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title: "Kumon: search popularity in the United Kingdom"
description: "Kumon provides tutoring. 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/uk/brands/kumon"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Kumon: search popularity in the United Kingdom

Kumon provides tutoring. 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

- **Brand**: Kumon
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among tutoring platforms**: 14%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tutoring platforms | 3 | 14% | 22.2K |

- [Tutoring platforms in the UK](/demand/uk/categories/uk-tutoring-platforms)

## Top tutoring platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Kumon 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tutorful | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| MyTutor | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Explore Learning | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Superprof | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Kumon | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Third Space Learning | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about tutoring platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which tutoring service should I use for my child in the UK?": 1. Explore Learning, 2. Tutorful, 3. MyTutor
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best tutoring platforms in the UK?": 1. Tutorful, 2. MyTutor, 3. Superprof
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best online tutoring for GCSE maths in the UK?": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "tutors near me": 1. Tutorful, 2. MyTutor
- Searched Google, AI Overview "online tutor": 1. MyTutor, 2. Tutorful

Not named in any answer: Kumon and Third Space Learning.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 22, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for Kumon changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Kumon in the United Kingdom held steady at 22.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kumon’s share of searches among tutoring platforms in the United Kingdom increased from 11.2% to 14%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kumon’s share of searches among tutoring platforms in the United Kingdom peaked at 17.7% in July 2026 and was lowest at 8.4% in March 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom tutoring platforms in September 2026?

- In September 2026, MyTutor overtook Explore Learning to become the leader among tutoring platforms in the United Kingdom, with 31.1% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Third Space Learning gained share of searches among tutoring platforms in the United Kingdom, from 0.96% to 6.2%.
- In September 2026, Explore Learning lost share of searches among tutoring platforms in the United Kingdom, from 31.8% to 25.5%.
- In September 2026, Superprof lost share of searches among tutoring platforms in the United Kingdom, from 17.4% to 14%.
- Tutorful’s share of searches among tutoring platforms in the United Kingdom has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 10% to 9.3% in September 2026.
- In September 2026, Kumon rose from 4th to 3rd among tutoring platforms in the United Kingdom.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Tutoring platforms | 22.2K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Tutoring platforms | 22.2K | 11.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Tutoring platforms | 18.1K | 12% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 22.2K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 18.1K | 9.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 18.1K | 8.4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 18.1K | 9.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 18.1K | 10.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 22.2K | 15% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 18.1K | 17.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 14.8K | 14.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Tutoring platforms | 22.2K | 14% | 3 |

## How are Kumon’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kumon’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “kumon”

## Which tutoring platforms compete with Kumon?

- [MyTutor](/demand/uk/brands/mytutor): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/kumon-vs-mytutor
- [Explore Learning](/demand/uk/brands/explore-learning): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/explore-learning-vs-kumon
- [Superprof](/demand/uk/brands/superprof): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/kumon-vs-superprof
- [Tutorful](/demand/uk/brands/tutorful): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/kumon-vs-tutorful
- [Third Space Learning](/demand/uk/brands/third-space-learning): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/kumon-vs-third-space-learning

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Kumon: search popularity in the United Kingdom". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/kumon

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