QR Code Generator | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Dub | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Uniqode | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| QR Code Monkey | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about link shortener and QR code tools

- Asked ChatGPT "Which link shortener or QR code tool should I use?": 1. Bitly, 2. Rebrandly, 3. QR TIGER, 4. TinyURL
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best link shortener and QR code tools?": 1. Bitly, 2. Rebrandly, 3. Short.io, 4. QR TIGER, 5. Uniqode, 6. TinyURL
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best link shortener or QR code tool for marketing links?": 1. Bitly, 2. Rebrandly, 3. Short.io, 4. QR TIGER, 5. Dub
- Searched Google, AI Overview "link shortener tool": 1. TinyURL, 2. Bitly, 3. Short.io, 4. Rebrandly, 5. Dub
- Searched Google, AI Overview "link shortener qr code tools": 1. Bitly, 2. QR Code Generator, 3. Short.io

Not named in any answer: QR Code Monkey.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for link shortener and QR code tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Dub lost share of searches among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide, from 3.7% to 3.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Dub estimated searches | Dub Share of Search | Dub rank | QR Code Monkey estimated searches | QR Code Monkey Share of Search | QR Code Monkey rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 246K | 4.2% | 3 | 201K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 246K | 4.4% | 3 | 165K | 2.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 5.2% | 3 | 165K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 4.3% | 3 | 201K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 3.6% | 3 | 201K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 246K | 4.3% | 3 | 246K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 246K | 3.7% | 3 | 246K | 3.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 3.7% | 3 | 246K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 4.3% | 4 | 301K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 246K | 4.2% | 4 | 368K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 3.7% | 3 | 201K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 246K | 3.2% | 3 | 201K | 2.6% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dub’s and QR Code Monkey’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.

- **Dub**: Measured on the search terms “dub” and “dub links”, summed into one figure.
- **QR Code Monkey**: Measured on the search term “qr code monkey”.

- [Dub profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dub)
- [QR Code Monkey profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qr-code-monkey)
- [All link shortener and QR code tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/link-and-qr-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dub or QR Code Monkey more popular in search?

In September 2026, Dub had more branded searches than QR Code Monkey among link shortener and QR code tools worldwide. Dub had about 246,000 branded searches, while QR Code Monkey had 201,000. Dub made up 3.2% of all link shortener and QR code tool searches we track, and QR Code Monkey accounted for 2.6%.

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