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title: "FontBase vs MainType: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, FontBase or MainType? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Font management software 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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# FontBase vs MainType: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, FontBase or MainType? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Font management software 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**: FontBase and MainType
- **Competitive set**: Font management software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **FontBase Share of Search**: 74.4%
- **MainType Share of Search**: 8.1%

## Which is more popular in search, FontBase or MainType?

- In August 2026, FontBase had more branded searches than MainType among font management software worldwide. FontBase was estimated to have 9.8K branded searches compared to MainType’s 1.1K, and held a 74.4% Share of Search versus MainType’s 8.1%.
- FontBase was ahead of MainType in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FontBase’s estimated Share of Search among font management software worldwide moved from 77.2% to 74.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.1K to 9.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MainType’s estimated Share of Search among font management software worldwide moved from 5.6% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.1K.

## How did search popularity change for font management software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, MainType gained estimated Share of Search among font management software worldwide, from 6.1% to 8.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for FontBase worldwide fell 30.2% over 11 measured months, from 14.1K to 9.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | FontBase estimated searches | FontBase Share of Search | FontBase rank | MainType estimated searches | MainType Share of Search | MainType rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.1K | 77.2% | 1 | 1K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 13.6K | 77% | 1 | 1K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.8K | 78.1% | 1 | 990 | 5.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 13.6K | 76.6% | 1 | 1.1K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 20.3K | 83.3% | 1 | 1K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 83.7% | 1 | 1.1K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 15.2K | 78.2% | 1 | 1.1K | 5.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 14.4K | 79.5% | 1 | 930 | 5.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 11.8K | 73.5% | 1 | 970 | 6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 11.6K | 74.6% | 1 | 950 | 6.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.8K | 74.4% | 1 | 1.1K | 8.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FontBase’s and MainType’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.

- **FontBase**: Measured on the search terms “font base”, “fontba se”, “fontbase”, “fontbase app” and “fontbase font manager”, summed into one figure.
- **MainType**: Measured on the search terms “main type” and “maintype font manager”, summed into one figure.

- [FontBase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fontbase)
- [MainType profile](/demand/global-en/brands/maintype)
- [All font management software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/font-management-software): 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, FontBase or MainType?

In August 2026, FontBase had more branded searches than MainType among font management software worldwide. FontBase was estimated to have 9.8K branded searches compared to MainType’s 1.1K, and held a 74.4% Share of Search versus MainType’s 8.1%.

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