--- title: "Extole vs Viral Loops: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Extole or Viral Loops more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Referral marketing 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/extole-vs-viral-loops" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Extole vs Viral Loops: Which is searched more? Is Extole or Viral Loops more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Referral marketing 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**: Extole and Viral Loops - **Competitive set**: Referral marketing platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Extole Share of Search**: 10.6% - **Viral Loops Share of Search**: 12.4% ## Is Extole or Viral Loops more popular in search? - In September 2026, Viral Loops had more branded searches than Extole among referral marketing platforms worldwide. Viral Loops had about 1,900 branded searches, while Extole had 1,630. Viral Loops made up 12.4% of all referral marketing platform searches we track, and Extole accounted for 10.6%. - Viral Loops was ahead of Extole in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Extole’s share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide moved from 9.7% to 10.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Viral Loops’ share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide moved from 18% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 1.9K. ## How did search popularity change for referral marketing platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Extole overtook ReferralCandy to rank 4th among referral marketing platforms worldwide, with 10.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Viral Loops gained share of searches among referral marketing platforms worldwide, from 10.3% to 12.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Extole estimated searches | Extole Share of Search | Extole rank | Viral Loops estimated searches | Viral Loops Share of Search | Viral Loops rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 9.7% | 5 | 3.6K | 18% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 8.4% | 5 | 4.4K | 22.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 8.3% | 5 | 2.9K | 18.2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 8.3% | 5 | 2.9K | 14.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 4.6% | 5 | 2.9K | 8.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 7% | 5 | 2.9K | 12.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 8.7% | 5 | 2.4K | 12.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.3K | 7.1% | 5 | 2.4K | 13% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 7.9% | 5 | 1.9K | 11.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 9.8% | 4 | 1.9K | 11.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 8.5% | 5 | 1.6K | 10.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 10.6% | 4 | 1.9K | 12.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Extole’s and Viral Loops’ 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. - **Extole**: Measured on the search terms “extole”, “extole marketing”, “extole referral” and “extole referral marketing”, summed into one figure. - **Viral Loops**: Measured on the search term “viral loops”. - [Extole profile](/demand/global-en/brands/extole) - [Viral Loops profile](/demand/global-en/brands/viral-loops) - [All referral marketing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/referral-marketing-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Extole or Viral Loops more popular in search? In September 2026, Viral Loops had more branded searches than Extole among referral marketing platforms worldwide. Viral Loops had about 1,900 branded searches, while Extole had 1,630. Viral Loops made up 12.4% of all referral marketing platform searches we track, and Extole accounted for 10.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Extole vs Viral Loops: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/extole-vs-viral-loops This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/extole-vs-viral-loops. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.