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title: "Local Viking vs Yext: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Local Viking or Yext more popular in search? 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 Yext: Which is searched more?

Is Local Viking or Yext more popular in search? 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 Yext
- **Competitive set**: Local SEO platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Local Viking Share of Search**: 0.95%
- **Yext Share of Search**: 35.6%

## Is Local Viking or Yext more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Yext had more branded searches than Local Viking among local SEO platforms worldwide. Yext had about 27,100 branded searches, while Local Viking had 720. Yext made up 35.6% of all local SEO platform searches we track, and Local Viking accounted for 0.95%.
- Yext was ahead of Local Viking in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Local Viking’s share of searches among local SEO platforms worldwide moved from 1.5% to 0.95%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 720.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Yext’s share of searches among local SEO platforms worldwide moved from 46.7% to 35.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 27.1K.

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

- In September 2026, Yext overtook BrightLocal to become the leader among local SEO platforms worldwide, with 35.6% of the searches.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Local Viking worldwide fell 44.6% over 12 measured months, from 1.3K to 720 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Local Viking estimated searches | Local Viking Share of Search | Local Viking rank | Yext estimated searches | Yext Share of Search | Yext rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 1.5% | 6 | 40.5K | 46.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 1.8% | 6 | 27.1K | 37.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 1.4% | 6 | 27.1K | 36.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 1.7% | 6 | 27.1K | 34.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 1.6% | 6 | 27.1K | 34.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 1.5% | 6 | 27.1K | 31.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 1.3% | 6 | 27.1K | 34.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 1.3% | 7 | 27.1K | 34.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 1.4% | 6 | 27.1K | 38.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 880 | 1.2% | 7 | 27.1K | 36.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 880 | 1.3% | 7 | 22.2K | 33% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 720 | 0.95% | 7 | 27.1K | 35.6% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Local Viking’s and Yext’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”.
- **Yext**: Measured on the search term “yext”.

- [Local Viking profile](/demand/global-en/brands/local-viking)
- [Yext profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yext)
- [All local SEO platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/local-seo-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Local Viking or Yext more popular in search?

In September 2026, Yext had more branded searches than Local Viking among local SEO platforms worldwide. Yext had about 27,100 branded searches, while Local Viking had 720. Yext made up 35.6% of all local SEO platform searches we track, and Local Viking accounted for 0.95%.

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