--- title: "Font Awesome vs Iconify: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Font Awesome or Iconify more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Icon libraries 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/font-awesome-vs-iconify" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Font Awesome vs Iconify: Which is searched more? Is Font Awesome or Iconify more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Icon libraries 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**: Font Awesome and Iconify - **Competitive set**: Icon libraries - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Font Awesome Share of Search**: 14.2% - **Iconify Share of Search**: 2.3% ## Is Font Awesome or Iconify more popular in search? - In September 2026, Font Awesome had more branded searches than Iconify among icon libraries worldwide. Font Awesome had about 246,000 branded searches, while Iconify had 40,500. Font Awesome made up 14.2% of all icon library searches we track, and Iconify accounted for 2.3%. - Font Awesome was ahead of Iconify in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Font Awesome’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide moved from 17.8% to 14.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 246K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Iconify’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide moved from 2% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K. ## Top icon libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Font Awesome was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Iconify was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Font Awesome was listed before Iconify in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lucide | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Phosphor Icons | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Heroicons | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Material Symbols | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Tabler Icons | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Font Awesome | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Flaticon | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Iconoir | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Noun Project | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Iconify | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about icon libraries - Asked ChatGPT "Which icon library should I use?": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Font Awesome, 4. Material Symbols - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best icon libraries?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Tabler Icons, 4. Heroicons, 5. Material Symbols, 6. Font Awesome, 7. Iconoir, 8. Iconify - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best icon library for app design?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Material Symbols, 4. Heroicons, 5. Iconoir - Searched Google, AI Overview "icon libraries": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Phosphor Icons, 4. Tabler Icons, 5. Iconoir, 6. Material Symbols, 7. Font Awesome - Searched Google, AI Overview "free icon set": 1. Flaticon, 2. Noun Project, 3. Phosphor Icons Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for icon libraries worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Font Awesome worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 450K to 246K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Iconify worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Font Awesome estimated searches | Font Awesome Share of Search | Font Awesome rank | Iconify estimated searches | Iconify Share of Search | Iconify rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 450K | 17.8% | 2 | 49.5K | 2% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 450K | 17.9% | 2 | 49.5K | 2% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 368K | 18% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 368K | 17.4% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.3% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 368K | 17.5% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 368K | 16.7% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.2% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 368K | 17.2% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.3% | 5 | | May 2026 | 301K | 14.6% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.4% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 301K | 14.6% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.4% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 301K | 16.7% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 246K | 14.3% | 2 | 40.5K | 2.4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 246K | 14.2% | 2 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Font Awesome’s and Iconify’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. - **Font Awesome**: Measured on the search term “font awesome”. - **Iconify**: Measured on the search term “iconify”. - [Font Awesome profile](/demand/global-en/brands/font-awesome) - [Iconify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/iconify) - [All icon libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/icon-libraries): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Font Awesome or Iconify more popular in search? In September 2026, Font Awesome had more branded searches than Iconify among icon libraries worldwide. Font Awesome had about 246,000 branded searches, while Iconify had 40,500. Font Awesome made up 14.2% of all icon library searches we track, and Iconify accounted for 2.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Font Awesome vs Iconify: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/font-awesome-vs-iconify This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/font-awesome-vs-iconify. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.