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title: "Local Viking vs Localo: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Local Viking or Localo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Local SEO 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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# Local Viking vs Localo: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Local Viking or Localo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Local SEO 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**: Local Viking and Localo
- **Competitive set**: Local SEO platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Local Viking Share of Search**: 2.1%
- **Localo Share of Search**: 4.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Local Viking or Localo?

- In August 2026, Localo had more branded searches than Local Viking among local SEO platforms worldwide. Localo was estimated to have 1.8K branded searches compared to Local Viking’s 880, and held a 4.3% Share of Search versus Local Viking’s 2.1%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Local Viking took it in January 2026, Localo took it in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Local Viking’s estimated Share of Search among local SEO platforms worldwide moved from 3.1% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 880.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Localo’s estimated Share of Search among local SEO platforms worldwide moved from 3.5% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.8K.

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

- Localo’s estimated Share of Search among local SEO platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.5% to 4.3% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Local Viking worldwide fell 32.3% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 880 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Local Viking estimated searches | Local Viking Share of Search | Local Viking rank | Localo estimated searches | Localo Share of Search | Localo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 3.1% | 5 | 1.5K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 3% | 5 | 1.6K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 2.3% | 5 | 1.1K | 2.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 2.8% | 4 | 1.2K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 2.8% | 5 | 1.4K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 2.4% | 5 | 1.5K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 2.1% | 5 | 1.4K | 2.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 2.2% | 5 | 1.6K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 2.5% | 5 | 1.4K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 880 | 2% | 5 | 1.8K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 880 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.8K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Local Viking’s and Localo’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.

- **Local Viking**: Measured on the search term “local viking”.
- **Localo**: Measured on the search terms “localo ai”, “localo alternative”, “localo black friday”, “localo free”, “localo free checker”, “localo gmb”, “localo ia”, “localo local rank checker”, “localo local seo”, “localo login”, “localo pricing”, “localo rank checker”, “localo ranking”, “localo seo”, “localo site”, “localo tool” and “localo.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Local Viking profile](/demand/global-en/brands/local-viking)
- [Localo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/localo)
- [All local SEO platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/local-seo-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, Local Viking or Localo?

In August 2026, Localo had more branded searches than Local Viking among local SEO platforms worldwide. Localo was estimated to have 1.8K branded searches compared to Local Viking’s 880, and held a 4.3% Share of Search versus Local Viking’s 2.1%.

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