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title: "Foursquare vs SafeGraph: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or SafeGraph? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geospatial 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 SafeGraph: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or SafeGraph? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geospatial 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 SafeGraph
- **Competitive set**: Geospatial analytics platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Foursquare Share of Search**: 11.6%
- **SafeGraph Share of Search**: 0.23%

## Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or SafeGraph?

- In August 2026, Foursquare had more branded searches than SafeGraph among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide. Foursquare was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to SafeGraph’s 1K, and held an 11.6% Share of Search versus SafeGraph’s 0.23%.
- Foursquare was ahead of SafeGraph 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 geospatial analytics platforms worldwide moved from 10.8% to 11.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SafeGraph’s estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide moved from 0.43% to 0.23%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1K.

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

- Foursquare’s estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 14.2% to 11.6% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SafeGraph worldwide fell 58.3% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Foursquare estimated searches | Foursquare Share of Search | Foursquare rank | SafeGraph estimated searches | SafeGraph Share of Search | SafeGraph rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 10.8% | 3 | 2.4K | 0.43% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 10.8% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.34% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 12.9% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.34% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 11.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.38% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 14.4% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.37% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 18% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.31% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 12.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.33% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 14.2% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.31% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 14.2% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.45% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 11.8% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.31% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 11.6% | 3 | 1K | 0.23% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Foursquare’s and SafeGraph’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”.
- **SafeGraph**: Measured on the search term “safegraph”.

- [Foursquare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/foursquare)
- [SafeGraph profile](/demand/global-en/brands/safegraph)
- [All geospatial analytics platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/geospatial-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 SafeGraph?

In August 2026, Foursquare had more branded searches than SafeGraph among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide. Foursquare was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to SafeGraph’s 1K, and held an 11.6% Share of Search versus SafeGraph’s 0.23%.

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