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title: "Pencil2D vs Toon Boom: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Pencil2D or Toon Boom more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Animation 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Pencil2D vs Toon Boom: Which is searched more?

Is Pencil2D or Toon Boom more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Animation 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**: Pencil2D and Toon Boom
- **Competitive set**: Animation software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Pencil2D Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **Toon Boom Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Is Pencil2D or Toon Boom more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Toon Boom had more branded searches than Pencil2D among animation software worldwide. Toon Boom had about 33,100 branded searches, while Pencil2D had 22,200. Toon Boom made up 2.4% of all animation software searches we track, and Pencil2D accounted for 1.6%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Pencil2D took it in March 2026, Toon Boom took it in May 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pencil2D’s share of searches among animation software worldwide moved from 2.5% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 22.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Toon Boom’s share of searches among animation software worldwide moved from 2.5% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for animation software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Pencil2D lost share of searches among animation software worldwide, from 2.1% to 1.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Toon Boom worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Pencil2D estimated searches | Pencil2D Share of Search | Pencil2D rank | Toon Boom estimated searches | Toon Boom Share of Search | Toon Boom rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 2.5% | 8 | 40.5K | 2.5% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 2.6% | 8 | 40.5K | 2.6% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 2.3% | 8 | 33.1K | 2.3% | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 2.3% | 9 | 40.5K | 2.8% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 3.1% | 9 | 60.5K | 3.8% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 3.4% | 8 | 40.5K | 2.8% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 2.9% | 8 | 33.1K | 2.4% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 2.3% | 9 | 33.1K | 2.8% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 1.9% | 9 | 33.1K | 2.8% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 2.3% | 8 | 27.1K | 2.3% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 2.1% | 9 | 33.1K | 2.6% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 9 | 33.1K | 2.4% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pencil2D’s and Toon Boom’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.

- **Pencil2D**: Measured on the search term “pencil2d”.
- **Toon Boom**: Measured on the search term “toon boom”.

- [Pencil2D profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pencil2d)
- [Toon Boom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/toon-boom)
- [All animation software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/animation-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 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 Pencil2D or Toon Boom more popular in search?

In September 2026, Toon Boom had more branded searches than Pencil2D among animation software worldwide. Toon Boom had about 33,100 branded searches, while Pencil2D had 22,200. Toon Boom made up 2.4% of all animation software searches we track, and Pencil2D accounted for 1.6%.

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