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title: "Ko-fi vs Throne: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ko-fi or Throne? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tipping platforms 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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# Ko-fi vs Throne: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Ko-fi or Throne? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tipping platforms 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**: Ko-fi and Throne
- **Competitive set**: Tipping platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ko-fi Share of Search**: 52.5%
- **Throne Share of Search**: 0.55%

## Which is more popular in search, Ko-fi or Throne?

- In August 2026, Ko-fi had more branded searches than Throne among tipping platforms worldwide. Ko-fi was estimated to have 1.1M branded searches compared to Throne’s 11.5K, and held a 52.5% Share of Search versus Throne’s 0.55%.
- Ko-fi was ahead of Throne in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ko-fi’s estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide moved from 45.9% to 52.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 900K to 1.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Throne’s estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide moved from 1.8% to 0.55%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34.7K to 11.5K.

## How did search popularity change for tipping platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ko-fi lost estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide, from 53.9% to 52.5%.
- Throne’s estimated Share of Search among tipping platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.6% to 0.55% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ko-fi estimated searches | Ko-fi Share of Search | Ko-fi rank | Throne estimated searches | Throne Share of Search | Throne rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 900K | 45.9% | 1 | 34.7K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 900K | 48.8% | 1 | 16.7K | 0.91% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 900K | 48.8% | 1 | 16.7K | 0.91% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1M | 48.9% | 1 | 16.4K | 0.73% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 900K | 48.9% | 1 | 11.5K | 0.63% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1M | 53.3% | 1 | 11.8K | 0.57% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.1M | 53.9% | 1 | 11.5K | 0.56% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.1M | 50.7% | 1 | 34.7K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.1M | 53.9% | 1 | 13.7K | 0.67% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.1M | 53.9% | 1 | 11.5K | 0.56% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1M | 52.5% | 1 | 11.5K | 0.55% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ko-fi’s and Throne’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.

- **Ko-fi**: Measured on the search terms “ko-fi” and “kofi”, summed into one figure.
- **Throne**: Measured on the search terms “throne gifting” and “throne wishlist”, summed into one figure.

- [Ko-fi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ko-fi)
- [Throne profile](/demand/global-en/brands/throne)
- [All tipping platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/tipping-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Ko-fi or Throne?

In August 2026, Ko-fi had more branded searches than Throne among tipping platforms worldwide. Ko-fi was estimated to have 1.1M branded searches compared to Throne’s 11.5K, and held a 52.5% Share of Search versus Throne’s 0.55%.

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