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title: "Foursquare vs Placer.ai: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or Placer.ai? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Foot traffic analytics 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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# Foursquare vs Placer.ai: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or Placer.ai? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Foot traffic analytics 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**: Foursquare and Placer.ai
- **Competitive set**: Foot traffic analytics platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Foursquare Share of Search**: 80.3%
- **Placer.ai Share of Search**: 16.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or Placer.ai?

- In August 2026, Foursquare had more branded searches than Placer.ai among foot traffic analytics platforms worldwide. Foursquare was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Placer.ai’s 9.9K, and held an 80.3% Share of Search versus Placer.ai’s 16.1%.
- Foursquare was ahead of Placer.ai in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Foursquare’s estimated Share of Search among foot traffic analytics platforms worldwide moved from 76.3% to 80.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Placer.ai’s estimated Share of Search among foot traffic analytics platforms worldwide moved from 18.7% to 16.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K.

## How did search popularity change for foot traffic analytics platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Foursquare gained estimated Share of Search among foot traffic analytics platforms worldwide, from 77.2% to 80.3%.
- In August 2026, Placer.ai lost estimated Share of Search among foot traffic analytics platforms worldwide, from 18.9% to 16.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Foursquare estimated searches | Foursquare Share of Search | Foursquare rank | Placer.ai estimated searches | Placer.ai Share of Search | Placer.ai rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 76.3% | 1 | 14.8K | 18.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 80% | 1 | 12.1K | 16% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 82.8% | 1 | 9.9K | 13.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 79.9% | 1 | 12.1K | 16% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 82.9% | 1 | 12.1K | 13.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 85.9% | 1 | 14.8K | 11.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 83% | 1 | 12.1K | 13.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 83.3% | 1 | 12.1K | 13.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 80% | 1 | 12.1K | 16% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 77.2% | 1 | 12.1K | 18.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 80.3% | 1 | 9.9K | 16.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Foursquare’s and Placer.ai’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.

- **Foursquare**: Measured on the search term “foursquare”.
- **Placer.ai**: Measured on the search term “placer.ai”.

- [Foursquare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/foursquare)
- [Placer.ai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/placer-ai)
- [All foot traffic analytics platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/foot-traffic-analytics-platforms): 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, Foursquare or Placer.ai?

In August 2026, Foursquare had more branded searches than Placer.ai among foot traffic analytics platforms worldwide. Foursquare was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Placer.ai’s 9.9K, and held an 80.3% Share of Search versus Placer.ai’s 16.1%.

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