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title: "Hotjar vs PostHog: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hotjar or PostHog? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web analytics tools 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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# Hotjar vs PostHog: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Hotjar or PostHog? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web analytics tools 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**: Hotjar and PostHog
- **Competitive set**: Web analytics tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Hotjar Share of Search**: 3.1%
- **PostHog Share of Search**: 7%

## Which is more popular in search, Hotjar or PostHog?

- In September 2026, PostHog had more branded searches than Hotjar among web analytics tools worldwide. PostHog was estimated to have 247K branded searches compared to Hotjar’s 110K, and held a 7% Share of Search versus Hotjar’s 3.1%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: PostHog took it in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hotjar’s estimated Share of Search among web analytics tools worldwide moved from 5.6% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PostHog’s estimated Share of Search among web analytics tools worldwide moved from 4.6% to 7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 111K to 247K.

## How did search popularity change for web analytics tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Hotjar gained estimated Share of Search among web analytics tools worldwide, from 1.7% to 3.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PostHog worldwide rose 123% over 12 measured months, from 111K to 247K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hotjar estimated searches | Hotjar Share of Search | Hotjar rank | PostHog estimated searches | PostHog Share of Search | PostHog rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 5.6% | 2 | 111K | 4.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 4.5% | 4 | 111K | 4.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 3.8% | 5 | 111K | 4.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 4.5% | 4 | 136K | 5.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 3.2% | 4 | 91.8K | 4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 2.1% | 4 | 167K | 5.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 2.2% | 4 | 112K | 4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 1.5% | 4 | 137K | 4.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 2.5% | 4 | 203K | 6.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 203K | 7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 4 | 203K | 7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 3.1% | 4 | 247K | 7% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hotjar’s and PostHog’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.

- **Hotjar**: Measured on the search term “hotjar”.
- **PostHog**: Measured on the search terms “posthog” and “posthog analytics”, summed into one figure.

- [Hotjar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hotjar)
- [PostHog profile](/demand/global-en/brands/posthog)
- [All web analytics tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/web-analytics-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Hotjar or PostHog?

In September 2026, PostHog had more branded searches than Hotjar among web analytics tools worldwide. PostHog was estimated to have 247K branded searches compared to Hotjar’s 110K, and held a 7% Share of Search versus Hotjar’s 3.1%.

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