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title: "Foxit vs iLovePDF: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Foxit or iLovePDF? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editing 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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# Foxit vs iLovePDF: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Foxit or iLovePDF? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editing 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**: Foxit and iLovePDF
- **Competitive set**: PDF editing software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Foxit Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **iLovePDF Share of Search**: 88.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Foxit or iLovePDF?

- In August 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than Foxit among PDF editing software worldwide. iLovePDF was estimated to have 24.9M branded searches compared to Foxit’s 442K, and held an 88.1% Share of Search versus Foxit’s 1.6%.
- iLovePDF was ahead of Foxit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Foxit’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing software worldwide moved from 2% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 593K to 442K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, iLovePDF’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing software worldwide moved from 84.8% to 88.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 24.9M.

## How did search popularity change for PDF editing software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, iLovePDF gained estimated Share of Search among PDF editing software worldwide, from 87.6% to 88.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Foxit worldwide fell 25.4% over 11 measured months, from 593K to 442K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Foxit estimated searches | Foxit Share of Search | Foxit rank | iLovePDF estimated searches | iLovePDF Share of Search | iLovePDF rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 593K | 2% | 4 | 24.9M | 84.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 516K | 1.8% | 4 | 24.9M | 86% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 505K | 2.1% | 4 | 20.4M | 84.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 516K | 2.1% | 4 | 20.4M | 83.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 516K | 2.1% | 4 | 20.4M | 83.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 516K | 1.8% | 4 | 24.9M | 86% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 516K | 1.8% | 4 | 24.9M | 86.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 460K | 1.6% | 4 | 24.9M | 86.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 443K | 1.5% | 4 | 24.9M | 86.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 453K | 1.6% | 4 | 24.9M | 87.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 442K | 1.6% | 4 | 24.9M | 88.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Foxit’s and iLovePDF’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.

- **Foxit**: Measured on the search terms “foxit”, “foxit app”, “foxit com”, “foxit pdf”, “foxit pdf editor”, “foxit reader”, “foxit software” and “pdf foxit”, summed into one figure.
- **iLovePDF**: Measured on the search term “ilovepdf”.

- [Foxit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/foxit)
- [iLovePDF profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ilovepdf)
- [All PDF editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-editing-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Foxit or iLovePDF?

In August 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than Foxit among PDF editing software worldwide. iLovePDF was estimated to have 24.9M branded searches compared to Foxit’s 442K, and held an 88.1% Share of Search versus Foxit’s 1.6%.

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