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

Which is more popular in search, Lightshot or ShareX? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screenshot 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**: Lightshot and ShareX
- **Competitive set**: Screenshot tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Lightshot Share of Search**: 49.4%
- **ShareX Share of Search**: 20.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Lightshot or ShareX?

- In September 2026, Lightshot had more branded searches than ShareX among screenshot tools worldwide. Lightshot was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to ShareX’s 185K, and held a 49.4% Share of Search versus ShareX’s 20.3%.
- Lightshot was ahead of ShareX in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lightshot’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools worldwide moved from 50.7% to 49.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 450K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ShareX’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools worldwide moved from 15.3% to 20.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 166K to 185K.

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

- In September 2026, ShareX overtook Greenshot to rank 2nd among screenshot tools worldwide, with 20.3% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Lightshot lost estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools worldwide, from 50.8% to 49.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Lightshot estimated searches | Lightshot Share of Search | Lightshot rank | ShareX estimated searches | ShareX Share of Search | ShareX rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 50.7% | 1 | 166K | 15.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 49.4% | 1 | 136K | 15% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 54.6% | 1 | 136K | 16.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 51.3% | 1 | 136K | 15.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 46% | 1 | 162K | 16.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 46.9% | 1 | 137K | 14.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 50.1% | 1 | 137K | 15.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 450K | 50.1% | 1 | 137K | 15.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 450K | 53.9% | 1 | 117K | 14% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 450K | 52.9% | 1 | 176K | 20.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 50.8% | 1 | 145K | 16.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 450K | 49.4% | 1 | 185K | 20.3% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lightshot’s and ShareX’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.

- **Lightshot**: Measured on the search term “lightshot”.
- **ShareX**: Measured on the search terms “sharex” and “sharex snipping tool”, summed into one figure.

- [Lightshot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lightshot)
- [ShareX profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sharex)
- [All screenshot tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/screenshot-tools): 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, Lightshot or ShareX?

In September 2026, Lightshot had more branded searches than ShareX among screenshot tools worldwide. Lightshot was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to ShareX’s 185K, and held a 49.4% Share of Search versus ShareX’s 20.3%.

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