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title: "Feedly vs Google News: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Feedly or Google News? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the News 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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# Feedly vs Google News: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Feedly or Google News? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the News 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**: Feedly and Google News
- **Competitive set**: News apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Feedly Share of Search**: 0.02%
- **Google News Share of Search**: 94.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Feedly or Google News?

- In August 2026, Google News had more branded searches than Feedly among news apps worldwide. Google News was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to Feedly’s 1.9K, and held a 94.4% Share of Search versus Feedly’s 0.02%.
- Google News was ahead of Feedly in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Feedly’s estimated Share of Search among news apps worldwide moved from 0.01% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google News’ estimated Share of Search among news apps worldwide moved from 93.7% to 94.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 7.5M.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Feedly worldwide rose 46.2% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 1.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Google News worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 9.1M to 7.5M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Feedly estimated searches | Feedly Share of Search | Feedly rank | Google News estimated searches | Google News Share of Search | Google News rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 0.01% | 5 | 9.1M | 93.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 0.01% | 5 | 9.1M | 94.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 0.01% | 5 | 9.1M | 95.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 0.02% | 5 | 9.1M | 93.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 0.01% | 5 | 9.1M | 94.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 0.02% | 5 | 11.1M | 93.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 0.02% | 5 | 9.1M | 94.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.6K | 0.02% | 5 | 7.5M | 94.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 0.02% | 5 | 9.1M | 95.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 0.02% | 5 | 7.5M | 94.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 0.02% | 5 | 7.5M | 94.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Feedly’s and Google News’ 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.

- **Feedly**: Measured on the search term “feedly rss”.
- **Google News**: Measured on the search term “google news”.

- [Feedly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/feedly)
- [Google News profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-news)
- [All news apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/news-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Feedly or Google News?

In August 2026, Google News had more branded searches than Feedly among news apps worldwide. Google News was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to Feedly’s 1.9K, and held a 94.4% Share of Search versus Feedly’s 0.02%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Feedly vs Google News: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/feedly-vs-google-news

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