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

Which is more popular in search, Weather.com or Windy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Weather 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**: Weather.com and Windy
- **Competitive set**: Weather apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Weather.com Share of Search**: 89.4%
- **Windy Share of Search**: 0.22%

## Which is more popular in search, Weather.com or Windy?

- In August 2026, Weather.com had more branded searches than Windy among weather apps worldwide. Weather.com was estimated to have 68M branded searches compared to Windy’s 165K, and held an 89.4% Share of Search versus Windy’s 0.22%.
- Weather.com was ahead of Windy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Weather.com’s estimated Share of Search among weather apps worldwide moved from 6.5% to 89.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 68M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windy’s estimated Share of Search among weather apps worldwide moved from 1.9% to 0.22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 165K.

## How did search popularity change for weather apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Weather.com gained estimated Share of Search among weather apps worldwide, from 82.1% to 89.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Windy worldwide rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 135K to 165K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Weather.com estimated searches | Weather.com Share of Search | Weather.com rank | Windy estimated searches | Windy Share of Search | Windy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 450K | 6.5% | 2 | 135K | 1.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 7.5% | 2 | 301K | 5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 7.8% | 2 | 110K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 6.5% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.87% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 7.8% | 2 | 74K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 7.7% | 2 | 74K | 1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1M | 13.2% | 2 | 90.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 20.4M | 72% | 1 | 90.5K | 0.32% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 24.9M | 75.6% | 1 | 90.5K | 0.27% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 37.2M | 82.1% | 1 | 165K | 0.36% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 68M | 89.4% | 1 | 165K | 0.22% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Weather.com’s and Windy’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.

- **Weather.com**: Measured on the search term “weather com”.
- **Windy**: Measured on the search term “windy app”.

- [Weather.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/weather-com)
- [Windy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/windy)
- [All weather apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/weather-apps): 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, Weather.com or Windy?

In August 2026, Weather.com had more branded searches than Windy among weather apps worldwide. Weather.com was estimated to have 68M branded searches compared to Windy’s 165K, and held an 89.4% Share of Search versus Windy’s 0.22%.

## Cite this page

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