What this ranking measures
This page ranks extensions purely by search demand: how many people typed a query like "{name} chrome extension" or a close brand variant into Google in a given month, according to DataForSEO's US estimates from 2026-09-26.
Search demand, not installs or quality
A high rank here means a lot of people are searching for that extension's name. It says nothing about how many people install it afterward, how well it works, or how it compares on features or trust. For that, read the individual reviews linked below.
We excluded video-downloader, unblocked-games, quiz-hack, paywall-bypass, and adult-content queries from this ranking, and only included extensions we actually have a review for, so every row links somewhere useful.
The ranking
| Rank | Extension | Top query | Monthly US volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grammarly | grammarly for chrome extension | 22,200 |
| 2 | 1Password | chrome extension for 1password | 14,800 |
| 3 | Dark Reader | dark reader chrome extension | 12,100 |
| 4 | uBlock Origin Lite | chrome extension ublock origin | 9,900 |
| 5 | BlockSite | blocksite chrome extension | 9,900 |
| 6 | Bitwarden | bitwarden chrome extension | 8,100 |
| 7 | ColorZilla | colorzilla color picker chrome extension | 6,600 |
| 8 | OneTab | onetab extension chrome | 5,400 |
| 9 | Momentum | momentum extension for chrome | 4,400 |
| 10 | Todoist | todoist chrome extension | 3,600 |
| 11 | Loom | loom extension for chrome | 2,900 |
| 12 | Speechify | speechify chrome extension | 2,400 |
Grammarly leads the extensions we review by search demand, but the gap between rank 1 and rank 12 is smaller than you might expect: less than a 10x difference, unlike the huge jumps seen in generic or translation-related queries.
How we built this ranking
We started from the extensions listed in our directory, searched the DataForSEO export for each one's name combined with "chrome extension" and close variants, and kept the single highest-volume query per extension as its representative number.
- Pull the full DataForSEO US keyword dataset from 2026-09-26
- Filter out video-downloader, unblocked-games, quiz-hack, paywall, and adult-content terms
- Match remaining queries against extension names we currently review
- Keep the highest-volume matching query per extension as its representative search figure
- Rank extensions by that figure, highest to lowest
Why some extensions aren't listed
Several extensions we review, and several very high-volume brand names in the raw dataset, don't appear above. That's intentional, not an oversight.
- Some extensions we review had no matching query with meaningful, distinct search volume in this dataset
- Some very high-volume brand names in the raw data, like translation tools, aren't extensions we currently review, so we didn't force a link
- Ties and near-ties were resolved by keeping the cleanest, most representative query per extension rather than every close variant
Search demand versus quality
It's worth being direct about what this ranking can't tell you. An extension can rank high here simply because it's well known, has a distinctive name, or gets frequently recommended, none of which is the same as being the best tool for your specific need.
For an actual verdict on any extension, read its full review, which covers permissions, pricing, update history, and a plain best-for and not-for summary using the same methodology applied to every listing on the site.