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

Which is more popular in search, PDFgear or Smallpdf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editing software 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**: PDFgear and Smallpdf
- **Competitive set**: PDF editing software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **PDFgear Share of Search**: 0.38%
- **Smallpdf Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Which is more popular in search, PDFgear or Smallpdf?

- In August 2026, Smallpdf had more branded searches than PDFgear among PDF editing software worldwide. Smallpdf was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to PDFgear’s 246K, and held a 2.4% Share of Search versus PDFgear’s 0.38%.
- Smallpdf was ahead of PDFgear in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PDFgear’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing software worldwide moved from 0.36% to 0.38%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smallpdf’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing software worldwide moved from 2.8% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9M to 1.5M.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Smallpdf worldwide fell 17.6% over 11 measured months, from 1.9M to 1.5M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | PDFgear estimated searches | PDFgear Share of Search | PDFgear rank | Smallpdf estimated searches | Smallpdf Share of Search | Smallpdf rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 246K | 0.36% | 7 | 1.9M | 2.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 0.3% | 7 | 1.9M | 2.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 0.4% | 7 | 1.9M | 3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 0.48% | 7 | 1.9M | 3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 0.39% | 7 | 1.9M | 3.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 0.45% | 7 | 1.9M | 2.8% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 301K | 0.45% | 7 | 1.9M | 2.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 0.37% | 7 | 1.9M | 2.8% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 0.33% | 7 | 2.1M | 2.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 0.46% | 7 | 1.7M | 2.6% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 0.38% | 7 | 1.5M | 2.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PDFgear’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.

- **PDFgear**: Measured on the search term “pdfgear”.
- **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.

- [PDFgear profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pdfgear)
- [Smallpdf profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smallpdf)
- [All PDF editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-editing-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, PDFgear or Smallpdf?

In August 2026, Smallpdf had more branded searches than PDFgear among PDF editing software worldwide. Smallpdf was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to PDFgear’s 246K, and held a 2.4% Share of Search versus PDFgear’s 0.38%.

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