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title: "Newton vs Thunderbird: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Newton or Thunderbird? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Email clients 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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# Newton vs Thunderbird: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Newton or Thunderbird? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Email clients 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**: Newton and Thunderbird
- **Competitive set**: Email clients
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Newton Share of Search**: 0.07%
- **Thunderbird Share of Search**: 84.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Newton or Thunderbird?

- In August 2026, Thunderbird had more branded searches than Newton among email clients worldwide. Thunderbird was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Newton’s 720, and held an 84.5% Share of Search versus Newton’s 0.07%.
- Thunderbird was ahead of Newton in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Newton’s estimated Share of Search among email clients worldwide moved from 0.08% to 0.07%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 720.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Thunderbird’s estimated Share of Search among email clients worldwide moved from 87.7% to 84.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 823K.

## How did search popularity change for email clients worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Thunderbird lost estimated Share of Search among email clients worldwide, from 86.5% to 84.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Newton worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 880 to 720 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Newton estimated searches | Newton Share of Search | Newton rank | Thunderbird estimated searches | Thunderbird Share of Search | Thunderbird rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 880 | 0.08% | 5 | 1M | 87.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 0.1% | 5 | 823K | 84.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 0.17% | 5 | 823K | 85.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 0.1% | 5 | 823K | 84.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.11% | 5 | 823K | 87.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 880 | 0.09% | 5 | 823K | 85.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 0.17% | 5 | 823K | 86.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 720 | 0.08% | 5 | 823K | 88.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 0.38% | 5 | 823K | 86% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 0.13% | 5 | 673K | 86.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 720 | 0.07% | 5 | 823K | 84.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Newton’s and Thunderbird’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.

- **Newton**: Measured on the search term “newton mail”.
- **Thunderbird**: Measured on the search term “thunderbird”.

- [Newton profile](/demand/global-en/brands/newton-mail)
- [Thunderbird profile](/demand/global-en/brands/thunderbird)
- [All email clients worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/email-clients): 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, Newton or Thunderbird?

In August 2026, Thunderbird had more branded searches than Newton among email clients worldwide. Thunderbird was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Newton’s 720, and held an 84.5% Share of Search versus Newton’s 0.07%.

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