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title: "Meltwater vs Muck Rack: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Meltwater or Muck Rack? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media monitoring and social listening 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Meltwater vs Muck Rack: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Meltwater or Muck Rack? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media monitoring and social listening 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**: Meltwater and Muck Rack
- **Competitive set**: Media monitoring and social listening tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Meltwater Share of Search**: 35%
- **Muck Rack Share of Search**: 23.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Meltwater or Muck Rack?

- In September 2026, Meltwater had more branded searches than Muck Rack among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide. Meltwater was estimated to have 60.8K branded searches compared to Muck Rack’s 40.5K, and held a 35% Share of Search versus Muck Rack’s 23.4%.
- Meltwater was ahead of Muck Rack in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Meltwater’s estimated Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide moved from 34.2% to 35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74.3K to 60.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Muck Rack’s estimated Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide moved from 18.7% to 23.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Meltwater lost estimated Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide, from 36.9% to 35%.
- In September 2026, Muck Rack lost estimated Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide, from 24.6% to 23.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Meltwater estimated searches | Meltwater Share of Search | Meltwater rank | Muck Rack estimated searches | Muck Rack Share of Search | Muck Rack rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74.3K | 34.2% | 1 | 40.5K | 18.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.8K | 32.2% | 2 | 33.1K | 17.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.7K | 31% | 2 | 33.1K | 20.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.9K | 32.9% | 1 | 40.6K | 21.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.9K | 33.9% | 1 | 40.6K | 22.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.9K | 31% | 2 | 40.6K | 20.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.9K | 34% | 1 | 40.6K | 22.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 61K | 35.4% | 1 | 33.1K | 19.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.9K | 34.1% | 1 | 40.6K | 22.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.9K | 36.9% | 1 | 40.5K | 24.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.8K | 36.9% | 1 | 40.5K | 24.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 60.8K | 35% | 1 | 40.5K | 23.4% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meltwater’s and Muck Rack’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.

- **Meltwater**: Measured on the search terms “meltwater”, “meltwater media intelligence” and “meltwater social listening”, summed into one figure.
- **Muck Rack**: Measured on the search terms “muck rack” and “muck rack pr”, summed into one figure.

- [Meltwater profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meltwater)
- [Muck Rack profile](/demand/global-en/brands/muck-rack)
- [All media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/media-monitoring-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, Meltwater or Muck Rack?

In September 2026, Meltwater had more branded searches than Muck Rack among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide. Meltwater was estimated to have 60.8K branded searches compared to Muck Rack’s 40.5K, and held a 35% Share of Search versus Muck Rack’s 23.4%.

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