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title: "Midjourney vs Stable Diffusion: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Midjourney or Stable Diffusion? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI image generators 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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# Midjourney vs Stable Diffusion: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Midjourney or Stable Diffusion? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI image generators 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**: Midjourney and Stable Diffusion
- **Competitive set**: AI image generators
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Midjourney Share of Search**: 40.5%
- **Stable Diffusion Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Midjourney or Stable Diffusion?

- In August 2026, Midjourney had more branded searches than Stable Diffusion among AI image generators worldwide. Midjourney was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Stable Diffusion’s 49.5K, and held a 40.5% Share of Search versus Stable Diffusion’s 1.3%.
- Midjourney was ahead of Stable Diffusion in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Midjourney’s estimated Share of Search among AI image generators worldwide moved from 38% to 40.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7M to 1.5M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stable Diffusion’s estimated Share of Search among AI image generators worldwide moved from 0.84% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for AI image generators worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Midjourney worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 2.7M to 1.5M in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Stable Diffusion worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Midjourney estimated searches | Midjourney Share of Search | Midjourney rank | Stable Diffusion estimated searches | Stable Diffusion Share of Search | Stable Diffusion rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.7M | 38% | 2 | 60.5K | 0.84% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.2M | 37.1% | 2 | 60.5K | 1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.2M | 38.9% | 2 | 60.5K | 1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2M | 34.9% | 2 | 90.5K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.2M | 39.6% | 2 | 74K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.7M | 43.7% | 1 | 74K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 38.8% | 2 | 74K | 1.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.8M | 36.4% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 40.1% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 40% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 40.5% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Midjourney’s and Stable Diffusion’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.

- **Midjourney**: Measured on the search term “midjourney”.
- **Stable Diffusion**: Measured on the search term “stable diffusion ai”.

- [Midjourney profile](/demand/global-en/brands/midjourney)
- [Stable Diffusion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stable-diffusion)
- [All AI image generators worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-image-generators): 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, Midjourney or Stable Diffusion?

In August 2026, Midjourney had more branded searches than Stable Diffusion among AI image generators worldwide. Midjourney was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Stable Diffusion’s 49.5K, and held a 40.5% Share of Search versus Stable Diffusion’s 1.3%.

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