--- title: "Wellfound vs Working Nomads: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Wellfound or Working Nomads more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Remote job boards 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/wellfound-vs-working-nomads" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Wellfound vs Working Nomads: Which is searched more? Is Wellfound or Working Nomads more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Remote job boards 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**: Wellfound and Working Nomads - **Competitive set**: Remote job boards - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Wellfound Share of Search**: 31% - **Working Nomads Share of Search**: 4.4% ## Is Wellfound or Working Nomads more popular in search? - In September 2026, Wellfound had more branded searches than Working Nomads among remote job boards worldwide. Wellfound had about 429,000 branded searches, while Working Nomads had 60,500. Wellfound made up 31% of all remote job board searches we track, and Working Nomads accounted for 4.4%. - Wellfound was ahead of Working Nomads in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wellfound’s share of searches among remote job boards worldwide moved from 18.1% to 31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 187K to 429K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Working Nomads’ share of searches among remote job boards worldwide moved from 7.2% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K. ## Top remote job boards in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Wellfound appeared in all four answers. Working Nomads did not appear in any of the four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | We Work Remotely | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | FlexJobs | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Wellfound | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Remote.co | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Remote OK | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Himalayas | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Remotive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Working Nomads | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | JustRemote | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about remote job boards - Asked ChatGPT "Which remote job board should I use?": 1. We Work Remotely, 2. FlexJobs, 3. Wellfound, 4. Remote.co - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sites for finding remote jobs?": 1. We Work Remotely, 2. FlexJobs, 3. Remote OK, 4. Remote.co, 5. Wellfound - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best remote job site for tech jobs?": 1. Wellfound, 2. We Work Remotely, 3. Remote OK - Searched Google, AI Overview "best remote job sites": 1. We Work Remotely, 2. FlexJobs, 3. Remote.co, 4. Wellfound Not named in any answer: Himalayas, Remotive, Working Nomads and JustRemote. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for remote job boards worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Himalayas overtook Remotive and Working Nomads to rank 5th among remote job boards worldwide, with 7% of the searches. - In September 2026, Wellfound lost share of searches among remote job boards worldwide, from 34.5% to 31%. - In September 2026, Working Nomads lost share of searches among remote job boards worldwide, from 4.9% to 4.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Wellfound estimated searches | Wellfound Share of Search | Wellfound rank | Working Nomads estimated searches | Working Nomads Share of Search | Working Nomads rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 187K | 18.1% | 3 | 74K | 7.2% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 187K | 19.9% | 3 | 60.5K | 6.4% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 228K | 23.1% | 3 | 49.5K | 5% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 279K | 21% | 3 | 90.5K | 6.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 279K | 25.2% | 1 | 74K | 6.7% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 334K | 28% | 1 | 74K | 6.2% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 342K | 27.5% | 1 | 74K | 6% | 6 | | May 2026 | 342K | 28.4% | 1 | 74K | 6.2% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 418K | 31.6% | 1 | 90.5K | 6.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 511K | 33.4% | 1 | 74K | 4.8% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 524K | 34.5% | 1 | 74K | 4.9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 429K | 31% | 1 | 60.5K | 4.4% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Wellfound’s and Working Nomads’ 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. - **Wellfound**: Measured on the search terms “wellfound” and “wellfound jobs”, summed into one figure. - **Working Nomads**: Measured on the search term “working nomads”. - [Wellfound profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wellfound) - [Working Nomads profile](/demand/global-en/brands/working-nomads) - [All remote job boards worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/remote-job-boards): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Wellfound or Working Nomads more popular in search? In September 2026, Wellfound had more branded searches than Working Nomads among remote job boards worldwide. Wellfound had about 429,000 branded searches, while Working Nomads had 60,500. Wellfound made up 31% of all remote job board searches we track, and Working Nomads accounted for 4.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Wellfound vs Working Nomads: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/wellfound-vs-working-nomads This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/wellfound-vs-working-nomads. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.