--- title: "Acer vs Apple MacBook: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Acer or Apple MacBook more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Laptop brands set in Australia. 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/au/compare/acer-vs-macbook" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Acer vs Apple MacBook: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Acer or Apple MacBook more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Laptop brands set in Australia. 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**: Acer and Apple MacBook - **Competitive set**: Laptop brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Acer Share of Search**: 3.2% - **Apple MacBook Share of Search**: 53.4% ## Is Acer or Apple MacBook more popular in search? - In September 2026, Apple MacBook had more branded searches than Acer among laptop brands in Australia. Apple MacBook had about 90,500 branded searches, while Acer had 5,400. Apple MacBook made up 53.4% of all laptop brand searches we track, and Acer accounted for 3.2%. - Apple MacBook was ahead of Acer in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Acer’s share of searches among laptop brands in Australia moved from 3.1% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple MacBook’s share of searches among laptop brands in Australia moved from 51.2% to 53.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K. ## Top laptop brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Apple MacBook appeared in all five answers. Acer was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Apple MacBook was listed before Acer in four out of 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lenovo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Apple MacBook | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ASUS | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Dell | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Acer | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Microsoft Surface | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | HP | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | MSI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Razer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about laptop brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best laptop brand in Australia?": 1. Lenovo, 2. ASUS, 3. Dell, 4. Apple MacBook - Asked ChatGPT "Which laptop should I buy for university?": 1. Apple MacBook, 2. ASUS, 3. Lenovo - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best laptop for working from home?": 1. Apple MacBook, 2. Lenovo, 3. ASUS - Searched Google, AI Overview "laptop": 1. Acer, 2. Lenovo, 3. ASUS, 4. Microsoft Surface, 5. Apple MacBook - Searched Google, AI Overview "best laptop": 1. Apple MacBook, 2. Lenovo, 3. Dell, 4. ASUS, 5. HP Not named in any answer: MSI and Razer. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia laptop brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Apple MacBook lost share of searches among laptop brands in Australia, from 56% to 53.4%. - In September 2026, Acer rose from 7th to 6th among laptop brands in Australia. ## Month by month | Month | Acer estimated searches | Acer Share of Search | Acer rank | Apple MacBook estimated searches | Apple MacBook Share of Search | Apple MacBook rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 3.1% | 7 | 90.5K | 51.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 3.6% | 6 | 110K | 49.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 3.5% | 7 | 74K | 47.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 3.5% | 7 | 90.5K | 48.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 7 | 110K | 55% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 2.4% | 7 | 135K | 58.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 3% | 7 | 74K | 50.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 5.4K | 3.2% | 7 | 90.5K | 53% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 2.9% | 7 | 90.5K | 49.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 3.1% | 7 | 90.5K | 52.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 2.8% | 7 | 110K | 56% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 3.2% | 6 | 90.5K | 53.4% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Acer’s and Apple MacBook’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. - **Acer**: Measured on the search term “acer laptop”. - **Apple MacBook**: Measured on the search term “macbook”. - [Acer profile](/demand/au/brands/acer) - [Apple MacBook profile](/demand/au/brands/macbook) - [All laptop brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-laptop-brands): 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 Acer or Apple MacBook more popular in search? In September 2026, Apple MacBook had more branded searches than Acer among laptop brands in Australia. Apple MacBook had about 90,500 branded searches, while Acer had 5,400. Apple MacBook made up 53.4% of all laptop brand searches we track, and Acer accounted for 3.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Acer vs Apple MacBook: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/acer-vs-macbook This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/acer-vs-macbook. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.