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title: "Night Sky vs Stellarium: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Night Sky or Stellarium? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Star gazing apps 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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# Night Sky vs Stellarium: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Night Sky or Stellarium? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Star gazing apps 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**: Night Sky and Stellarium
- **Competitive set**: Star gazing apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Night Sky Share of Search**: 30.1%
- **Stellarium Share of Search**: 62.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Night Sky or Stellarium?

- In August 2026, Stellarium had more branded searches than Night Sky among star gazing apps worldwide. Stellarium was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Night Sky’s 145K, and held a 62.6% Share of Search versus Night Sky’s 30.1%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Night Sky took it in December 2025, Stellarium took it in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Night Sky’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide moved from 43% to 30.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 211K to 145K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stellarium’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide moved from 50.1% to 62.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 301K.

## How did search popularity change for star gazing apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Stellarium gained estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide, from 49.4% to 62.6%.
- In August 2026, Night Sky lost estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide, from 43.4% to 30.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Night Sky estimated searches | Night Sky Share of Search | Night Sky rank | Stellarium estimated searches | Stellarium Share of Search | Stellarium rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 211K | 43% | 2 | 246K | 50.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 173K | 42.7% | 2 | 201K | 49.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 175K | 46.3% | 1 | 165K | 43.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 209K | 47% | 1 | 201K | 45.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 177K | 42.7% | 2 | 201K | 48.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 175K | 38.4% | 2 | 246K | 54.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 175K | 30.6% | 2 | 368K | 64.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 177K | 43.6% | 2 | 201K | 49.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 192K | 45.4% | 2 | 201K | 47.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 145K | 43.4% | 2 | 165K | 49.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 145K | 30.1% | 2 | 301K | 62.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Night Sky’s and Stellarium’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.

- **Night Sky**: Measured on the search terms “night sky” and “night sky app”, summed into one figure.
- **Stellarium**: Measured on the search term “stellarium”.

- [Night Sky profile](/demand/global-en/brands/night-sky)
- [Stellarium profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stellarium)
- [All star gazing apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/star-gazing-apps): 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, Night Sky or Stellarium?

In August 2026, Stellarium had more branded searches than Night Sky among star gazing apps worldwide. Stellarium was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Night Sky’s 145K, and held a 62.6% Share of Search versus Night Sky’s 30.1%.

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