--- title: "Kling AI vs Runway: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Kling AI or Runway more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Short video generators 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/kling-ai-vs-runway" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kling AI vs Runway: Which is searched more? Is Kling AI or Runway more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Short video generators 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**: Kling AI and Runway - **Competitive set**: Short video generators - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Kling AI Share of Search**: 8.8% - **Runway Share of Search**: 1.7% ## Is Kling AI or Runway more popular in search? - In September 2026, Kling AI had more branded searches than Runway among short video generators worldwide. Kling AI had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Runway had 436,000. Kling AI made up 8.8% of all short video generator searches we track, and Runway accounted for 1.7%. - Kling AI was ahead of Runway in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kling AI’s share of searches among short video generators worldwide moved from 8.2% to 8.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 2.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Runway’s share of searches among short video generators worldwide moved from 2.8% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 614K to 436K. ## Top short video generators in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Kling AI and Runway were each mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Kling AI and Runway were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Opus Clip | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Google Veo | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Choppity | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Kling AI | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Runway | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Vizard | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CapCut | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Klap | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Submagic | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about short video generators - Asked ChatGPT "Which short video generator should I use?": 1. Google Veo, 2. Runway, 3. Kling AI, 4. CapCut - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best short video generators?": 1. Google Veo, 2. Kling AI, 3. Runway, 4. CapCut - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best short video generator for turning long videos into clips?": 1. Opus Clip, 2. Vizard, 3. Klap - Searched Google, AI Overview "video clip maker": 1. Opus Clip, 2. Choppity, 3. Vizard - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai clip generator": 1. Opus Clip, 2. Choppity, 3. Submagic Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for short video generators worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Kling AI lost share of searches among short video generators worldwide, from 12.2% to 8.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Runway worldwide fell 29% over 12 measured months, from 614K to 436K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Kling AI estimated searches | Kling AI Share of Search | Kling AI rank | Runway estimated searches | Runway Share of Search | Runway rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.8M | 8.2% | 2 | 614K | 2.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 1.5M | 6.9% | 2 | 614K | 2.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 4.1M | 14.9% | 2 | 547K | 2% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 5M | 17.3% | 2 | 669K | 2.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 14.6% | 2 | 602K | 2.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 2.7M | 10.3% | 2 | 974K | 3.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 10% | 2 | 1.1M | 5% | 3 | | May 2026 | 3.4M | 12.4% | 2 | 818K | 3% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 2.7M | 12.3% | 2 | 402K | 1.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 3.4M | 14.2% | 2 | 411K | 1.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 2.7M | 12.2% | 2 | 356K | 1.6% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 2.2M | 8.8% | 2 | 436K | 1.7% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kling AI’s and Runway’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. - **Kling AI**: Measured on the search term “kling ai”. - **Runway**: Measured on the search terms “runway ai” and “runway ml”, summed into one figure. - [Kling AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kling-ai) - [Runway profile](/demand/global-en/brands/runway) - [All short video generators worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-shorts-generators): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Kling AI or Runway more popular in search? In September 2026, Kling AI had more branded searches than Runway among short video generators worldwide. Kling AI had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Runway had 436,000. Kling AI made up 8.8% of all short video generator searches we track, and Runway accounted for 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kling AI vs Runway: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/kling-ai-vs-runway This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/kling-ai-vs-runway. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.