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title: "Revit vs SketchUp: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Revit or SketchUp? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Architectural design software 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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# Revit vs SketchUp: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Revit or SketchUp? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Architectural design software 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**: Revit and SketchUp
- **Competitive set**: Architectural design software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Revit Share of Search**: 17.8%
- **SketchUp Share of Search**: 72%

## Which is more popular in search, Revit or SketchUp?

- In August 2026, SketchUp had more branded searches than Revit among architectural design software worldwide. SketchUp was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Revit’s 301K, and held a 72% Share of Search versus Revit’s 17.8%.
- SketchUp was ahead of Revit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Revit’s estimated Share of Search among architectural design software worldwide moved from 15.1% to 17.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SketchUp’s estimated Share of Search among architectural design software worldwide moved from 75% to 72%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 1.2M.

## How did search popularity change for architectural design software worldwide in August 2026?

- SketchUp’s estimated Share of Search among architectural design software worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 78.6% to 72% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Revit worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 368K to 301K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Revit estimated searches | Revit Share of Search | Revit rank | SketchUp estimated searches | SketchUp Share of Search | SketchUp rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 368K | 15.1% | 2 | 1.8M | 75% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 368K | 15.3% | 2 | 1.8M | 76% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 12.8% | 2 | 1.5M | 78.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 12.9% | 2 | 1.8M | 78.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 301K | 12.9% | 2 | 1.8M | 78.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 15.1% | 2 | 1.8M | 75% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 301K | 12.9% | 2 | 1.8M | 78.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 301K | 12.9% | 2 | 1.8M | 78.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 301K | 15.3% | 2 | 1.5M | 76% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 17.9% | 2 | 1.2M | 72.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 301K | 17.8% | 2 | 1.2M | 72% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Revit’s and SketchUp’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.

- **Revit**: Measured on the search term “revit”.
- **SketchUp**: Measured on the search term “sketchup”.

- [Revit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/revit)
- [SketchUp profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sketchup)
- [All architectural design software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/architectural-design-software): 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, Revit or SketchUp?

In August 2026, SketchUp had more branded searches than Revit among architectural design software worldwide. SketchUp was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Revit’s 301K, and held a 72% Share of Search versus Revit’s 17.8%.

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