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title: "Thinkorswim vs TradingView: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Thinkorswim or TradingView? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Trading 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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# Thinkorswim vs TradingView: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Thinkorswim or TradingView? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Trading 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**: Thinkorswim and TradingView
- **Competitive set**: Trading platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Thinkorswim Share of Search**: 0.78%
- **TradingView Share of Search**: 96%

## Which is more popular in search, Thinkorswim or TradingView?

- In August 2026, TradingView had more branded searches than Thinkorswim among trading platforms worldwide. TradingView was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Thinkorswim’s 165K, and held a 96% Share of Search versus Thinkorswim’s 0.78%.
- TradingView was ahead of Thinkorswim in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Thinkorswim’s estimated Share of Search among trading platforms worldwide moved from 0.94% to 0.78%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 165K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TradingView’s estimated Share of Search among trading platforms worldwide moved from 95.1% to 96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.4M.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Thinkorswim worldwide fell 17.9% over 11 measured months, from 201K to 165K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Thinkorswim estimated searches | Thinkorswim Share of Search | Thinkorswim rank | TradingView estimated searches | TradingView Share of Search | TradingView rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 0.94% | 4 | 20.4M | 95.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 0.95% | 4 | 16.6M | 95.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 0.78% | 4 | 16.6M | 95.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 0.77% | 4 | 20.4M | 95.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 0.64% | 4 | 20.4M | 96.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 0.78% | 4 | 20.4M | 95.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 0.95% | 4 | 16.6M | 95.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 0.95% | 4 | 16.6M | 95.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 0.78% | 4 | 20.4M | 96% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 0.64% | 4 | 20.4M | 96.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 165K | 0.78% | 4 | 20.4M | 96% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Thinkorswim’s and TradingView’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.

- **Thinkorswim**: Measured on the search term “thinkorswim”.
- **TradingView**: Measured on the search term “tradingview”.

- [Thinkorswim profile](/demand/global-en/brands/thinkorswim)
- [TradingView profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tradingview)
- [All trading platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/trading-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, Thinkorswim or TradingView?

In August 2026, TradingView had more branded searches than Thinkorswim among trading platforms worldwide. TradingView was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Thinkorswim’s 165K, and held a 96% Share of Search versus Thinkorswim’s 0.78%.

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