--- title: "Phosphor Icons vs Tabler Icons: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Phosphor Icons or Tabler Icons more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Icon libraries 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/phosphor-icons-vs-tabler-icons" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Phosphor Icons vs Tabler Icons: Which is searched more? Is Phosphor Icons or Tabler Icons more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Icon libraries 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**: Phosphor Icons and Tabler Icons - **Competitive set**: Icon libraries - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Phosphor Icons Share of Search**: 2.3% - **Tabler Icons Share of Search**: 1.6% ## Is Phosphor Icons or Tabler Icons more popular in search? - In September 2026, Phosphor Icons had more branded searches than Tabler Icons among icon libraries worldwide. Phosphor Icons had about 40,500 branded searches, while Tabler Icons had 27,100. Phosphor Icons made up 2.3% of all icon library searches we track, and Tabler Icons accounted for 1.6%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Phosphor Icons took it in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Phosphor Icons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide moved from 1.1% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tabler Icons’ share of searches among icon libraries worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 27.1K. ## Top icon libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Phosphor Icons was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Tabler Icons was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Phosphor Icons was listed before Tabler Icons in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lucide | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Phosphor Icons | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Heroicons | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Material Symbols | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Tabler Icons | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Font Awesome | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Flaticon | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Iconoir | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Noun Project | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Iconify | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about icon libraries - Asked ChatGPT "Which icon library should I use?": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Font Awesome, 4. Material Symbols - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best icon libraries?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Tabler Icons, 4. Heroicons, 5. Material Symbols, 6. Font Awesome, 7. Iconoir, 8. Iconify - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best icon library for app design?": 1. Lucide, 2. Phosphor Icons, 3. Material Symbols, 4. Heroicons, 5. Iconoir - Searched Google, AI Overview "icon libraries": 1. Lucide, 2. Heroicons, 3. Phosphor Icons, 4. Tabler Icons, 5. Iconoir, 6. Material Symbols, 7. Font Awesome - Searched Google, AI Overview "free icon set": 1. Flaticon, 2. Noun Project, 3. Phosphor Icons Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for icon libraries worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Phosphor Icons worldwide rose 49.4% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Tabler Icons worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 27.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Phosphor Icons estimated searches | Phosphor Icons Share of Search | Phosphor Icons rank | Tabler Icons estimated searches | Tabler Icons Share of Search | Tabler Icons rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 1.1% | 8 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 1.1% | 7 | 27.1K | 1.1% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 7 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 7 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 2.2% | 7 | 33.1K | 1.5% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 2.3% | 6 | 33.1K | 1.5% | 8 | | May 2026 | 40.5K | 2% | 6 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 2% | 6 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 2.7% | 6 | 33.1K | 1.8% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 2.4% | 6 | 33.1K | 1.9% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 6 | 27.1K | 1.6% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Phosphor Icons’ and Tabler Icons’ 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. - **Phosphor Icons**: Measured on the search term “phosphor icons”. - **Tabler Icons**: Measured on the search term “tabler icons”. - [Phosphor Icons profile](/demand/global-en/brands/phosphor-icons) - [Tabler Icons profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tabler-icons) - [All icon libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/icon-libraries): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Phosphor Icons or Tabler Icons more popular in search? In September 2026, Phosphor Icons had more branded searches than Tabler Icons among icon libraries worldwide. Phosphor Icons had about 40,500 branded searches, while Tabler Icons had 27,100. Phosphor Icons made up 2.3% of all icon library searches we track, and Tabler Icons accounted for 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Phosphor Icons vs Tabler Icons: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/phosphor-icons-vs-tabler-icons This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/phosphor-icons-vs-tabler-icons. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.