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title: "eReleases vs Muck Rack: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is eReleases or Muck Rack more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Press release distribution 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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# eReleases vs Muck Rack: Which is searched more?

Is eReleases or Muck Rack more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Press release distribution 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**: eReleases and Muck Rack
- **Competitive set**: Press release distribution platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **eReleases Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Muck Rack Share of Search**: 34.9%

## Is eReleases or Muck Rack more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Muck Rack had more branded searches than eReleases among press release distribution platforms worldwide. Muck Rack had about 40,500 branded searches, while eReleases had 1,600. Muck Rack made up 34.9% of all press release distribution platform searches we track, and eReleases accounted for 1.4%.
- Muck Rack was ahead of eReleases in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, eReleases’ share of searches among press release distribution platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Muck Rack’s share of searches among press release distribution platforms worldwide moved from 32.2% to 34.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K.

## Top press release distribution platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, eReleases appeared in all five answers. Muck Rack was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. eReleases was listed before Muck Rack in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PR Newswire | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Newswire | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| EIN Presswire | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| eReleases | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Business Wire | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Cision | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Press Ranger | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| GlobeNewswire | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| PRWeb | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Muck Rack | 10th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about press release distribution platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which press release distribution platform should I use?": 1. EIN Presswire, 2. PR Newswire, 3. Newswire, 4. eReleases, 5. Business Wire, 6. PRWeb
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best press release distribution platforms?": 1. PR Newswire, 2. Newswire, 3. Business Wire, 4. EIN Presswire, 5. GlobeNewswire, 6. PRWeb, 7. eReleases
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best press release distribution platform for company announcements?": 1. PR Newswire, 2. Newswire, 3. Business Wire, 4. EIN Presswire, 5. eReleases, 6. GlobeNewswire
- Searched Google, AI Overview "press release distribution": 1. Newswire, 2. EIN Presswire, 3. Press Ranger, 4. eReleases, 5. Cision, 6. PR Newswire, 7. GlobeNewswire, 8. Muck Rack
- Searched Google, AI Overview "press release service": 1. PR Newswire, 2. Newswire, 3. Cision, 4. eReleases, 5. Press Ranger, 6. Muck Rack

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for press release distribution platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Muck Rack lost share of searches among press release distribution platforms worldwide, from 39.1% to 34.9%.
- In September 2026, eReleases rose from 8th to 7th among press release distribution platforms worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | eReleases estimated searches | eReleases Share of Search | eReleases rank | Muck Rack estimated searches | Muck Rack Share of Search | Muck Rack rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 1.3% | 8 | 40.5K | 32.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 1.2% | 8 | 33.1K | 31.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 1.3% | 8 | 33.1K | 33% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 1.4% | 8 | 40.5K | 34.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 1.1% | 8 | 40.5K | 32.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 1.4% | 8 | 40.5K | 34.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 1.4% | 8 | 40.5K | 35.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.6K | 1.6% | 7 | 33.1K | 32.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 1.4% | 7 | 40.5K | 35.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 1.5% | 6 | 40.5K | 38.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 1.3% | 8 | 40.5K | 39.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 1.4% | 7 | 40.5K | 34.9% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using eReleases’ and Muck Rack’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.

- **eReleases**: Measured on the search term “ereleases”.
- **Muck Rack**: Measured on the search term “muck rack”.

- [eReleases profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ereleases)
- [Muck Rack profile](/demand/global-en/brands/muck-rack)
- [All press release distribution platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/press-release-distribution-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 eReleases or Muck Rack more popular in search?

In September 2026, Muck Rack had more branded searches than eReleases among press release distribution platforms worldwide. Muck Rack had about 40,500 branded searches, while eReleases had 1,600. Muck Rack made up 34.9% of all press release distribution platform searches we track, and eReleases accounted for 1.4%.

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