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title: "UpLead vs ZoomInfo: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is UpLead or ZoomInfo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the B2B contact data providers 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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# UpLead vs ZoomInfo: Which is searched more?

Is UpLead or ZoomInfo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the B2B contact data providers 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**: UpLead and ZoomInfo
- **Competitive set**: B2B contact data providers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **UpLead Share of Search**: 0.72%
- **ZoomInfo Share of Search**: 26.8%

## Is UpLead or ZoomInfo more popular in search?

- In September 2026, ZoomInfo had more branded searches than UpLead among B2B contact data providers worldwide. ZoomInfo had about 201,000 branded searches, while UpLead had 5,400. ZoomInfo made up 26.8% of all B2B contact data provider searches we track, and UpLead accounted for 0.72%.
- ZoomInfo was ahead of UpLead in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, UpLead’s share of searches among B2B contact data providers worldwide moved from 2.2% to 0.72%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 5.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ZoomInfo’s share of searches among B2B contact data providers worldwide moved from 36.1% to 26.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K.

## Top B2B contact data providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, ZoomInfo appeared in all five answers. UpLead was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. ZoomInfo was listed before UpLead in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apollo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| ZoomInfo | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Cognism | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Lusha | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| UpLead | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Clay | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about B2B contact data providers

- Asked ChatGPT "Which B2B contact data provider should I use?": 1. Apollo, 2. ZoomInfo, 3. Cognism, 4. Lusha, 5. UpLead, 6. Clay
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best B2B contact data providers?": 1. ZoomInfo, 2. Apollo, 3. Cognism, 4. UpLead, 5. Lusha, 6. Clay
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best B2B contact data provider for a sales team?": 1. Apollo, 2. ZoomInfo, 3. Cognism, 4. UpLead
- Searched Google, AI Overview "b2b contact data": 1. Apollo, 2. ZoomInfo, 3. Cognism, 4. Lusha
- Searched Google, AI Overview "contact data providers": 1. Apollo, 2. ZoomInfo, 3. Cognism, 4. Clay

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for B2B contact data providers worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, ZoomInfo lost share of searches among B2B contact data providers worldwide, from 30.7% to 26.8%.
- UpLead’s share of searches among B2B contact data providers worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.6% to 0.72% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | UpLead estimated searches | UpLead Share of Search | UpLead rank | ZoomInfo estimated searches | ZoomInfo Share of Search | ZoomInfo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 2.2% | 5 | 246K | 36.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 201K | 30.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 1.7% | 5 | 201K | 35.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 1.7% | 5 | 246K | 34.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 5 | 246K | 34.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 1.1% | 5 | 301K | 35% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 0.87% | 5 | 301K | 32.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 1% | 5 | 246K | 30.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 246K | 33% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 0.89% | 5 | 246K | 33.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 0.82% | 5 | 201K | 30.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 0.72% | 5 | 201K | 26.8% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using UpLead’s and ZoomInfo’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.

- **UpLead**: Measured on the search term “uplead”.
- **ZoomInfo**: Measured on the search terms “zoominfo” and “zoominfo sales intelligence”, summed into one figure.

- [UpLead profile](/demand/global-en/brands/uplead)
- [ZoomInfo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zoominfo)
- [All B2B contact data providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/b2b-contact-data-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 UpLead or ZoomInfo more popular in search?

In September 2026, ZoomInfo had more branded searches than UpLead among B2B contact data providers worldwide. ZoomInfo had about 201,000 branded searches, while UpLead had 5,400. ZoomInfo made up 26.8% of all B2B contact data provider searches we track, and UpLead accounted for 0.72%.

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