--- title: "Otter.ai vs Read AI: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Otter.ai or Read AI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI meeting notetakers 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/otter-ai-vs-read-ai" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Otter.ai vs Read AI: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Otter.ai or Read AI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI meeting notetakers 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**: Otter.ai and Read AI - **Competitive set**: AI meeting notetakers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Otter.ai Share of Search**: 41.1% - **Read AI Share of Search**: 12% ## Which is more popular in search, Otter.ai or Read AI? - In August 2026, Otter.ai had more branded searches than Read AI among AI meeting notetakers worldwide. Otter.ai was estimated to have 411K branded searches compared to Read AI’s 120K, and held a 41.1% Share of Search versus Read AI’s 12%. - Otter.ai was ahead of Read AI in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Otter.ai’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide moved from 51.7% to 41.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 596K to 411K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Read AI’s estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide moved from 13.1% to 12%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 151K to 120K. ## How did search popularity change for AI meeting notetakers worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Otter.ai lost estimated Share of Search among AI meeting notetakers worldwide, from 41.7% to 41.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Read AI worldwide fell 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 151K to 120K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Otter.ai estimated searches | Otter.ai Share of Search | Otter.ai rank | Read AI estimated searches | Read AI Share of Search | Read AI rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 596K | 51.7% | 1 | 151K | 13.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 490K | 47.4% | 1 | 150K | 14.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 415K | 49.5% | 1 | 101K | 12.1% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 523K | 48.5% | 1 | 123K | 11.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 533K | 48.9% | 1 | 123K | 11.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 658K | 48.7% | 1 | 150K | 11.1% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 649K | 49.6% | 1 | 122K | 9.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 570K | 46.8% | 1 | 121K | 10% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 476K | 42.1% | 1 | 147K | 13% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 431K | 41.7% | 1 | 120K | 11.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 411K | 41.1% | 1 | 120K | 12% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Otter.ai’s and Read AI’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. - **Otter.ai**: Measured on the search terms “Otter AI”, “otter ai app”, “otter ai audio to text”, “otter ai download”, “otter ai free”, “otter ai meeting notes”, “otter ai note taker”, “otter ai notetaker”, “otter ai pricing”, “otter ai speech to text”, “otter ai transcription”, “otter ai video transcription”, “otter app”, “otter meeting notes”, “otter transcribe”, “otter transcription”, “otter.ai”, “otterai”, “what is otter ai” and “www otter ai”, summed into one figure. - **Read AI**: Measured on the search terms “Read AI”, “read ai app”, “read ai meeting notes”, “read ai note taker”, “read ai notetaker”, “read ai pricing”, “read ai reviews”, “read.ai” and “what is read ai”, summed into one figure. - [Otter.ai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/otter-ai) - [Read AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/read-ai) - [All AI meeting notetakers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-meeting-notetakers): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Otter.ai or Read AI? In August 2026, Otter.ai had more branded searches than Read AI among AI meeting notetakers worldwide. Otter.ai was estimated to have 411K branded searches compared to Read AI’s 120K, and held a 41.1% Share of Search versus Read AI’s 12%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Otter.ai vs Read AI: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/otter-ai-vs-read-ai This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/otter-ai-vs-read-ai. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.