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title: "Flashpoint vs Recorded Future: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Flashpoint or Recorded Future? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Threat intelligence 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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# Flashpoint vs Recorded Future: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Flashpoint or Recorded Future? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Threat intelligence 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**: Flashpoint and Recorded Future
- **Competitive set**: Threat intelligence platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Flashpoint Share of Search**: 29.2%
- **Recorded Future Share of Search**: 3.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Flashpoint or Recorded Future?

- In August 2026, Flashpoint had more branded searches than Recorded Future among threat intelligence platforms worldwide. Flashpoint was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to Recorded Future’s 18.1K, and held a 29.2% Share of Search versus Recorded Future’s 3.2%.
- Flashpoint was ahead of Recorded Future in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flashpoint’s estimated Share of Search among threat intelligence platforms worldwide moved from 27.2% to 29.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 165K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Recorded Future’s estimated Share of Search among threat intelligence platforms worldwide moved from 3% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K.

## How did search popularity change for threat intelligence platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Flashpoint gained estimated Share of Search among threat intelligence platforms worldwide, from 25.3% to 29.2%.
- In August 2026, Recorded Future fell from 4th to 5th among threat intelligence platforms worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Flashpoint estimated searches | Flashpoint Share of Search | Flashpoint rank | Recorded Future estimated searches | Recorded Future Share of Search | Recorded Future rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 27.2% | 2 | 22.2K | 3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 27% | 2 | 22.2K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 29.4% | 2 | 18.1K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 27% | 2 | 18.1K | 3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 24.3% | 2 | 18.1K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 24.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 23.1% | 3 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 28.2% | 2 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 25.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 3.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 25.3% | 2 | 18.1K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 165K | 29.2% | 2 | 18.1K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flashpoint’s and Recorded Future’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.

- **Flashpoint**: Measured on the search term “flashpoint”.
- **Recorded Future**: Measured on the search term “recorded future”.

- [Flashpoint profile](/demand/global-en/brands/flashpoint)
- [Recorded Future profile](/demand/global-en/brands/recorded-future)
- [All threat intelligence platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/threat-intelligence-platforms): 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, Flashpoint or Recorded Future?

In August 2026, Flashpoint had more branded searches than Recorded Future among threat intelligence platforms worldwide. Flashpoint was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to Recorded Future’s 18.1K, and held a 29.2% Share of Search versus Recorded Future’s 3.2%.

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