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title: "Elsevier vs Wolters Kluwer: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Elsevier or Wolters Kluwer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Clinical decision support 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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# Elsevier vs Wolters Kluwer: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Elsevier or Wolters Kluwer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Clinical decision support 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**: Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer
- **Competitive set**: Clinical decision support platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Elsevier Share of Search**: 18.7%
- **Wolters Kluwer Share of Search**: 8.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Elsevier or Wolters Kluwer?

- In August 2026, Elsevier had more branded searches than Wolters Kluwer among clinical decision support platforms worldwide. Elsevier was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Wolters Kluwer’s 135K, and held an 18.7% Share of Search versus Wolters Kluwer’s 8.4%.
- Elsevier was ahead of Wolters Kluwer in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Elsevier’s estimated Share of Search among clinical decision support platforms worldwide moved from 19.6% to 18.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wolters Kluwer’s estimated Share of Search among clinical decision support platforms worldwide moved from 7.2% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K.

## How did search popularity change for clinical decision support platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Elsevier gained estimated Share of Search among clinical decision support platforms worldwide, from 15.8% to 18.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Elsevier estimated searches | Elsevier Share of Search | Elsevier rank | Wolters Kluwer estimated searches | Wolters Kluwer Share of Search | Wolters Kluwer rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 368K | 19.6% | 2 | 135K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 368K | 19.3% | 2 | 135K | 7.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 301K | 18.6% | 2 | 135K | 8.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 16.1% | 2 | 165K | 8.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 301K | 18.2% | 2 | 201K | 12.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 19.2% | 2 | 165K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 19.6% | 2 | 135K | 7.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 301K | 18.6% | 2 | 135K | 8.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 16.1% | 2 | 135K | 8.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 246K | 15.8% | 2 | 135K | 8.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 301K | 18.7% | 2 | 135K | 8.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Elsevier’s and Wolters Kluwer’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.

- **Elsevier**: Measured on the search term “elsevier”.
- **Wolters Kluwer**: Measured on the search term “wolters kluwer”.

- [Elsevier profile](/demand/global-en/brands/elsevier)
- [Wolters Kluwer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wolters-kluwer)
- [All clinical decision support platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/clinical-decision-support-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, Elsevier or Wolters Kluwer?

In August 2026, Elsevier had more branded searches than Wolters Kluwer among clinical decision support platforms worldwide. Elsevier was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Wolters Kluwer’s 135K, and held an 18.7% Share of Search versus Wolters Kluwer’s 8.4%.

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