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title: "Seeking Alpha vs Zacks: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Seeking Alpha or Zacks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stock 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."
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# Seeking Alpha vs Zacks: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Seeking Alpha or Zacks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stock 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**: Seeking Alpha and Zacks
- **Competitive set**: Stock research platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Seeking Alpha Share of Search**: 29.5%
- **Zacks Share of Search**: 13.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Seeking Alpha or Zacks?

- In August 2026, Seeking Alpha had more branded searches than Zacks among stock research platforms worldwide. Seeking Alpha was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Zacks’ 110K, and held a 29.5% Share of Search versus Zacks’ 13.2%.
- Seeking Alpha was ahead of Zacks in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Seeking Alpha’s estimated Share of Search among stock research platforms worldwide moved from 28.7% to 29.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zacks’ estimated Share of Search among stock research platforms worldwide moved from 15.7% to 13.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 110K.

## How did search popularity change for stock research platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Seeking Alpha gained estimated Share of Search among stock research platforms worldwide, from 28.6% to 29.5%.
- In August 2026, Zacks lost estimated Share of Search among stock research platforms worldwide, from 15.7% to 13.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Seeking Alpha estimated searches | Seeking Alpha Share of Search | Seeking Alpha rank | Zacks estimated searches | Zacks Share of Search | Zacks rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 301K | 28.7% | 2 | 165K | 15.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 301K | 29.9% | 2 | 135K | 13.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 26.5% | 2 | 135K | 14.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 29.1% | 2 | 135K | 13.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 301K | 30.7% | 2 | 110K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 35.1% | 2 | 110K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 301K | 33.4% | 2 | 110K | 12.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 301K | 33% | 2 | 110K | 12% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 29.5% | 2 | 110K | 13.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 201K | 28.6% | 2 | 110K | 15.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 29.5% | 2 | 110K | 13.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Seeking Alpha’s and Zacks’ 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.

- **Seeking Alpha**: Measured on the search term “seeking alpha”.
- **Zacks**: Measured on the search term “zacks”.

- [Seeking Alpha profile](/demand/global-en/brands/seeking-alpha)
- [Zacks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zacks)
- [All stock research platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/stock-research-platforms): 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, Seeking Alpha or Zacks?

In August 2026, Seeking Alpha had more branded searches than Zacks among stock research platforms worldwide. Seeking Alpha was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Zacks’ 110K, and held a 29.5% Share of Search versus Zacks’ 13.2%.

## Cite this page

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