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title: "Material Symbols vs Noun Project: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Material Symbols or Noun Project more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Icon libraries 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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# Material Symbols vs Noun Project: Which is searched more?

Is Material Symbols or Noun Project more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Icon libraries 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**: Material Symbols and Noun Project
- **Competitive set**: Icon libraries
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Material Symbols Share of Search**: 0.85%
- **Noun Project Share of Search**: 14.2%

## Is Material Symbols or Noun Project more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Noun Project had more branded searches than Material Symbols among icon libraries worldwide. Noun Project had about 246,000 branded searches, while Material Symbols had 14,800. Noun Project made up 14.2% of all icon library searches we track, and Material Symbols accounted for 0.85%.
- Noun Project was ahead of Material Symbols in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Material Symbols’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide moved from 0.72% to 0.85%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Noun Project’s share of searches among icon libraries worldwide moved from 11.9% to 14.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K.

## How did search popularity change for icon libraries worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Noun Project gained share of searches among icon libraries worldwide, from 11.7% to 14.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Material Symbols worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Material Symbols estimated searches | Material Symbols Share of Search | Material Symbols rank | Noun Project estimated searches | Noun Project Share of Search | Noun Project rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 0.72% | 9 | 301K | 11.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 0.59% | 9 | 301K | 12% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 0.72% | 9 | 201K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 0.86% | 9 | 246K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 0.86% | 9 | 246K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 0.82% | 9 | 301K | 13.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 0.85% | 9 | 246K | 11.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 0.88% | 9 | 246K | 12% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 0.88% | 9 | 246K | 12% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 1% | 9 | 201K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 0.86% | 9 | 201K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 0.85% | 9 | 246K | 14.2% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Material Symbols’ and Noun Project’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.

- **Material Symbols**: Measured on the search term “material symbols”.
- **Noun Project**: Measured on the search term “noun project”.

- [Material Symbols profile](/demand/global-en/brands/material-symbols)
- [Noun Project profile](/demand/global-en/brands/noun-project)
- [All icon libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/icon-libraries): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Material Symbols or Noun Project more popular in search?

In September 2026, Noun Project had more branded searches than Material Symbols among icon libraries worldwide. Noun Project had about 246,000 branded searches, while Material Symbols had 14,800. Noun Project made up 14.2% of all icon library searches we track, and Material Symbols accounted for 0.85%.

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