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title: "Notion vs Things: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Notion or Things more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Task management 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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# Notion vs Things: Which is searched more?

Is Notion or Things more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Task management 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**: Notion and Things
- **Competitive set**: Task management apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Notion Share of Search**: 4.6%
- **Things Share of Search**: 13.2%

## Is Notion or Things more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Things had more branded searches than Notion among task management apps worldwide. Things had about 577,000 branded searches, while Notion had 201,000. Things made up 13.2% of all task management app searches we track, and Notion accounted for 4.6%.
- Things was ahead of Notion in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Notion’s share of searches among task management apps worldwide moved from 5.3% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Things’ share of searches among task management apps worldwide moved from 12.4% to 13.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 577K.

## How did search popularity change for task management apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Todoist overtook Things to rank 3rd among task management apps worldwide, with 14.3% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Things lost share of searches among task management apps worldwide, from 14.5% to 13.2%.
- Notion’s share of searches among task management apps worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 6.1% to 4.6% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Notion estimated searches | Notion Share of Search | Notion rank | Things estimated searches | Things Share of Search | Things rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 246K | 5.3% | 5 | 577K | 12.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 5% | 5 | 572K | 14.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 5.5% | 5 | 572K | 15.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 5.6% | 5 | 577K | 13.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 5.7% | 5 | 572K | 13.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 6.4% | 5 | 577K | 12.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 301K | 6.9% | 4 | 572K | 13.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 6.2% | 5 | 568K | 14.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 6.1% | 5 | 572K | 14.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 201K | 5.1% | 5 | 568K | 14.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 201K | 5.1% | 5 | 577K | 14.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 201K | 4.6% | 5 | 577K | 13.2% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Notion’s and Things’ 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.

- **Notion**: Measured on the search term “notion ai”.
- **Things**: Measured on the search terms “things” and “things 3”, summed into one figure.

- [Notion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/notion)
- [Things profile](/demand/global-en/brands/things)
- [All task management apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/task-management-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Notion or Things more popular in search?

In September 2026, Things had more branded searches than Notion among task management apps worldwide. Things had about 577,000 branded searches, while Notion had 201,000. Things made up 13.2% of all task management app searches we track, and Notion accounted for 4.6%.

## Cite this page

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