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title: "SEO Brand vs SmartSites: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is SEO Brand or SmartSites more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO agencies 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# SEO Brand vs SmartSites: Which is searched more?

Is SEO Brand or SmartSites more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO agencies 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**: SEO Brand and SmartSites
- **Competitive set**: SEO agencies
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **SEO Brand Share of Search**: 2.8%
- **SmartSites Share of Search**: 11.6%

## Is SEO Brand or SmartSites more popular in search?

- In September 2026, SmartSites had more branded searches than SEO Brand among SEO agencies worldwide. SmartSites had about 5,400 branded searches, while SEO Brand had 1,300. SmartSites made up 11.6% of all SEO agency searches we track, and SEO Brand accounted for 2.8%.
- SmartSites was ahead of SEO Brand in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SEO Brand’s share of searches among SEO agencies worldwide moved from 2% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SmartSites’ share of searches among SEO agencies worldwide moved from 10.7% to 11.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K.

## How did search popularity change for SEO agencies worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, SEO Brand overtook Victorious to rank 7th among SEO agencies worldwide, with 2.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, SmartSites gained share of searches among SEO agencies worldwide, from 6.7% to 11.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | SEO Brand estimated searches | SEO Brand Share of Search | SEO Brand rank | SmartSites estimated searches | SmartSites Share of Search | SmartSites rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 2% | 6 | 5.4K | 10.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 590 | 1.1% | 8 | 5.4K | 9.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 880 | 2% | 6 | 4.4K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 1.8% | 7 | 5.4K | 9.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 2.1% | 7 | 5.4K | 11.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 2.3% | 6 | 5.4K | 9.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 1.8% | 6 | 5.4K | 9.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 2% | 7 | 4.4K | 8.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 880 | 2% | 6 | 4.4K | 10% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 720 | 1.7% | 7 | 4.4K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 720 | 1.3% | 8 | 3.6K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 2.8% | 7 | 5.4K | 11.6% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SEO Brand’s and SmartSites’ 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.

- **SEO Brand**: Measured on the search terms “seo brand” and “seobrand”, summed into one figure.
- **SmartSites**: Measured on the search term “smartsites”.

- [SEO Brand profile](/demand/global-en/brands/seo-brand)
- [SmartSites profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartsites)
- [All SEO agencies worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/seo-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 SEO Brand or SmartSites more popular in search?

In September 2026, SmartSites had more branded searches than SEO Brand among SEO agencies worldwide. SmartSites had about 5,400 branded searches, while SEO Brand had 1,300. SmartSites made up 11.6% of all SEO agency searches we track, and SEO Brand accounted for 2.8%.

## Cite this page

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