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title: "Fontshare vs Google Fonts: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fontshare or Google Fonts? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web font services 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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# Fontshare vs Google Fonts: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Fontshare or Google Fonts? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web font services 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**: Fontshare and Google Fonts
- **Competitive set**: Web font services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fontshare Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Google Fonts Share of Search**: 65.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Fontshare or Google Fonts?

- In August 2026, Google Fonts had more branded searches than Fontshare among web font services worldwide. Google Fonts was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Fontshare’s 33.1K, and held a 65.2% Share of Search versus Fontshare’s 1.4%.
- Google Fonts was ahead of Fontshare in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fontshare’s estimated Share of Search among web font services worldwide moved from 1.1% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Fonts’ estimated Share of Search among web font services worldwide moved from 60.4% to 65.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 1.5M.

## How did search popularity change for web font services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Fonts lost estimated Share of Search among web font services worldwide, from 69.4% to 65.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Fontshare estimated searches | Fontshare Share of Search | Fontshare rank | Google Fonts estimated searches | Google Fonts Share of Search | Google Fonts rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 1.8M | 60.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 1.2% | 5 | 1.8M | 64.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 1% | 5 | 1.8M | 69% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 1.2% | 5 | 1.8M | 64.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 1.2% | 5 | 1.8M | 65.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 1.8M | 61.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 5 | 1.8M | 61.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 1.8M | 61.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 5 | 1.8M | 69.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 5 | 1.8M | 69.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 1.4% | 5 | 1.5M | 65.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fontshare’s and Google Fonts’ 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.

- **Fontshare**: Measured on the search term “fontshare”.
- **Google Fonts**: Measured on the search term “google fonts”.

- [Fontshare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fontshare)
- [Google Fonts profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-fonts)
- [All web font services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/web-font-services): 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, Fontshare or Google Fonts?

In August 2026, Google Fonts had more branded searches than Fontshare among web font services worldwide. Google Fonts was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Fontshare’s 33.1K, and held a 65.2% Share of Search versus Fontshare’s 1.4%.

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