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title: "Envato Elements vs Pexels: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Envato Elements or Pexels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stock footage libraries 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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# Envato Elements vs Pexels: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Envato Elements or Pexels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stock footage libraries 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**: Envato Elements and Pexels
- **Competitive set**: Stock footage libraries
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Envato Elements Share of Search**: 6.4%
- **Pexels Share of Search**: 47.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Envato Elements or Pexels?

- In August 2026, Pexels had more branded searches than Envato Elements among stock footage libraries worldwide. Pexels was estimated to have 2.2M branded searches compared to Envato Elements’ 301K, and held a 47.8% Share of Search versus Envato Elements’ 6.4%.
- Pexels was ahead of Envato Elements in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Envato Elements’ estimated Share of Search among stock footage libraries worldwide moved from 7.9% to 6.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 301K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pexels’ estimated Share of Search among stock footage libraries worldwide moved from 39.6% to 47.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7M to 2.2M.

## How did search popularity change for stock footage libraries worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Pexels gained estimated Share of Search among stock footage libraries worldwide, from 45.4% to 47.8%.
- In August 2026, Envato Elements lost estimated Share of Search among stock footage libraries worldwide, from 7.5% to 6.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Envato Elements estimated searches | Envato Elements Share of Search | Envato Elements rank | Pexels estimated searches | Pexels Share of Search | Pexels rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 7.9% | 4 | 2.7M | 39.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 8.8% | 4 | 2.7M | 43.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 8.8% | 4 | 2.7M | 43.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 7.3% | 4 | 2.7M | 44.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 7.8% | 4 | 2.7M | 47.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 7.1% | 4 | 2.7M | 43% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 7.7% | 4 | 2.7M | 47% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 6.4% | 4 | 2.7M | 47.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 7% | 4 | 2.2M | 42.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 7.5% | 4 | 2.2M | 45.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 301K | 6.4% | 4 | 2.2M | 47.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Envato Elements’ and Pexels’ 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.

- **Envato Elements**: Measured on the search term “envato elements”.
- **Pexels**: Measured on the search term “pexels”.

- [Envato Elements profile](/demand/global-en/brands/envato-elements)
- [Pexels profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pexels)
- [All stock footage libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/stock-footage-libraries): 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, Envato Elements or Pexels?

In August 2026, Pexels had more branded searches than Envato Elements among stock footage libraries worldwide. Pexels was estimated to have 2.2M branded searches compared to Envato Elements’ 301K, and held a 47.8% Share of Search versus Envato Elements’ 6.4%.

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