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title: "iLovePDF vs PDF-XChange: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, iLovePDF or PDF-XChange? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editors 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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# iLovePDF vs PDF-XChange: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, iLovePDF or PDF-XChange? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editors 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**: iLovePDF and PDF-XChange
- **Competitive set**: PDF editors
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **iLovePDF Share of Search**: 96%
- **PDF-XChange Share of Search**: <0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, iLovePDF or PDF-XChange?

- In September 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than PDF-XChange among PDF editors worldwide. iLovePDF was estimated to have 62.1M branded searches compared to PDF-XChange’s 10, and held a 96% Share of Search versus PDF-XChange’s <0.01%.
- iLovePDF was ahead of PDF-XChange in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iLovePDF’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide moved from 95.2% to 96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 55.3M to 62.1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PDF-XChange’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editors worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for iLovePDF worldwide rose 12.3% over 12 measured months, from 55.3M to 62.1M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | iLovePDF estimated searches | iLovePDF Share of Search | iLovePDF rank | PDF-XChange estimated searches | PDF-XChange Share of Search | PDF-XChange rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 55.3M | 95.2% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 55.3M | 95.3% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 50.8M | 95% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 50.8M | 94.9% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 50.8M | 95% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 55.3M | 95.4% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 55.3M | 95.4% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 55.3M | 95.4% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 62.1M | 96% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 55.3M | 95.5% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 55.3M | 95.5% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 62.1M | 96% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using iLovePDF’s and PDF-XChange’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.

- **iLovePDF**: Measured on the search terms “i love pdf” and “ilovepdf”, summed into one figure.
- **PDF-XChange**: Measured on the search term “pdf editor pdf-xchange”.

- [iLovePDF profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ilovepdf)
- [PDF-XChange profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pdf-xchange)
- [All PDF editors worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-editors): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, iLovePDF or PDF-XChange?

In September 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than PDF-XChange among PDF editors worldwide. iLovePDF was estimated to have 62.1M branded searches compared to PDF-XChange’s 10, and held a 96% Share of Search versus PDF-XChange’s <0.01%.

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