--- title: "Headspace vs Healthy Minds Program: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Headspace or Healthy Minds Program more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/headspace-vs-healthy-minds" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Headspace vs Healthy Minds Program: Which is searched more? Is Headspace or Healthy Minds Program more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation 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**: Headspace and Healthy Minds Program - **Competitive set**: Meditation apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Headspace Share of Search**: 9.1% - **Healthy Minds Program Share of Search**: 0.73% ## Is Headspace or Healthy Minds Program more popular in search? - In September 2026, Headspace had more branded searches than Healthy Minds Program among meditation apps worldwide. Headspace had about 23,500 branded searches, while Healthy Minds Program had 1,900. Headspace made up 9.1% of all meditation app searches we track, and Healthy Minds Program accounted for 0.73%. - Headspace was ahead of Healthy Minds Program in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Headspace’s share of searches among meditation apps worldwide moved from 14.1% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30.7K to 23.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Healthy Minds Program’s share of searches among meditation apps worldwide moved from 0.6% to 0.73%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.9K. ## Top meditation apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Headspace appeared in all five answers. Healthy Minds Program was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Headspace was listed before Healthy Minds Program 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Headspace | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Calm | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Insight Timer | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Waking Up | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Healthy Minds Program | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Medito | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Smiling Mind | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Balance | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | BetterSleep | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Happier | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about meditation apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which meditation app should I use?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Medito - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best meditation apps?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Medito, 5. Waking Up, 6. Balance - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best meditation app for daily mindfulness?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Healthy Minds Program - Searched Google, AI Overview "meditation apps": 1. Insight Timer, 2. Calm, 3. Headspace, 4. Waking Up, 5. Smiling Mind, 6. Healthy Minds Program, 7. Medito - Searched Google, AI Overview "mindfulness app": 1. Calm, 2. Headspace, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Healthy Minds Program, 5. Waking Up Not named in any answer: BetterSleep and Happier. 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 meditation apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Headspace lost share of searches among meditation apps worldwide, from 11.4% to 9.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Healthy Minds Program worldwide rose 46.2% over 12 measured months, from 1.3K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Headspace estimated searches | Headspace Share of Search | Headspace rank | Healthy Minds Program estimated searches | Healthy Minds Program Share of Search | Healthy Minds Program rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 30.7K | 14.1% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.6% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 25.8K | 12.7% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.64% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 25.1K | 12.2% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.63% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 25.8K | 10% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.74% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 25.8K | 11.3% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.57% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 25.8K | 10.5% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.77% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 26.6K | 14.3% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.86% | 9 | | May 2026 | 32.1K | 17.6% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.88% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 28K | 14.5% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.67% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 23.5K | 13.9% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.77% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 22.5K | 11.4% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.66% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 23.5K | 9.1% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.73% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Headspace’s and Healthy Minds Program’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. - **Headspace**: Measured on the search terms “headspace app” and “headspace meditation”, summed into one figure. - **Healthy Minds Program**: Measured on the search term “healthy minds program”. - [Headspace profile](/demand/global-en/brands/headspace) - [Healthy Minds Program profile](/demand/global-en/brands/healthy-minds) - [All meditation apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/meditation-apps): 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 Headspace or Healthy Minds Program more popular in search? In September 2026, Headspace had more branded searches than Healthy Minds Program among meditation apps worldwide. Headspace had about 23,500 branded searches, while Healthy Minds Program had 1,900. Headspace made up 9.1% of all meditation app searches we track, and Healthy Minds Program accounted for 0.73%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Headspace vs Healthy Minds Program: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/headspace-vs-healthy-minds This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/headspace-vs-healthy-minds. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.