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title: "PDF-XChange vs Smallpdf: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, PDF-XChange or Smallpdf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editing platforms 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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# PDF-XChange vs Smallpdf: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, PDF-XChange or Smallpdf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editing platforms 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**: PDF-XChange and Smallpdf
- **Competitive set**: PDF editing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **PDF-XChange Share of Search**: 9.3%
- **Smallpdf Share of Search**: 63.7%

## Which is more popular in search, PDF-XChange or Smallpdf?

- In August 2026, Smallpdf had more branded searches than PDF-XChange among PDF editing platforms worldwide. Smallpdf was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to PDF-XChange’s 226K, and held a 63.7% Share of Search versus PDF-XChange’s 9.3%.
- Smallpdf was ahead of PDF-XChange in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PDF-XChange’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide moved from 9.9% to 9.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 300K to 226K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smallpdf’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide moved from 61.5% to 63.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9M to 1.5M.

## How did search popularity change for PDF editing platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Smallpdf lost estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide, from 64.5% to 63.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PDF-XChange worldwide fell 24.8% over 11 measured months, from 300K to 226K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | PDF-XChange estimated searches | PDF-XChange Share of Search | PDF-XChange rank | Smallpdf estimated searches | Smallpdf Share of Search | Smallpdf rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 300K | 9.9% | 3 | 1.9M | 61.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 270K | 9.3% | 3 | 1.9M | 64.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 245K | 8.6% | 3 | 1.9M | 65.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 300K | 10.1% | 3 | 1.9M | 63.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 245K | 8.4% | 3 | 1.9M | 66.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 300K | 10.2% | 3 | 1.9M | 63.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 275K | 9.6% | 3 | 1.9M | 64.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 8.8% | 3 | 1.9M | 67.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 8.1% | 3 | 2.1M | 69.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 245K | 9.4% | 3 | 1.7M | 64.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 226K | 9.3% | 3 | 1.5M | 63.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PDF-XChange’s and Smallpdf’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.

- **PDF-XChange**: Measured on the search terms “pdf editor pdf-xchange”, “pdf xchange”, “pdf xchange editor”, “pdf-xchange”, “pdf-xchange app”, “pdf-xchange com”, “pdf-xchange pdf editor” and “pdf-xchange software”, summed into one figure.
- **Smallpdf**: Measured on the search terms “pdf editor smallpdf”, “pdf smallpdf”, “smallpdf”, “smallpdf app”, “smallpdf com”, “smallpdf pdf”, “smallpdf pdf editor” and “smallpdf software”, summed into one figure.

- [PDF-XChange profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pdf-xchange)
- [Smallpdf profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smallpdf)
- [All PDF editing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-editing-platforms): 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, PDF-XChange or Smallpdf?

In August 2026, Smallpdf had more branded searches than PDF-XChange among PDF editing platforms worldwide. Smallpdf was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to PDF-XChange’s 226K, and held a 63.7% Share of Search versus PDF-XChange’s 9.3%.

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