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title: "Google News vs SmartNews: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google News or SmartNews? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the News 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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# Google News vs SmartNews: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Google News or SmartNews? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the News 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**: Google News and SmartNews
- **Competitive set**: News apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google News Share of Search**: 94.4%
- **SmartNews Share of Search**: 0.42%

## Which is more popular in search, Google News or SmartNews?

- In August 2026, Google News had more branded searches than SmartNews among news apps worldwide. Google News was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to SmartNews’ 33.1K, and held a 94.4% Share of Search versus SmartNews’ 0.42%.
- Google News was ahead of SmartNews in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google News’ estimated Share of Search among news apps worldwide moved from 93.7% to 94.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 7.5M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SmartNews’ estimated Share of Search among news apps worldwide held steady at 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for news apps worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for SmartNews worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Google News worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 9.1M to 7.5M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Google News estimated searches | Google News Share of Search | Google News rank | SmartNews estimated searches | SmartNews Share of Search | SmartNews rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.1M | 93.7% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.1M | 94.7% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.1M | 95.6% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.1M | 93.7% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.1M | 94.7% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 11.1M | 93.3% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.1M | 94.7% | 1 | 40.5K | 0.42% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 7.5M | 94.7% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.1M | 95.3% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.35% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 7.5M | 94.7% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 7.5M | 94.4% | 1 | 33.1K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google News’ and SmartNews’ 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.

- **Google News**: Measured on the search term “google news”.
- **SmartNews**: Measured on the search term “smart news”.

- [Google News profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-news)
- [SmartNews profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartnews)
- [All news apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/news-apps): 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, Google News or SmartNews?

In August 2026, Google News had more branded searches than SmartNews among news apps worldwide. Google News was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to SmartNews’ 33.1K, and held a 94.4% Share of Search versus SmartNews’ 0.42%.

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