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title: "Opera vs Tor Browser: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Opera or Tor Browser more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web browsers 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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# Opera vs Tor Browser: Which is searched more?

Is Opera or Tor Browser more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web browsers 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**: Opera and Tor Browser
- **Competitive set**: Web browsers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Opera Share of Search**: 10.5%
- **Tor Browser Share of Search**: 3.8%

## Is Opera or Tor Browser more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Opera had more branded searches than Tor Browser among web browsers worldwide. Opera had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Tor Browser had 823,000. Opera made up 10.5% of all web browser searches we track, and Tor Browser accounted for 3.8%.
- Opera was ahead of Tor Browser in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Opera’s share of searches among web browsers worldwide moved from 10.6% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tor Browser’s share of searches among web browsers worldwide moved from 4.7% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 823K.

## How did search popularity change for web browsers worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Opera gained share of searches among web browsers worldwide, from 9% to 10.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tor Browser worldwide fell 17.7% over 12 measured months, from 1M to 823K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Opera estimated searches | Opera Share of Search | Opera rank | Tor Browser estimated searches | Tor Browser Share of Search | Tor Browser rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.2M | 10.6% | 5 | 1M | 4.7% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.2M | 11.1% | 5 | 823K | 4.1% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.2M | 10.7% | 5 | 823K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2M | 10.3% | 5 | 1M | 4.6% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 9.7% | 5 | 823K | 4.4% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.2M | 10.9% | 5 | 823K | 4% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8M | 9.8% | 5 | 823K | 4.4% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 2.2M | 11.2% | 5 | 823K | 4.1% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 9.5% | 5 | 673K | 3.5% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 9.4% | 5 | 823K | 4.2% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 9% | 5 | 823K | 4% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.2M | 10.5% | 5 | 823K | 3.8% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Opera’s and Tor Browser’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.

- **Opera**: Measured on the search term “opera”.
- **Tor Browser**: Measured on the search term “tor browser”.

- [Opera profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opera)
- [Tor Browser profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tor-browser)
- [All web browsers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/web-browsers): 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 Opera or Tor Browser more popular in search?

In September 2026, Opera had more branded searches than Tor Browser among web browsers worldwide. Opera had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Tor Browser had 823,000. Opera made up 10.5% of all web browser searches we track, and Tor Browser accounted for 3.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Opera vs Tor Browser: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/opera-vs-tor-browser

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