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title: "LiveChat vs Olark: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LiveChat or Olark? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Live chat 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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# LiveChat vs Olark: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, LiveChat or Olark? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Live chat 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**: LiveChat and Olark
- **Competitive set**: Live chat platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **LiveChat Share of Search**: 5.2%
- **Olark Share of Search**: 2.5%

## Which is more popular in search, LiveChat or Olark?

- In August 2026, LiveChat had more branded searches than Olark among live chat platforms worldwide. LiveChat was estimated to have 4.8K branded searches compared to Olark’s 2.3K, and held a 5.2% Share of Search versus Olark’s 2.5%.
- LiveChat was ahead of Olark in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LiveChat’s estimated Share of Search among live chat platforms worldwide moved from 6.7% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9K to 4.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Olark’s estimated Share of Search among live chat platforms worldwide moved from 2.9% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.9K to 2.3K.

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

- In August 2026, LiveChat gained estimated Share of Search among live chat platforms worldwide, from 4.1% to 5.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Olark worldwide fell 40.7% over 11 measured months, from 3.9K to 2.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | LiveChat estimated searches | LiveChat Share of Search | LiveChat rank | Olark estimated searches | Olark Share of Search | Olark rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9K | 6.7% | 3 | 3.9K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.8K | 5.9% | 3 | 3.2K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.8K | 4% | 4 | 2.6K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.2K | 4% | 3 | 3.2K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 11.2K | 10% | 3 | 3.4K | 3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 11.5K | 8.8% | 3 | 3.4K | 2.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.5K | 4.3% | 4 | 2.8K | 2.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 5.5K | 5.5% | 3 | 2.9K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.3K | 5% | 4 | 3K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.3K | 4.1% | 4 | 2.9K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.8K | 5.2% | 4 | 2.3K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LiveChat’s and Olark’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.

- **LiveChat**: Measured on the search terms “livechat software” and “livechat.com”, summed into one figure.
- **Olark**: Measured on the search terms “olark” and “olark chat”, summed into one figure.

- [LiveChat profile](/demand/global-en/brands/livechat)
- [Olark profile](/demand/global-en/brands/olark)
- [All live chat platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/live-chat-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, LiveChat or Olark?

In August 2026, LiveChat had more branded searches than Olark among live chat platforms worldwide. LiveChat was estimated to have 4.8K branded searches compared to Olark’s 2.3K, and held a 5.2% Share of Search versus Olark’s 2.5%.

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