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

Which is more popular in search, Google Reviews or Trustpilot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Review 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 Reviews and Trustpilot
- **Competitive set**: Review platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google Reviews Share of Search**: 8.1%
- **Trustpilot Share of Search**: 27.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Google Reviews or Trustpilot?

- In August 2026, Trustpilot had more branded searches than Google Reviews among review platforms worldwide. Trustpilot was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Google Reviews’ 823K, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Google Reviews’ 8.1%.
- Trustpilot was ahead of Google Reviews in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Reviews’ estimated Share of Search among review platforms worldwide moved from 7.4% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 823K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Trustpilot’s estimated Share of Search among review platforms worldwide moved from 30.2% to 27.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.7M.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Google Reviews worldwide rose 22.3% over 11 measured months, from 673K to 823K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Reviews estimated searches | Google Reviews Share of Search | Google Reviews rank | Trustpilot estimated searches | Trustpilot Share of Search | Trustpilot rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 7.4% | 4 | 2.7M | 30.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 7% | 4 | 3.4M | 34.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 673K | 8.4% | 4 | 2.7M | 34.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 7% | 4 | 3.4M | 34.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 673K | 7.4% | 4 | 2.7M | 30.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 673K | 7.1% | 4 | 2.7M | 29% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 7.2% | 4 | 2.7M | 29.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 673K | 6.3% | 4 | 2.7M | 25.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 6.7% | 4 | 2.7M | 27.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 823K | 8.1% | 4 | 2.7M | 27.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 823K | 8.1% | 4 | 2.7M | 27.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Reviews’ and Trustpilot’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.

- **Google Reviews**: Measured on the search term “google reviews”.
- **Trustpilot**: Measured on the search term “trustpilot”.

- [Google Reviews profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-reviews)
- [Trustpilot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/trustpilot)
- [All review platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/review-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, Google Reviews or Trustpilot?

In August 2026, Trustpilot had more branded searches than Google Reviews among review platforms worldwide. Trustpilot was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Google Reviews’ 823K, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Google Reviews’ 8.1%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Google Reviews vs Trustpilot: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-reviews-vs-trustpilot

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