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

Which is more popular in search, vLex or Westlaw? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Legal research 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**: vLex and Westlaw
- **Competitive set**: Legal research platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **vLex Share of Search**: 7.2%
- **Westlaw Share of Search**: 35.9%

## Which is more popular in search, vLex or Westlaw?

- In August 2026, Westlaw had more branded searches than vLex among legal research platforms worldwide. Westlaw was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to vLex’s 40.5K, and held a 35.9% Share of Search versus vLex’s 7.2%.
- Westlaw was ahead of vLex in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, vLex’s estimated Share of Search among legal research platforms worldwide moved from 7.4% to 7.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Westlaw’s estimated Share of Search among legal research platforms worldwide moved from 44.8% to 35.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 201K.

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

- In August 2026, Westlaw gained estimated Share of Search among legal research platforms worldwide, from 29.7% to 35.9%.
- In August 2026, vLex lost estimated Share of Search among legal research platforms worldwide, from 13.3% to 7.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | vLex estimated searches | vLex Share of Search | vLex rank | Westlaw estimated searches | Westlaw Share of Search | Westlaw rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 7.4% | 3 | 368K | 44.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 9.6% | 3 | 246K | 39.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 8% | 3 | 201K | 39.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 8% | 3 | 246K | 39.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 7.2% | 3 | 246K | 35.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 8.6% | 3 | 246K | 35.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 10.5% | 3 | 201K | 34.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 10.5% | 3 | 201K | 34.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 12.5% | 3 | 201K | 34% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 13.3% | 3 | 165K | 29.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 7.2% | 3 | 201K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using vLex’s and Westlaw’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.

- **vLex**: Measured on the search term “vlex”.
- **Westlaw**: Measured on the search term “westlaw”.

- [vLex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vlex)
- [Westlaw profile](/demand/global-en/brands/westlaw)
- [All legal research platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/legal-research-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, vLex or Westlaw?

In August 2026, Westlaw had more branded searches than vLex among legal research platforms worldwide. Westlaw was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to vLex’s 40.5K, and held a 35.9% Share of Search versus vLex’s 7.2%.

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