--- title: "Place Exchange vs StackAdapt: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Place Exchange or StackAdapt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital out of home platforms 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/place-exchange-vs-stackadapt" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Place Exchange vs StackAdapt: Which is searched more? Is Place Exchange or StackAdapt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital out of home platforms 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**: Place Exchange and StackAdapt - **Competitive set**: Digital out of home platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Place Exchange Share of Search**: 0.79% - **StackAdapt Share of Search**: 24.6% ## Is Place Exchange or StackAdapt more popular in search? - In September 2026, StackAdapt had more branded searches than Place Exchange among digital out of home platforms worldwide. StackAdapt had about 22,400 branded searches, while Place Exchange had 720. StackAdapt made up 24.6% of all digital out of home platform searches we track, and Place Exchange accounted for 0.79%. - StackAdapt was ahead of Place Exchange in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Place Exchange’s share of searches among digital out of home platforms worldwide moved from 0.94% to 0.79%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 720. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, StackAdapt’s share of searches among digital out of home platforms worldwide moved from 21% to 24.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 22.4K. ## Top digital out of home platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, StackAdapt was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Place Exchange did not appear in any of the 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Vistar Media | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | AdQuick | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | StackAdapt | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Blindspot | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | The Trade Desk | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Broadsign | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Adomni | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Clear Channel Outdoor | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Hivestack | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Place Exchange | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about digital out of home platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which digital out of home platform should I use?": 1. Blindspot, 2. AdQuick, 3. Vistar Media - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best digital out of home platforms?": 1. Vistar Media, 2. AdQuick, 3. Adomni, 4. Broadsign, 5. StackAdapt, 6. The Trade Desk, 7. Blindspot - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best digital out of home platform for a media buying team?": 1. Vistar Media, 2. AdQuick, 3. StackAdapt, 4. Adomni - Searched Google, AI Overview "digital out of home platforms": 1. Vistar Media, 2. The Trade Desk, 3. StackAdapt, 4. Broadsign, 5. Clear Channel Outdoor Not named in any answer: Hivestack and Place Exchange. 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 digital out of home platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, StackAdapt gained share of searches among digital out of home platforms worldwide, from 22% to 24.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Place Exchange worldwide fell 28% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 720 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Place Exchange estimated searches | Place Exchange Share of Search | Place Exchange rank | StackAdapt estimated searches | StackAdapt Share of Search | StackAdapt rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 0.94% | 9 | 22.4K | 21% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 1.8% | 7 | 18.4K | 20.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 1.4% | 9 | 15K | 20.5% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1K | 0.97% | 9 | 22.5K | 21.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.96% | 9 | 18.4K | 17.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1K | 0.84% | 9 | 22.5K | 18.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 880 | 0.94% | 9 | 22.5K | 24.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 880 | 0.95% | 9 | 22.6K | 24.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 720 | 0.78% | 9 | 22.4K | 24.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 720 | 0.9% | 9 | 18.3K | 22.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 720 | 0.71% | 9 | 22.4K | 22% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 720 | 0.79% | 9 | 22.4K | 24.6% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Place Exchange’s and StackAdapt’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. - **Place Exchange**: Measured on the search term “place exchange”. - **StackAdapt**: Measured on the search terms “stackadapt” and “stackadapt dsp”, summed into one figure. - [Place Exchange profile](/demand/global-en/brands/place-exchange) - [StackAdapt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stackadapt) - [All digital out of home platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/digital-out-of-home-platforms): 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 Place Exchange or StackAdapt more popular in search? In September 2026, StackAdapt had more branded searches than Place Exchange among digital out of home platforms worldwide. StackAdapt had about 22,400 branded searches, while Place Exchange had 720. StackAdapt made up 24.6% of all digital out of home platform searches we track, and Place Exchange accounted for 0.79%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Place Exchange vs StackAdapt: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/place-exchange-vs-stackadapt This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/place-exchange-vs-stackadapt. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.