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title: "Monica vs Perplexity: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Monica or Perplexity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI browser extensions 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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# Monica vs Perplexity: Which is searched more?

Is Monica or Perplexity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI browser extensions 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**: Monica and Perplexity
- **Competitive set**: AI browser extensions
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Monica Share of Search**: 34.6%
- **Perplexity Share of Search**: 0.18%

## Is Monica or Perplexity more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Monica had more branded searches than Perplexity among AI browser extensions worldwide. Monica had about 90,500 branded searches, while Perplexity had 480. Monica made up 34.6% of all AI browser extension searches we track, and Perplexity accounted for 0.18%.
- Monica was ahead of Perplexity in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Monica’s share of searches among AI browser extensions worldwide moved from 30.4% to 34.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 90.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Perplexity’s share of searches among AI browser extensions worldwide moved from 0.43% to 0.18%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 480.

## How did search popularity change for AI browser extensions worldwide in September 2026?

- Monica’s share of searches among AI browser extensions worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 31.9% to 34.6% in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Perplexity worldwide fell 74.7% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 480 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Monica estimated searches | Monica Share of Search | Monica rank | Perplexity estimated searches | Perplexity Share of Search | Perplexity rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 30.4% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.43% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 31.1% | 1 | 1.3K | 0.37% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 28.4% | 2 | 1K | 0.31% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 28.4% | 2 | 880 | 0.28% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 35.8% | 1 | 880 | 0.23% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 39.4% | 1 | 880 | 0.21% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 31% | 2 | 880 | 0.25% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 110K | 30.1% | 2 | 880 | 0.24% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 31.9% | 1 | 590 | 0.21% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 33.1% | 1 | 480 | 0.18% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 34.5% | 1 | 390 | 0.15% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 90.5K | 34.6% | 1 | 480 | 0.18% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Monica’s and Perplexity’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.

- **Monica**: Measured on the search term “monica ai”.
- **Perplexity**: Measured on the search term “perplexity extension”.

- [Monica profile](/demand/global-en/brands/monica-ai)
- [Perplexity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/perplexity)
- [All AI browser extensions worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-browser-extensions): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Monica or Perplexity more popular in search?

In September 2026, Monica had more branded searches than Perplexity among AI browser extensions worldwide. Monica had about 90,500 branded searches, while Perplexity had 480. Monica made up 34.6% of all AI browser extension searches we track, and Perplexity accounted for 0.18%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Monica vs Perplexity: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/monica-ai-vs-perplexity

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