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title: "Shortwave vs Superhuman: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Shortwave or Superhuman? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI email assistants 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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# Shortwave vs Superhuman: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Shortwave or Superhuman? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI email assistants 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**: Shortwave and Superhuman
- **Competitive set**: AI email assistants
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Shortwave Share of Search**: 10.6%
- **Superhuman Share of Search**: 78.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Shortwave or Superhuman?

- In August 2026, Superhuman had more branded searches than Shortwave among AI email assistants worldwide. Superhuman was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Shortwave’s 14.8K, and held a 78.9% Share of Search versus Shortwave’s 10.6%.
- Superhuman was ahead of Shortwave in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shortwave’s estimated Share of Search among AI email assistants worldwide held steady at 10.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Superhuman’s estimated Share of Search among AI email assistants worldwide moved from 79.2% to 78.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 110K.

## How did search popularity change for AI email assistants worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Shortwave lost estimated Share of Search among AI email assistants worldwide, from 13.1% to 10.6%.
- In August 2026, Superhuman lost estimated Share of Search among AI email assistants worldwide, from 80.1% to 78.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Shortwave estimated searches | Shortwave Share of Search | Shortwave rank | Superhuman estimated searches | Superhuman Share of Search | Superhuman rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 10.6% | 2 | 90.5K | 79.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 9% | 2 | 110K | 82.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 10.7% | 2 | 90.5K | 79.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 10.8% | 2 | 110K | 80.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 10.8% | 2 | 90.5K | 80.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 11% | 2 | 110K | 81.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 12.9% | 2 | 90.5K | 78.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 12.1K | 13% | 2 | 74K | 79.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 10.3% | 2 | 90.5K | 77.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 13.1% | 2 | 74K | 80.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 10.6% | 2 | 110K | 78.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shortwave’s and Superhuman’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.

- **Shortwave**: Measured on the search term “shortwave”.
- **Superhuman**: Measured on the search term “superhuman”.

- [Shortwave profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shortwave)
- [Superhuman profile](/demand/global-en/brands/superhuman)
- [All AI email assistants worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-email-assistants): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Shortwave or Superhuman?

In August 2026, Superhuman had more branded searches than Shortwave among AI email assistants worldwide. Superhuman was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Shortwave’s 14.8K, and held a 78.9% Share of Search versus Shortwave’s 10.6%.

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