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title: "Lightshot vs ShareX: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Lightshot or ShareX? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screenshot tools set in New Zealand. 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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# Lightshot vs ShareX: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Lightshot or ShareX? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screenshot tools set in New Zealand. 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**: Lightshot and ShareX
- **Competitive set**: Screenshot tools
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Lightshot Share of Search**: 22.5%
- **ShareX Share of Search**: 32.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Lightshot or ShareX?

- In August 2026, ShareX had more branded searches than Lightshot among screenshot tools in New Zealand. ShareX was estimated to have 870 branded searches compared to Lightshot’s 610, and held a 32.1% Share of Search versus Lightshot’s 22.5%.
- The lead changed hands 4 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Lightshot took it in January 2026, ShareX took it in February 2026, Lightshot took it in May 2026, ShareX took it in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightshot’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand moved from 14.8% to 22.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 350 to 610.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ShareX’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand moved from 23.2% to 32.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550 to 870.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand screenshot tools in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Lightshot lost estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand, from 28.4% to 22.5%.
- In August 2026, ShareX lost estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand, from 34.4% to 32.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Lightshot estimated searches | Lightshot Share of Search | Lightshot rank | ShareX estimated searches | ShareX Share of Search | ShareX rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 350 | 14.8% | 4 | 550 | 23.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 340 | 14.9% | 4 | 470 | 20.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 280 | 16.2% | 4 | 370 | 21.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 570 | 23.4% | 3 | 470 | 19.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 410 | 16.1% | 4 | 770 | 30.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 470 | 17.7% | 4 | 570 | 21.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 570 | 22.6% | 3 | 570 | 22.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 980 | 31% | 1 | 630 | 19.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 620 | 20.9% | 3 | 640 | 21.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 950 | 28.4% | 2 | 1.1K | 34.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 610 | 22.5% | 2 | 870 | 32.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lightshot’s and ShareX’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.

- **Lightshot**: Measured on the search terms “lightshot”, “lightshot download”, “lightshot screenshot”, “lightshot screenshot app”, “lightshot screenshot tool”, “lightshot snipping tool” and “prntscr”, summed into one figure.
- **ShareX**: Measured on the search terms “getsharex com”, “sharex”, “sharex download”, “sharex screenshot”, “sharex scrolling screenshot” and “sharex snipping tool”, summed into one figure.

- [Lightshot profile](/demand/nz/brands/lightshot)
- [ShareX profile](/demand/nz/brands/sharex)
- [All screenshot tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-screenshot-tools): 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, Lightshot or ShareX?

In August 2026, ShareX had more branded searches than Lightshot among screenshot tools in New Zealand. ShareX was estimated to have 870 branded searches compared to Lightshot’s 610, and held a 32.1% Share of Search versus Lightshot’s 22.5%.

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