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title: "Esri ArcGIS vs Foursquare: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Esri ArcGIS or Foursquare? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geospatial analytics 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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# Esri ArcGIS vs Foursquare: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Esri ArcGIS or Foursquare? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geospatial analytics 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**: Esri ArcGIS and Foursquare
- **Competitive set**: Geospatial analytics platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Esri ArcGIS Share of Search**: 48.5%
- **Foursquare Share of Search**: 11.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Esri ArcGIS or Foursquare?

- In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS had more branded searches than Foursquare among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide. Esri ArcGIS was estimated to have 213K branded searches compared to Foursquare’s 49.5K, and held a 48.5% Share of Search versus Foursquare’s 11.3%.
- Esri ArcGIS was ahead of Foursquare in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Esri ArcGIS’s estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide moved from 54.8% to 48.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 316K to 213K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Foursquare’s estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide moved from 10.5% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for geospatial analytics platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS lost estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide, from 49.3% to 48.5%.
- Foursquare’s estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 13.8% to 11.3% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Esri ArcGIS estimated searches | Esri ArcGIS Share of Search | Esri ArcGIS rank | Foursquare estimated searches | Foursquare Share of Search | Foursquare rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 316K | 54.8% | 1 | 60.5K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 311K | 54.4% | 1 | 60.5K | 10.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 256K | 53.3% | 1 | 60.5K | 12.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 264K | 50.3% | 1 | 60.5K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 261K | 49.3% | 1 | 74K | 14% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 316K | 50.5% | 1 | 110K | 17.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 313K | 53.3% | 1 | 74K | 12.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 261K | 48.8% | 1 | 74K | 13.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 213K | 48.7% | 1 | 60.5K | 13.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 213K | 49.3% | 1 | 49.5K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 213K | 48.5% | 1 | 49.5K | 11.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Esri ArcGIS’s and Foursquare’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.

- **Esri ArcGIS**: Measured on the search terms “arcgis” and “esri arcgis”, summed into one figure.
- **Foursquare**: Measured on the search term “foursquare”.

- [Esri ArcGIS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/esri-arcgis)
- [Foursquare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/foursquare)
- [All geospatial analytics platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/geospatial-analytics-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, Esri ArcGIS or Foursquare?

In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS had more branded searches than Foursquare among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide. Esri ArcGIS was estimated to have 213K branded searches compared to Foursquare’s 49.5K, and held a 48.5% Share of Search versus Foursquare’s 11.3%.

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