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title: "FactSet vs S&P Capital IQ: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, FactSet or S&P Capital IQ? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Financial data 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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# FactSet vs S&P Capital IQ: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, FactSet or S&P Capital IQ? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Financial data 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**: FactSet and S&P Capital IQ
- **Competitive set**: Financial data platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **FactSet Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **S&P Capital IQ Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, FactSet or S&P Capital IQ?

- In August 2026, FactSet had more branded searches than S&P Capital IQ among financial data platforms worldwide. FactSet was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to S&P Capital IQ’s 25.2K, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus S&P Capital IQ’s 1.3%.
- FactSet was ahead of S&P Capital IQ in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FactSet’s estimated Share of Search among financial data platforms worldwide moved from 3.8% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 74K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, S&P Capital IQ’s estimated Share of Search among financial data platforms worldwide held steady at 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 37.5K to 25.2K.

## How did search popularity change for financial data platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for S&P Capital IQ worldwide fell 32.8% over 11 measured months, from 37.5K to 25.2K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for FactSet worldwide fell 32.7% over 11 measured months, from 110K to 74K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | FactSet estimated searches | FactSet Share of Search | FactSet rank | S&P Capital IQ estimated searches | S&P Capital IQ Share of Search | S&P Capital IQ rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110K | 3.8% | 3 | 37.5K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 4.5% | 3 | 30.6K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 74K | 3.6% | 3 | 20.7K | 1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 3.7% | 3 | 30.6K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 110K | 4.5% | 3 | 30.9K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 3.3% | 3 | 30.9K | 0.91% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 3.8% | 3 | 30.6K | 1.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 3.7% | 3 | 25.1K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 3.9% | 3 | 25.5K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 3.8% | 3 | 25.2K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 3.7% | 3 | 25.2K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FactSet’s and S&P Capital IQ’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.

- **FactSet**: Measured on the search term “factset”.
- **S&P Capital IQ**: Measured on the search terms “s and p capital iq”, “s p capital iq” and “spcapitaliq”, summed into one figure.

- [FactSet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/factset)
- [S&P Capital IQ profile](/demand/global-en/brands/s-p-capital-iq)
- [All financial data platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/financial-data-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, FactSet or S&P Capital IQ?

In August 2026, FactSet had more branded searches than S&P Capital IQ among financial data platforms worldwide. FactSet was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to S&P Capital IQ’s 25.2K, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus S&P Capital IQ’s 1.3%.

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