--- title: "Perplexity vs Sider: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Perplexity or Sider more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI browser extensions 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/perplexity-vs-sider" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Perplexity vs Sider: Which is searched more? Is Perplexity or Sider more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI browser extensions 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**: Perplexity and Sider - **Competitive set**: AI browser extensions - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Perplexity Share of Search**: 0.18% - **Sider Share of Search**: 12.7% ## Is Perplexity or Sider more popular in search? - In September 2026, Sider had more branded searches than Perplexity among AI browser extensions worldwide. Sider had about 33,100 branded searches, while Perplexity had 480. Sider made up 12.7% of all AI browser extension searches we track, and Perplexity accounted for 0.18%. - Sider was ahead of Perplexity in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Perplexity’s share of searches among AI browser extensions worldwide moved from 0.43% to 0.18%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 480. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sider’s share of searches among AI browser extensions worldwide moved from 16.7% to 12.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 33.1K. ## Top AI browser extensions in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Perplexity was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Sider was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Perplexity was listed before Sider in three out of four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Perplexity | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sider | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Monica | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Grammarly | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Merlin | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Harpa | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | MaxAI | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI browser extensions - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI browser extension should I use?": 1. Perplexity, 2. Grammarly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI browser extensions?": 1. Perplexity, 2. Sider, 3. Grammarly, 4. Harpa, 5. Monica, 6. Merlin - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI browser extension for browser help?": 1. Perplexity, 2. Monica - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai browser extension": 1. Sider, 2. Monica, 3. Merlin, 4. MaxAI, 5. Harpa, 6. Grammarly - Searched Google, AI Overview "chatgpt browser extension": named none of the brands we track Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI browser extensions worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Sider gained share of searches among AI browser extensions worldwide, from 10.3% to 12.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Perplexity worldwide fell 74.7% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 480 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Perplexity estimated searches | Perplexity Share of Search | Perplexity rank | Sider estimated searches | Sider Share of Search | Sider rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 0.43% | 7 | 74K | 16.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 0.37% | 7 | 60.5K | 17.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 0.31% | 7 | 40.5K | 12.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 880 | 0.28% | 7 | 40.5K | 12.7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 880 | 0.23% | 7 | 40.5K | 10.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 880 | 0.21% | 7 | 49.5K | 11.8% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 880 | 0.25% | 7 | 40.5K | 11.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 880 | 0.24% | 7 | 49.5K | 13.5% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 590 | 0.21% | 7 | 33.1K | 11.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 480 | 0.18% | 7 | 27.1K | 9.9% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 0.15% | 7 | 27.1K | 10.3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 480 | 0.18% | 7 | 33.1K | 12.7% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Perplexity’s and Sider’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. - **Perplexity**: Measured on the search term “perplexity extension”. - **Sider**: Measured on the search term “sider ai”. - [Perplexity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/perplexity) - [Sider profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sider) - [All AI browser extensions worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-browser-extensions): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Perplexity or Sider more popular in search? In September 2026, Sider had more branded searches than Perplexity among AI browser extensions worldwide. Sider had about 33,100 branded searches, while Perplexity had 480. Sider made up 12.7% of all AI browser extension searches we track, and Perplexity accounted for 0.18%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Perplexity vs Sider: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/perplexity-vs-sider This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/perplexity-vs-sider. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.