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

Which is more popular in search, Foxit or Nitro? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editing 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**: Foxit and Nitro
- **Competitive set**: PDF editing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Foxit Share of Search**: 18.2%
- **Nitro Share of Search**: 4.9%

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

- In August 2026, Foxit had more branded searches than Nitro among PDF editing platforms worldwide. Foxit was estimated to have 442K branded searches compared to Nitro’s 120K, and held an 18.2% Share of Search versus Nitro’s 4.9%.
- Foxit was ahead of Nitro 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 platforms worldwide moved from 19.5% to 18.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 593K to 442K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nitro’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide moved from 4.3% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 131K to 120K.

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

- In August 2026, Foxit gained estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide, from 17.3% to 18.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Foxit estimated searches | Foxit Share of Search | Foxit rank | Nitro estimated searches | Nitro Share of Search | Nitro rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 593K | 19.5% | 2 | 131K | 4.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 516K | 17.7% | 2 | 134K | 4.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 505K | 17.8% | 2 | 108K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 516K | 17.4% | 2 | 132K | 4.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 516K | 17.7% | 2 | 111K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 516K | 17.5% | 2 | 111K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 516K | 17.9% | 2 | 111K | 3.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 460K | 16.5% | 2 | 111K | 4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 443K | 14.7% | 2 | 114K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 453K | 17.3% | 2 | 139K | 5.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 442K | 18.2% | 2 | 120K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Foxit’s and Nitro’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.
- **Nitro**: Measured on the search terms “gonitro com”, “nitro pdf”, “nitro pdf editor” and “nitro pdf pro”, summed into one figure.

- [Foxit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/foxit)
- [Nitro profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nitro-pdf)
- [All PDF editing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-editing-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, Foxit or Nitro?

In August 2026, Foxit had more branded searches than Nitro among PDF editing platforms worldwide. Foxit was estimated to have 442K branded searches compared to Nitro’s 120K, and held an 18.2% Share of Search versus Nitro’s 4.9%.

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