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title: "Guideline vs TapClicks: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Guideline or TapClicks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media planning 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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# Guideline vs TapClicks: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Guideline or TapClicks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media planning 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**: Guideline and TapClicks
- **Competitive set**: Media planning platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Guideline Share of Search**: 15.9%
- **TapClicks Share of Search**: 15.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Guideline or TapClicks?

- In August 2026, Guideline and TapClicks were level on Share of Search among media planning platforms worldwide, with an estimated 1.3K branded searches each, at 15.9% estimated Share of Search each.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Guideline took it in November 2025, TapClicks took it in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Guideline’s estimated Share of Search among media planning platforms worldwide moved from 17.6% to 15.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TapClicks’ estimated Share of Search among media planning platforms worldwide moved from 20.9% to 15.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.3K.

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

- TapClicks’ estimated Share of Search among media planning platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 28.8% to 15.9% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Guideline worldwide fell 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Guideline estimated searches | Guideline Share of Search | Guideline rank | TapClicks estimated searches | TapClicks Share of Search | TapClicks rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 17.6% | 3 | 1.9K | 20.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 25.2% | 2 | 1.6K | 16.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 21% | 2 | 1.6K | 17.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 17.6% | 3 | 1.9K | 20.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 17.6% | 3 | 1.9K | 20.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 16% | 2 | 1.6K | 16% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 18.2% | 2 | 1.6K | 18.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.6K | 15.9% | 3 | 2.9K | 28.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 13.5% | 3 | 1.6K | 16.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 16% | 2 | 1.3K | 16% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 15.9% | 2 | 1.3K | 15.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Guideline’s and TapClicks’ 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.

- **Guideline**: Measured on the search term “guideline media”.
- **TapClicks**: Measured on the search term “tapclicks”.

- [Guideline profile](/demand/global-en/brands/guideline)
- [TapClicks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tapclicks)
- [All media planning platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/media-planning-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, Guideline or TapClicks?

In August 2026, Guideline and TapClicks were level on Share of Search among media planning platforms worldwide, with an estimated 1.3K branded searches each, at 15.9% estimated Share of Search each.

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