--- title: "MacWhisper vs Otter: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, MacWhisper or Otter? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI dictation 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/macwhisper-vs-otter-ai" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # MacWhisper vs Otter: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, MacWhisper or Otter? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI dictation 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**: MacWhisper and Otter - **Competitive set**: AI dictation tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **MacWhisper Share of Search**: 8.8% - **Otter Share of Search**: 73.1% ## Which is more popular in search, MacWhisper or Otter? - In August 2026, Otter had more branded searches than MacWhisper among AI dictation tools worldwide. Otter was estimated to have 411K branded searches compared to MacWhisper’s 49.5K, and held a 73.1% Share of Search versus MacWhisper’s 8.8%. - Otter was ahead of MacWhisper in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MacWhisper’s estimated Share of Search among AI dictation tools worldwide moved from 3.1% to 8.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 49.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Otter’s estimated Share of Search among AI dictation tools worldwide moved from 82.7% to 73.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 596K to 411K. ## How did search popularity change for AI dictation tools worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Otter gained estimated Share of Search among AI dictation tools worldwide, from 71.5% to 73.1%. - In August 2026, MacWhisper gained estimated Share of Search among AI dictation tools worldwide, from 8.2% to 8.8%. ## Month by month | Month | MacWhisper estimated searches | MacWhisper Share of Search | MacWhisper rank | Otter estimated searches | Otter Share of Search | Otter rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 3.1% | 3 | 596K | 82.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 4.4% | 3 | 490K | 79.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 4.3% | 3 | 415K | 79.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 3 | 523K | 79.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 6% | 3 | 533K | 78.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 7% | 3 | 658K | 76% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 6.8% | 3 | 649K | 73.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 7.8% | 3 | 570K | 73.5% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 7.4% | 3 | 476K | 71.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 8.2% | 3 | 431K | 71.5% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 8.8% | 3 | 411K | 73.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MacWhisper’s and Otter’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. - **MacWhisper**: Measured on the search term “macwhisper”. - **Otter**: Measured on the search terms “otter ai”, “otter ai app”, “otter ai audio to text”, “otter ai download”, “otter ai free”, “otter ai meeting notes”, “otter ai note taker”, “otter ai notetaker”, “otter ai pricing”, “otter ai speech to text”, “otter ai transcription”, “otter ai video transcription”, “otter app”, “otter meeting notes”, “otter transcribe”, “otter transcription”, “otter.ai”, “otterai”, “what is otter ai” and “www otter ai”, summed into one figure. - [MacWhisper profile](/demand/global-en/brands/macwhisper) - [Otter profile](/demand/global-en/brands/otter-ai) - [All AI dictation tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-dictation-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, MacWhisper or Otter? In August 2026, Otter had more branded searches than MacWhisper among AI dictation tools worldwide. Otter was estimated to have 411K branded searches compared to MacWhisper’s 49.5K, and held a 73.1% Share of Search versus MacWhisper’s 8.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "MacWhisper vs Otter: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/macwhisper-vs-otter-ai This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/macwhisper-vs-otter-ai. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.