--- title: "Weather Underground vs WeatherBug: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Weather Underground or WeatherBug more popular in search? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/weather-underground-vs-weatherbug" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Weather Underground vs WeatherBug: Which is searched more? Is Weather Underground or WeatherBug more popular in search? 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 Underground and WeatherBug - **Competitive set**: Weather apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Weather Underground Share of Search**: 19.8% - **WeatherBug Share of Search**: 4.1% ## Is Weather Underground or WeatherBug more popular in search? - In September 2026, Weather Underground had more branded searches than WeatherBug among weather apps worldwide. Weather Underground had about 1.8 million branded searches, while WeatherBug had 368,000. Weather Underground made up 19.8% of all weather app searches we track, and WeatherBug accounted for 4.1%. - Weather Underground was ahead of WeatherBug in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Weather Underground’s share of searches among weather apps worldwide moved from 20.2% to 19.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.8M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WeatherBug’s share of searches among weather apps worldwide moved from 2.8% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 368K. ## Top weather apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Weather Underground was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. WeatherBug did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AccuWeather | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Weather.com | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | MyRadar | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Weather Underground | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Windy | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Carrot Weather | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | WeatherBug | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about weather apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which weather app should I use?": 1. Weather.com, 2. AccuWeather, 3. Windy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best weather apps?": 1. AccuWeather, 2. MyRadar, 3. Weather Underground, 4. Weather.com, 5. Windy - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best weather app for daily forecasts?": 1. Weather.com, 2. AccuWeather, 3. Weather Underground, 4. MyRadar - Searched Google, AI Overview "weather apps": 1. AccuWeather, 2. Weather.com, 3. MyRadar, 4. Weather Underground, 5. Carrot Weather - Searched Google, AI Overview "weather app android": 1. AccuWeather, 2. Weather.com, 3. MyRadar, 4. Windy Not named in any answer: WeatherBug. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for weather apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Weather Underground overtook Weather.com to rank 2nd among weather apps worldwide, with 19.8% of the searches. - In September 2026, WeatherBug gained share of searches among weather apps worldwide, from 0.58% to 4.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Weather Underground estimated searches | Weather Underground Share of Search | Weather Underground rank | WeatherBug estimated searches | WeatherBug Share of Search | WeatherBug rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.8M | 20.2% | 2 | 246K | 2.8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 1.4M | 19.4% | 2 | 246K | 3.3% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2M | 22.4% | 2 | 301K | 3.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 2.7M | 20.3% | 2 | 450K | 3.4% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 23.4% | 2 | 246K | 3.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 19.9% | 2 | 368K | 4.1% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 2M | 21.2% | 2 | 368K | 3.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 3.3M | 10.4% | 3 | 368K | 1.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 2M | 5.9% | 3 | 450K | 1.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 2M | 4.3% | 3 | 450K | 0.95% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 2.3% | 3 | 450K | 0.58% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1.8M | 19.8% | 2 | 368K | 4.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Weather Underground’s and WeatherBug’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 Underground**: Measured on the search terms “weather underground” and “wunderground”, summed into one figure. - **WeatherBug**: Measured on the search term “weatherbug”. - [Weather Underground profile](/demand/global-en/brands/weather-underground) - [WeatherBug profile](/demand/global-en/brands/weatherbug) - [All weather apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/weather-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Weather Underground or WeatherBug more popular in search? In September 2026, Weather Underground had more branded searches than WeatherBug among weather apps worldwide. Weather Underground had about 1.8 million branded searches, while WeatherBug had 368,000. Weather Underground made up 19.8% of all weather app searches we track, and WeatherBug accounted for 4.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Weather Underground vs WeatherBug: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/weather-underground-vs-weatherbug This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/weather-underground-vs-weatherbug. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.