--- title: "Leaky Paywall vs Poool: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Leaky Paywall or Poool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital publishing paywall 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/leaky-paywall-vs-poool" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Leaky Paywall vs Poool: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Leaky Paywall or Poool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital publishing paywall 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**: Leaky Paywall and Poool - **Competitive set**: Digital publishing paywall platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Leaky Paywall Share of Search**: 1.2% - **Poool Share of Search**: 47.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Leaky Paywall or Poool? - In August 2026, Poool had more branded searches than Leaky Paywall among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide. Poool was estimated to have 6.7K branded searches compared to Leaky Paywall’s 170, and held a 47.7% Share of Search versus Leaky Paywall’s 1.2%. - Poool was ahead of Leaky Paywall in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Leaky Paywall’s estimated Share of Search among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide moved from 1.9% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 170. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Poool’s estimated Share of Search among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide moved from 39.6% to 47.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.5K to 6.7K. ## How did search popularity change for digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Poool lost estimated Share of Search among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide, from 52.9% to 47.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Leaky Paywall worldwide fell 34.6% over 11 measured months, from 260 to 170 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Leaky Paywall estimated searches | Leaky Paywall Share of Search | Leaky Paywall rank | Poool estimated searches | Poool Share of Search | Poool rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 260 | 1.9% | 5 | 5.5K | 39.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 260 | 1.8% | 5 | 5.5K | 37.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 210 | 1.6% | 5 | 5.5K | 41.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 260 | 1.7% | 5 | 6.7K | 43.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 260 | 2% | 5 | 5.5K | 41.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 260 | 1.7% | 5 | 6.7K | 43.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 260 | 1.8% | 5 | 6.7K | 47.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 210 | 1.3% | 5 | 8.2K | 51.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 210 | 1.2% | 5 | 8.2K | 45.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 170 | 1.1% | 5 | 8.2K | 52.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 170 | 1.2% | 5 | 6.7K | 47.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Leaky Paywall’s and Poool’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. - **Leaky Paywall**: Measured on the search terms “leaky paywall” and “leakypaywall”, summed into one figure. - **Poool**: Measured on the search terms “poool”, “poool app”, “poool fr”, “poool paywall” and “poool software”, summed into one figure. - [Leaky Paywall profile](/demand/global-en/brands/leaky-paywall) - [Poool profile](/demand/global-en/brands/poool) - [All digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/digital-publishing-paywall-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, Leaky Paywall or Poool? In August 2026, Poool had more branded searches than Leaky Paywall among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide. Poool was estimated to have 6.7K branded searches compared to Leaky Paywall’s 170, and held a 47.7% Share of Search versus Leaky Paywall’s 1.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Leaky Paywall vs Poool: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/leaky-paywall-vs-poool This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/leaky-paywall-vs-poool. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.