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title: "HTC Vive: search popularity worldwide"
description: "HTC Vive makes VR headsets sold in New Zealand. 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/global-en/brands/htc-vive"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# HTC Vive: search popularity worldwide

HTC Vive makes VR headsets sold in New Zealand. 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**: HTC Vive
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among VR headset brands**: 3.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VR headset brands | 5 | 3.7% | 49.5K |

- [VR headset brands](/demand/global-en/categories/vr-headset-brands)

## How has branded search demand for HTC Vive changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for HTC Vive worldwide fell from 60.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HTC Vive’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide held steady at 3.7%.

## How did search popularity change for VR headset brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Apple Vision Pro overtook Meta Quest to rank 2nd among VR headset brands worldwide, with 27.8% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Pico lost estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide, from 40% to 37.7%.
- In September 2026, Meta Quest lost estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide, from 26.7% to 25.2%.
- PlayStation VR2’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 8.1% to 5.6% in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for HTC Vive worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in September 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | VR headset brands | 60.5K | 3.7% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | VR headset brands | 74K | 4.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | VR headset brands | 60.5K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | VR headset brands | 60.5K | 3.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | VR headset brands | 40.5K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | VR headset brands | 49.5K | 3.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | VR headset brands | 40.5K | 3.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | VR headset brands | 40.5K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | VR headset brands | 40.5K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | VR headset brands | 40.5K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | VR headset brands | 40.5K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | VR headset brands | 49.5K | 3.7% | 5 |

## How is HTC Vive measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using HTC Vive’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.

- “htc vive”

## Which VR headset brands compete with HTC Vive?

- [Pico](/demand/global-en/brands/pico): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/htc-vive-vs-pico
- [Apple Vision Pro](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-vision-pro): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/apple-vision-pro-vs-htc-vive
- [Meta Quest](/demand/global-en/brands/meta-quest): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/htc-vive-vs-meta-quest
- [PlayStation VR2](/demand/global-en/brands/playstation-vr2): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/htc-vive-vs-playstation-vr2

## Methodology

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

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "HTC Vive: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/htc-vive

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