--- title: "Respondent vs User Interviews: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Respondent or User Interviews more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Panel research 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/respondent-vs-user-interviews" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Respondent vs User Interviews: Which is searched more? Is Respondent or User Interviews more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Panel research 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**: Respondent and User Interviews - **Competitive set**: Panel research platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Respondent Share of Search**: 28.3% - **User Interviews Share of Search**: 23.1% ## Is Respondent or User Interviews more popular in search? - In September 2026, Respondent had more branded searches than User Interviews among panel research platforms worldwide. Respondent had about 203,000 branded searches, while User Interviews had 165,000. Respondent made up 28.3% of all panel research platform searches we track, and User Interviews accounted for 23.1%. - Respondent was ahead of User Interviews in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Respondent’s share of searches among panel research platforms worldwide moved from 19.7% to 28.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 168K to 203K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, User Interviews’ share of searches among panel research platforms worldwide moved from 8.7% to 23.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 165K. ## Top panel research platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, User Interviews appeared in all five answers. Respondent was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. User Interviews was listed before Respondent in three out of five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Prolific | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | User Interviews | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Qualtrics | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Respondent | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | CloudResearch | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Amazon Mechanical Turk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | UserTesting | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about panel research platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which panel research platform should I use?": 1. Prolific, 2. CloudResearch, 3. Respondent, 4. User Interviews - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best panel research platforms?": 1. Prolific, 2. Respondent, 3. User Interviews, 4. Qualtrics - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best panel research platform for a research team?": 1. User Interviews, 2. Qualtrics, 3. Prolific, 4. Respondent - Searched Google, AI Overview "panel research platforms": 1. Qualtrics, 2. User Interviews, 3. CloudResearch - Searched Google, AI Overview "research participant platform": 1. Prolific, 2. User Interviews, 3. Respondent, 4. CloudResearch Not named in any answer: Amazon Mechanical Turk and UserTesting. 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 panel research platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Respondent gained share of searches among panel research platforms worldwide, from 26.6% to 28.3%. - In September 2026, User Interviews gained share of searches among panel research platforms worldwide, from 21.5% to 23.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Respondent estimated searches | Respondent Share of Search | Respondent rank | User Interviews estimated searches | User Interviews Share of Search | User Interviews rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 168K | 19.7% | 3 | 74K | 8.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 137K | 17.9% | 3 | 90.5K | 11.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 137K | 20.9% | 3 | 74K | 11.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 203K | 26.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 11.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 138K | 19.3% | 3 | 74K | 10.4% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 168K | 18.9% | 3 | 110K | 12.4% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 166K | 18.6% | 3 | 135K | 15.1% | 4 | | May 2026 | 166K | 21.2% | 2 | 135K | 17.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 166K | 23.7% | 2 | 135K | 19.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 166K | 26.7% | 2 | 110K | 17.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 167K | 26.6% | 2 | 135K | 21.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 203K | 28.3% | 2 | 165K | 23.1% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Respondent’s and User Interviews’ 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. - **Respondent**: Measured on the search terms “respondent” and “respondent research”, summed into one figure. - **User Interviews**: Measured on the search term “user interviews”. - [Respondent profile](/demand/global-en/brands/respondent) - [User Interviews profile](/demand/global-en/brands/user-interviews) - [All panel research platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/panel-research-platforms): 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 Respondent or User Interviews more popular in search? In September 2026, Respondent had more branded searches than User Interviews among panel research platforms worldwide. Respondent had about 203,000 branded searches, while User Interviews had 165,000. Respondent made up 28.3% of all panel research platform searches we track, and User Interviews accounted for 23.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Respondent vs User Interviews: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/respondent-vs-user-interviews This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/respondent-vs-user-interviews. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.