--- title: "Showit vs WordPress: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Showit or WordPress? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Visual website building 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/showit-vs-wordpress" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Showit vs WordPress: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Showit or WordPress? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Visual website building 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**: Showit and WordPress - **Competitive set**: Visual website building platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Showit Share of Search**: 0.73% - **WordPress Share of Search**: 20.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Showit or WordPress? - In August 2026, WordPress had more branded searches than Showit among visual website building platforms worldwide. WordPress was estimated to have 1.4M branded searches compared to Showit’s 49.8K, and held a 20.3% Share of Search versus Showit’s 0.73%. - WordPress was ahead of Showit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Showit’s estimated Share of Search among visual website building platforms worldwide moved from 0.38% to 0.73%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.4K to 49.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WordPress’ estimated Share of Search among visual website building platforms worldwide moved from 26.8% to 20.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4M to 1.4M. ## How did search popularity change for visual website building platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, WordPress overtook Squarespace to rank 2nd among visual website building platforms worldwide, at 20.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Showit worldwide rose 49.2% over 11 measured months, from 33.4K to 49.8K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Showit estimated searches | Showit Share of Search | Showit rank | WordPress estimated searches | WordPress Share of Search | WordPress rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 33.4K | 0.38% | 7 | 2.4M | 26.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 33.5K | 0.41% | 7 | 2M | 24.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 33.4K | 0.45% | 7 | 2M | 26.5% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 41K | 0.47% | 7 | 2M | 23.1% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 41K | 0.47% | 7 | 2M | 23% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 41K | 0.44% | 7 | 2M | 21.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 33.4K | 0.38% | 7 | 2M | 23% | 2 | | May 2026 | 41K | 0.49% | 7 | 1.6M | 19.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 40.9K | 0.53% | 7 | 1.6M | 21.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 40.9K | 0.56% | 7 | 1.4M | 18.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 49.8K | 0.73% | 7 | 1.4M | 20.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Showit’s and WordPress’ 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. - **Showit**: Measured on the search terms “showit” and “showit website builder”, summed into one figure. - **WordPress**: Measured on the search terms “wordpress”, “wordpress cms”, “wordpress org”, “wordpress website builder” and “wordpress.com”, summed into one figure. - [Showit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/showit) - [WordPress profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wordpress) - [All visual website building platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/visual-website-building-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Showit or WordPress? In August 2026, WordPress had more branded searches than Showit among visual website building platforms worldwide. WordPress was estimated to have 1.4M branded searches compared to Showit’s 49.8K, and held a 20.3% Share of Search versus Showit’s 0.73%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Showit vs WordPress: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/showit-vs-wordpress This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/showit-vs-wordpress. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.