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title: "Amazon Fire TV Stick vs Apple TV 4K: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Amazon Fire TV Stick or Apple TV 4K more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming device 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."
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# Amazon Fire TV Stick vs Apple TV 4K: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Amazon Fire TV Stick or Apple TV 4K more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming device 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**: Amazon Fire TV Stick and Apple TV 4K
- **Competitive set**: Streaming device brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Amazon Fire TV Stick Share of Search**: 9.8%
- **Apple TV 4K Share of Search**: 11.8%

## Is Amazon Fire TV Stick or Apple TV 4K more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Apple TV 4K had more branded searches than Amazon Fire TV Stick among streaming device brands in Australia. Apple TV 4K had about 18,100 branded searches, while Amazon Fire TV Stick had 15,000. Apple TV 4K made up 11.8% of all streaming device brand searches we track, and Amazon Fire TV Stick accounted for 9.8%.
- The lead changed hands 5 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Apple TV 4K took it in November 2025, Amazon Fire TV Stick took it in December 2025, Apple TV 4K took it in March 2026, Amazon Fire TV Stick took it in April 2026, Apple TV 4K took it in May 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Amazon Fire TV Stick’s share of searches among streaming device brands in Australia moved from 9.4% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.7K to 15K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple TV 4K’s share of searches among streaming device brands in Australia moved from 7.2% to 11.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 18.1K.

## Top streaming device brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Amazon Fire TV Stick and Apple TV 4K were each mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Apple TV 4K was listed before Amazon Fire TV Stick in two out of three 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amazon Fire TV Stick | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Apple TV 4K | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Google Chromecast | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Nvidia Shield | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Hubbl | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Fetch | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Roku | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about streaming device brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which streaming device should I buy for my TV in Australia?": 1. Google Chromecast, 2. Apple TV 4K, 3. Amazon Fire TV Stick
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best TV streaming devices in Australia?": 1. Google Chromecast, 2. Apple TV 4K, 3. Amazon Fire TV Stick, 4. Nvidia Shield, 5. Hubbl, 6. Fetch, 7. Roku
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best streaming stick for an older TV?": 1. Amazon Fire TV Stick, 2. Apple TV 4K
- Searched Google, AI Overview "streaming device": 1. Amazon Fire TV Stick, 2. Google Chromecast, 3. Apple TV 4K
- Searched Google, AI Overview "media player": named none of the brands we track

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 streaming device brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Amazon Fire TV Stick gained share of searches among streaming device brands in Australia, from 8.8% to 9.8%.
- In September 2026, Apple TV 4K lost share of searches among streaming device brands in Australia, from 19.5% to 11.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Amazon Fire TV Stick estimated searches | Amazon Fire TV Stick Share of Search | Amazon Fire TV Stick rank | Apple TV 4K estimated searches | Apple TV 4K Share of Search | Apple TV 4K rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 15.7K | 9.4% | 4 | 12.1K | 7.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 15.7K | 8.9% | 4 | 18.1K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.4K | 9.9% | 3 | 12.1K | 6.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 15K | 9.2% | 3 | 9.9K | 6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 11.8K | 8% | 4 | 8.1K | 5.5% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.3K | 7.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 8.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.3K | 7.9% | 4 | 9.9K | 6.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 14.5K | 8.2% | 5 | 27.1K | 15.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 15K | 6.8% | 4 | 60.5K | 27.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 15.7K | 7.4% | 4 | 60.5K | 28.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 15K | 8.8% | 4 | 33.1K | 19.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 15K | 9.8% | 4 | 18.1K | 11.8% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon Fire TV Stick’s and Apple TV 4K’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.

- **Amazon Fire TV Stick**: Measured on the search terms “amazon fire stick” and “fire tv stick”, summed into one figure.
- **Apple TV 4K**: Measured on the search term “apple tv 4k”.

- [Amazon Fire TV Stick profile](/demand/au/brands/amazon-fire-tv-stick)
- [Apple TV 4K profile](/demand/au/brands/apple-tv-4k)
- [All streaming device brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-streaming-device-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Amazon Fire TV Stick or Apple TV 4K more popular in search?

In September 2026, Apple TV 4K had more branded searches than Amazon Fire TV Stick among streaming device brands in Australia. Apple TV 4K had about 18,100 branded searches, while Amazon Fire TV Stick had 15,000. Apple TV 4K made up 11.8% of all streaming device brand searches we track, and Amazon Fire TV Stick accounted for 9.8%.

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