--- title: "Heroicons vs Noun Project: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Heroicons or Noun Project more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Icon libraries 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/heroicons-vs-noun-project" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Heroicons vs Noun Project: Which is searched more? Is Heroicons or Noun Project more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Icon libraries 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**: Heroicons and Noun Project - **Competitive set**: Icon libraries - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Heroicons Share of Search**: 1.3% - **Noun Project Share of Search**: 14.2% ## Is Heroicons or Noun Project more popular in search? - In September 2026, Noun Project had more branded searches than Heroicons among icon libraries worldwide. Noun Project had about 246,000 branded searches, while Heroicons had 22,200. Noun Project made up 14.2% of all icon library searches we track, and Heroicons accounted for 1.3%. - Noun Project was ahead of Heroicons in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Heroicons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide moved from 2% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 22.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Noun Project’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide moved from 11.9% to 14.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K. ## Top icon libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Heroicons was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Noun Project was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Heroicons was listed before Noun Project in four out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lucide | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Phosphor Icons | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Heroicons | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Material Symbols | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Tabler Icons | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Font Awesome | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Flaticon | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Iconoir | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Noun Project | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Iconify | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about icon libraries - Asked ChatGPT "Which icon library should I use?": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Font Awesome, 4. Material Symbols - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best icon libraries?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Tabler Icons, 4. Heroicons, 5. Material Symbols, 6. Font Awesome, 7. Iconoir, 8. Iconify - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best icon library for app design?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Material Symbols, 4. Heroicons, 5. Iconoir - Searched Google, AI Overview "icon libraries": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Phosphor Icons, 4. Tabler Icons, 5. Iconoir, 6. Material Symbols, 7. Font Awesome - Searched Google, AI Overview "free icon set": 1. Flaticon, 2. Noun Project, 3. Phosphor Icons 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 icon libraries worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Noun Project gained share of searches among icon libraries worldwide, from 11.7% to 14.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Heroicons worldwide fell 55.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 22.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Heroicons estimated searches | Heroicons Share of Search | Heroicons rank | Noun Project estimated searches | Noun Project Share of Search | Noun Project rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 2% | 5 | 301K | 11.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 2% | 5 | 301K | 12% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 2% | 6 | 201K | 9.8% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 2.3% | 5 | 246K | 11.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 6 | 246K | 11.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 2.2% | 5 | 301K | 13.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 7 | 246K | 11.5% | 3 | | May 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 | 246K | 12% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 | 246K | 12% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 1.8% | 7 | 201K | 11.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 1.6% | 8 | 201K | 11.7% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 1.3% | 8 | 246K | 14.2% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Heroicons’ and Noun Project’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. - **Heroicons**: Measured on the search term “heroicons”. - **Noun Project**: Measured on the search term “noun project”. - [Heroicons profile](/demand/global-en/brands/heroicons) - [Noun Project profile](/demand/global-en/brands/noun-project) - [All icon libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/icon-libraries): 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 Heroicons or Noun Project more popular in search? In September 2026, Noun Project had more branded searches than Heroicons among icon libraries worldwide. Noun Project had about 246,000 branded searches, while Heroicons had 22,200. Noun Project made up 14.2% of all icon library searches we track, and Heroicons accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Heroicons vs Noun Project: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/heroicons-vs-noun-project This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/heroicons-vs-noun-project. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.