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title: "Netflix vs Prime Video: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Netflix or Prime Video more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming services 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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# Netflix vs Prime Video: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Netflix or Prime Video more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming services 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**: Netflix and Prime Video
- **Competitive set**: Streaming services
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Netflix Share of Search**: 43.5%
- **Prime Video Share of Search**: 17%

## Is Netflix or Prime Video more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Netflix had more branded searches than Prime Video among streaming services in Australia. Netflix had about 1.2 million branded searches, while Prime Video had 478,000. Netflix made up 43.5% of all streaming service searches we track, and Prime Video accounted for 17%.
- Netflix was ahead of Prime Video in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Netflix’s share of searches among streaming services in Australia moved from 41.5% to 43.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Prime Video’s share of searches among streaming services in Australia moved from 17.1% to 17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 503K to 478K.

## Top streaming services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Netflix and Prime Video showed up in all five answers. Netflix was listed before Prime Video in four of them.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Netflix | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Prime Video | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Disney+ | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Stan | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Binge | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Paramount+ | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Kayo Sports | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| BritBox | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Foxtel | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| hayu | 10th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about streaming services

- Asked ChatGPT "Which streaming service should I subscribe to in Australia?": 1. Netflix, 2. Prime Video, 3. Disney+, 4. Kayo Sports
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best streaming services in Australia?": 1. Netflix, 2. Disney+, 3. Prime Video, 4. Stan, 5. Binge, 6. Kayo Sports
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best value streaming service in Australia?": 1. Prime Video, 2. Paramount+, 3. Netflix, 4. Disney+, 5. Binge
- Searched Google, AI Overview "streaming services": 1. Netflix, 2. Stan, 3. Prime Video, 4. Disney+, 5. Binge, 6. Paramount+, 7. Kayo Sports, 8. BritBox, 9. hayu
- Searched Google, AI Overview "streaming service": 1. Netflix, 2. Stan, 3. Disney+, 4. Prime Video, 5. Binge, 6. Foxtel, 7. BritBox, 8. hayu

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

## How did search popularity change for Australia streaming services in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Netflix gained share of searches among streaming services in Australia, from 41.9% to 43.5%.
- Prime Video’s share of searches among streaming services in Australia has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 19% to 17% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Netflix estimated searches | Netflix Share of Search | Netflix rank | Prime Video estimated searches | Prime Video Share of Search | Prime Video rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 41.5% | 1 | 503K | 17.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 42.5% | 1 | 478K | 16.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 48% | 1 | 411K | 13.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 47% | 1 | 503K | 15.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 43.4% | 1 | 478K | 17% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5M | 40.6% | 1 | 503K | 13.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 40.3% | 1 | 503K | 16.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 37.8% | 1 | 615K | 19.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 39.6% | 1 | 585K | 19% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2M | 42.1% | 1 | 503K | 17.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 41.9% | 1 | 503K | 17.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 43.5% | 1 | 478K | 17% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Netflix’s and Prime Video’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.

- **Netflix**: Measured on the search term “netflix”.
- **Prime Video**: Measured on the search terms “amazon prime video” and “prime video”, summed into one figure.

- [Netflix profile](/demand/au/brands/netflix)
- [Prime Video profile](/demand/au/brands/prime-video)
- [All streaming services in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-streaming-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Netflix or Prime Video more popular in search?

In September 2026, Netflix had more branded searches than Prime Video among streaming services in Australia. Netflix had about 1.2 million branded searches, while Prime Video had 478,000. Netflix made up 43.5% of all streaming service searches we track, and Prime Video accounted for 17%.

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