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

Which is more popular in search, Google or OpenSearch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search engines 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 and OpenSearch
- **Competitive set**: Search engines
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Google Share of Search**: 99.9%
- **OpenSearch Share of Search**: 0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, Google or OpenSearch?

- In September 2026, Google had more branded searches than OpenSearch among search engines worldwide. Google was estimated to have 460M branded searches compared to OpenSearch’s 60.5K, and held a 99.9% Share of Search versus OpenSearch’s 0.01%.
- Google was ahead of OpenSearch in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google’s estimated Share of Search among search engines worldwide held steady at 99.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 460M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OpenSearch’s estimated Share of Search among search engines worldwide held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.

## How did search popularity change for search engines worldwide in September 2026?

Neither Google nor OpenSearch moved beyond provider rounding among search engines in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Google estimated searches | Google Share of Search | Google rank | OpenSearch estimated searches | OpenSearch Share of Search | OpenSearch rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 460M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 460M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 451M | 99.9% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 451M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 384M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.02% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 460M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 460M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 451M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 444M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 439M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 444M | 100% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.01% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 460M | 99.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.01% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google’s and OpenSearch’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**: Measured on the search terms “google” and “google docs”, summed into one figure.
- **OpenSearch**: Measured on the search term “opensearch”.

- [Google profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google)
- [OpenSearch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opensearch)
- [All search engines worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/search-engines): 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 or OpenSearch?

In September 2026, Google had more branded searches than OpenSearch among search engines worldwide. Google was estimated to have 460M branded searches compared to OpenSearch’s 60.5K, and held a 99.9% Share of Search versus OpenSearch’s 0.01%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Google vs OpenSearch: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-vs-opensearch

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