--- title: "Popl vs Wave Connect: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Popl or Wave Connect more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital business card 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/popl-vs-wave-connect" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Popl vs Wave Connect: Which is searched more? Is Popl or Wave Connect more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital business card 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**: Popl and Wave Connect - **Competitive set**: Digital business card platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Popl Share of Search**: 18.5% - **Wave Connect Share of Search**: 3.4% ## Is Popl or Wave Connect more popular in search? - In September 2026, Popl had more branded searches than Wave Connect among digital business card platforms worldwide. Popl had about 24,200 branded searches, while Wave Connect had 4,400. Popl made up 18.5% of all digital business card platform searches we track, and Wave Connect accounted for 3.4%. - Popl was ahead of Wave Connect in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Popl’s share of searches among digital business card platforms worldwide moved from 24.3% to 18.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 29.5K to 24.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wave Connect’s share of searches among digital business card platforms worldwide moved from 3.6% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K. ## Top digital business card platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Popl was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Wave Connect was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Popl was listed before Wave Connect 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Blinq | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | HiHello | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Popl | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Wave Connect | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Mobilo | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | V1CE | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about digital business card platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which digital business card platform should I use?": 1. HiHello, 2. Blinq, 3. Popl - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best digital business card platforms?": 1. Blinq, 2. HiHello, 3. Popl, 4. Wave Connect, 5. Mobilo - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best digital business card platform for networking contacts?": 1. Blinq - Searched Google, AI Overview "digital business card platform": 1. Blinq, 2. HiHello, 3. Popl, 4. Wave Connect, 5. Mobilo - Searched Google, AI Overview "best digital business card": 1. Blinq, 2. HiHello, 3. Wave Connect, 4. Popl, 5. Mobilo Not named in any answer: V1CE. 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 business card platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Popl lost share of searches among digital business card platforms worldwide, from 21.5% to 18.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Popl estimated searches | Popl Share of Search | Popl rank | Wave Connect estimated searches | Wave Connect Share of Search | Wave Connect rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 29.5K | 24.3% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 29.1K | 27.5% | 3 | 3.6K | 3.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 24.1K | 24.4% | 3 | 3.6K | 3.6% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 29.5K | 24.4% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 29.5K | 24.7% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 29.8K | 24.4% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.6% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 29.6K | 24.7% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 29.6K | 22.1% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 29.3K | 23.9% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 24.3K | 21.4% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.9% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 24.4K | 21.5% | 3 | 3.6K | 3.2% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 24.2K | 18.5% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.4% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Popl’s and Wave Connect’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. - **Popl**: Measured on the search terms “popl”, “popl app”, “popl business card”, “popl co” and “popl software”, summed into one figure. - **Wave Connect**: Measured on the search term “wave connect”. - [Popl profile](/demand/global-en/brands/popl) - [Wave Connect profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wave-connect) - [All digital business card platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/digital-business-card-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Popl or Wave Connect more popular in search? In September 2026, Popl had more branded searches than Wave Connect among digital business card platforms worldwide. Popl had about 24,200 branded searches, while Wave Connect had 4,400. Popl made up 18.5% of all digital business card platform searches we track, and Wave Connect accounted for 3.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Popl vs Wave Connect: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/popl-vs-wave-connect This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/popl-vs-wave-connect. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.