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title: "Goodnotes vs Obsidian: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Goodnotes or Obsidian more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Note taking apps 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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# Goodnotes vs Obsidian: Which is searched more?

Is Goodnotes or Obsidian more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Note taking apps 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**: Goodnotes and Obsidian
- **Competitive set**: Note taking apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Goodnotes Share of Search**: 14.4%
- **Obsidian Share of Search**: 4.8%

## Is Goodnotes or Obsidian more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Goodnotes had more branded searches than Obsidian among note taking apps worldwide. Goodnotes had about 673,000 branded searches, while Obsidian had 227,000. Goodnotes made up 14.4% of all note taking app searches we track, and Obsidian accounted for 4.8%.
- Goodnotes was ahead of Obsidian in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Goodnotes’ share of searches among note taking apps worldwide moved from 11.9% to 14.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 673K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Obsidian’s share of searches among note taking apps worldwide moved from 3.4% to 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 155K to 227K.

## How did search popularity change for note taking apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Goodnotes gained share of searches among note taking apps worldwide, from 11.8% to 14.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Obsidian worldwide rose 46.6% over 12 measured months, from 155K to 227K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Goodnotes estimated searches | Goodnotes Share of Search | Goodnotes rank | Obsidian estimated searches | Obsidian Share of Search | Obsidian rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 11.9% | 3 | 155K | 3.4% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 10.9% | 3 | 128K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 368K | 11.5% | 3 | 128K | 4% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 10.6% | 3 | 191K | 4.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | 128K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | 128K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | 128K | 3.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 10% | 3 | 106K | 2.9% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 301K | 8.4% | 3 | 155K | 4.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 9.8% | 3 | 129K | 4.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 11.8% | 3 | 189K | 4.9% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 673K | 14.4% | 3 | 227K | 4.8% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Goodnotes’ and Obsidian’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.

- **Goodnotes**: Measured on the search term “goodnotes”.
- **Obsidian**: Measured on the search terms “obsidian note”, “obsidian note taking” and “obsidian notes”, summed into one figure.

- [Goodnotes profile](/demand/global-en/brands/goodnotes)
- [Obsidian profile](/demand/global-en/brands/obsidian)
- [All note taking apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/note-taking-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Goodnotes or Obsidian more popular in search?

In September 2026, Goodnotes had more branded searches than Obsidian among note taking apps worldwide. Goodnotes had about 673,000 branded searches, while Obsidian had 227,000. Goodnotes made up 14.4% of all note taking app searches we track, and Obsidian accounted for 4.8%.

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