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

Which is more popular in search, Epic or Reading Eggs? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Reading 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**: Epic and Reading Eggs
- **Competitive set**: Reading apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Epic Share of Search**: 33.8%
- **Reading Eggs Share of Search**: 33.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Epic or Reading Eggs?

- In August 2026, Epic and Reading Eggs were level on Share of Search among reading apps worldwide, with an estimated 368K branded searches each, at 33.8% estimated Share of Search each.
- Epic was ahead of Reading Eggs in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epic’s estimated Share of Search among reading apps worldwide moved from 27.4% to 33.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 368K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Reading Eggs’ estimated Share of Search among reading apps worldwide moved from 33.6% to 33.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 368K.

## How did search popularity change for reading apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Epic overtook Hooked on Phonics to take the highest estimated Share of Search among reading apps worldwide, at 33.8%.
- In August 2026, Reading Eggs lost estimated Share of Search among reading apps worldwide, from 49.8% to 33.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Epic estimated searches | Epic Share of Search | Epic rank | Reading Eggs estimated searches | Reading Eggs Share of Search | Reading Eggs rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 27.4% | 3 | 673K | 33.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 25.5% | 3 | 673K | 38.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 368K | 30.9% | 1 | 368K | 30.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 28.9% | 2 | 450K | 28.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 29.2% | 2 | 550K | 35.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 27.1% | 2 | 673K | 40.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 27.5% | 3 | 450K | 33.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 26.5% | 2 | 550K | 39.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 17.4% | 3 | 450K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 8.2% | 4 | 301K | 49.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 33.8% | 1 | 368K | 33.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epic’s and Reading Eggs’ 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.

- **Epic**: Measured on the search term “getepic”.
- **Reading Eggs**: Measured on the search term “readingeggs”.

- [Epic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epic)
- [Reading Eggs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/reading-eggs)
- [All reading apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/reading-apps): 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, Epic or Reading Eggs?

In August 2026, Epic and Reading Eggs were level on Share of Search among reading apps worldwide, with an estimated 368K branded searches each, at 33.8% estimated Share of Search each.

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