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title: "Pika vs Synthesia: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pika or Synthesia? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI video generators 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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# Pika vs Synthesia: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Pika or Synthesia? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI video generators 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**: Pika and Synthesia
- **Competitive set**: AI video generators
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pika Share of Search**: 9%
- **Synthesia Share of Search**: 9.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Pika or Synthesia?

- In August 2026, Pika and Synthesia were level on Share of Search among AI video generators worldwide, with an estimated 246K versus 258K branded searches, at 9% and 9.4% estimated Share of Search.
- Synthesia was ahead of Pika in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pika’s estimated Share of Search among AI video generators worldwide moved from 3.1% to 9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Synthesia’s estimated Share of Search among AI video generators worldwide moved from 19.2% to 9.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 567K to 258K.

## How did search popularity change for AI video generators worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Synthesia lost estimated Share of Search among AI video generators worldwide, from 10.6% to 9.4%.
- In August 2026, Pika lost estimated Share of Search among AI video generators worldwide, from 9.6% to 9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Pika estimated searches | Pika Share of Search | Pika rank | Synthesia estimated searches | Synthesia Share of Search | Synthesia rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 3.1% | 4 | 567K | 19.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 3% | 5 | 496K | 16.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 4.5% | 5 | 475K | 15.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 4.7% | 5 | 468K | 13.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 4.1% | 5 | 378K | 11.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 7.6% | 5 | 378K | 9.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 5% | 5 | 377K | 9.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 4.6% | 5 | 314K | 8.8% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 201K | 6.8% | 4 | 355K | 12% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 9.6% | 4 | 333K | 10.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 9% | 4 | 258K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pika’s and Synthesia’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.

- **Pika**: Measured on the search term “pika ai”.
- **Synthesia**: Measured on the search terms “synthesia”, “synthesia ai video” and “synthesia ai video generator”, summed into one figure.

- [Pika profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pika)
- [Synthesia profile](/demand/global-en/brands/synthesia)
- [All AI video generators worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-video-generators): 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, Pika or Synthesia?

In August 2026, Pika and Synthesia were level on Share of Search among AI video generators worldwide, with an estimated 246K versus 258K branded searches, at 9% and 9.4% estimated Share of Search.

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