--- title: "Google Patents vs The Lens: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Google Patents or The Lens more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Patent search 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-patents-vs-the-lens" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Patents vs The Lens: Which is searched more? Is Google Patents or The Lens more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Patent search 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**: Google Patents and The Lens - **Competitive set**: Patent search platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Google Patents Share of Search**: 73% - **The Lens Share of Search**: 2.2% ## Is Google Patents or The Lens more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Patents had more branded searches than The Lens among patent search platforms worldwide. Google Patents had about 450,000 branded searches, while The Lens had 13,500. Google Patents made up 73% of all patent search platform searches we track, and The Lens accounted for 2.2%. - Google Patents was ahead of The Lens in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Patents’ share of searches among patent search platforms worldwide moved from 73.6% to 73%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Lens’ share of searches among patent search platforms worldwide held steady at 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 13.5K. ## Top patent search platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Google Patents and The Lens showed up in all five answers. Google Patents was listed before The Lens in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Patents | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Espacenet | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | The Lens | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | USPTO Patent Public Search | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Derwent Innovation | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | WIPO PATENTSCOPE | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | PatSnap | 7th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Orbit Intelligence | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Questel | 9th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Anaqua | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about patent search platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which patent search platform should I use?": 1. Google Patents, 2. Espacenet, 3. The Lens, 4. PatSnap, 5. Derwent Innovation - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best patent search platforms?": 1. Google Patents, 2. Espacenet, 3. USPTO Patent Public Search, 4. WIPO PATENTSCOPE, 5. The Lens, 6. Orbit Intelligence, 7. Derwent Innovation, 8. PatSnap, 9. Questel - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best patent search platform for prior art research?": 1. Google Patents, 2. The Lens, 3. Derwent Innovation, 4. PatSnap, 5. Espacenet, 6. USPTO Patent Public Search, 7. Questel, 8. Orbit Intelligence - Searched Google, AI Overview "patent search tools": 1. Google Patents, 2. Espacenet, 3. The Lens, 4. Derwent Innovation, 5. Orbit Intelligence, 6. Questel, 7. PatSnap - Searched Google, AI Overview "patent search platform": 1. USPTO Patent Public Search, 2. WIPO PATENTSCOPE, 3. Espacenet, 4. Google Patents, 5. The Lens Not named in any answer: Anaqua. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for patent search platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Google Patents gained share of searches among patent search platforms worldwide, from 68.7% to 73%. - In September 2026, The Lens rose from 6th to 5th among patent search platforms worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Google Patents estimated searches | Google Patents Share of Search | Google Patents rank | The Lens estimated searches | The Lens Share of Search | The Lens rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 450K | 73.6% | 1 | 13.5K | 2.2% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 450K | 73.9% | 1 | 13.5K | 2.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 368K | 73.2% | 1 | 11.2K | 2.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 450K | 74.3% | 1 | 11.2K | 1.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 450K | 74.1% | 1 | 13.6K | 2.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 450K | 72.7% | 1 | 16.9K | 2.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 450K | 73.4% | 1 | 13.7K | 2.2% | 4 | | May 2026 | 450K | 73.2% | 1 | 13.6K | 2.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 450K | 71.8% | 1 | 11.2K | 1.8% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 450K | 67.7% | 1 | 11.2K | 1.7% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 368K | 68.7% | 1 | 11.1K | 2.1% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 450K | 73% | 1 | 13.5K | 2.2% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Patents’ and The Lens’ 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 Patents**: Measured on the search term “google patents”. - **The Lens**: Measured on the search terms “lens org”, “lens patent search” and “lens.org”, summed into one figure. - [Google Patents profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-patents) - [The Lens profile](/demand/global-en/brands/the-lens) - [All patent search platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/patent-search-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Google Patents or The Lens more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Patents had more branded searches than The Lens among patent search platforms worldwide. Google Patents had about 450,000 branded searches, while The Lens had 13,500. Google Patents made up 73% of all patent search platform searches we track, and The Lens accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Patents vs The Lens: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-patents-vs-the-lens This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-patents-vs-the-lens. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.