--- title: "Smiling Mind vs Waking Up: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Smiling Mind or Waking Up more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation apps 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/smiling-mind-vs-waking-up" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Smiling Mind vs Waking Up: Which is searched more? Is Smiling Mind or Waking Up more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation apps 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**: Smiling Mind and Waking Up - **Competitive set**: Meditation apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Smiling Mind Share of Search**: 3.8% - **Waking Up Share of Search**: 2.5% ## Is Smiling Mind or Waking Up more popular in search? - In September 2026, Smiling Mind had more branded searches than Waking Up among meditation apps worldwide. Smiling Mind had about 9,900 branded searches, while Waking Up had 6,600. Smiling Mind made up 3.8% of all meditation app searches we track, and Waking Up accounted for 2.5%. - Smiling Mind was ahead of Waking Up in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smiling Mind’s share of searches among meditation apps worldwide moved from 6.8% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Waking Up’s share of searches among meditation apps worldwide moved from 3% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K. ## Top meditation apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Waking Up was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Smiling Mind was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Waking Up was listed before Smiling Mind in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Headspace | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Calm | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Insight Timer | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Waking Up | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Healthy Minds Program | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Medito | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Smiling Mind | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Balance | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | BetterSleep | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Happier | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about meditation apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which meditation app should I use?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Medito - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best meditation apps?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Medito, 5. Waking Up, 6. Balance - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best meditation app for daily mindfulness?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Healthy Minds Program - Searched Google, AI Overview "meditation apps": 1. Insight Timer, 2. Calm, 3. Headspace, 4. Waking Up, 5. Smiling Mind, 6. Healthy Minds Program, 7. Medito - Searched Google, AI Overview "mindfulness app": 1. Calm, 2. Headspace, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Healthy Minds Program, 5. Waking Up Not named in any answer: BetterSleep and Happier. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for meditation apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Smiling Mind lost share of searches among meditation apps worldwide, from 9.2% to 3.8%. - In September 2026, Waking Up lost share of searches among meditation apps worldwide, from 3.3% to 2.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Smiling Mind estimated searches | Smiling Mind Share of Search | Smiling Mind rank | Waking Up estimated searches | Waking Up Share of Search | Waking Up rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 6.8% | 5 | 6.6K | 3% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 7.3% | 5 | 6.6K | 3.2% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 5.9% | 6 | 8.1K | 3.9% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 4.7% | 6 | 9.9K | 3.8% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 6.5% | 5 | 6.6K | 2.9% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 9% | 4 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 8% | 5 | 6.6K | 3.5% | 8 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 6.6% | 6 | 6.6K | 3.6% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 7.7% | 5 | 5.4K | 2.8% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 4.8% | 6 | 6.6K | 3.9% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 9.2% | 5 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 3.8% | 5 | 6.6K | 2.5% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Smiling Mind’s and Waking Up’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. - **Smiling Mind**: Measured on the search term “smiling mind”. - **Waking Up**: Measured on the search term “waking up app”. - [Smiling Mind profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smiling-mind) - [Waking Up profile](/demand/global-en/brands/waking-up) - [All meditation apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/meditation-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Smiling Mind or Waking Up more popular in search? In September 2026, Smiling Mind had more branded searches than Waking Up among meditation apps worldwide. Smiling Mind had about 9,900 branded searches, while Waking Up had 6,600. Smiling Mind made up 3.8% of all meditation app searches we track, and Waking Up accounted for 2.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Smiling Mind vs Waking Up: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/smiling-mind-vs-waking-up This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/smiling-mind-vs-waking-up. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.