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title: "SanDisk: search popularity worldwide"
description: "SanDisk makes storage drives or memory cards 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/sandisk"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# SanDisk: search popularity worldwide

SanDisk makes storage drives or memory cards 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**: SanDisk
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among external drive brands**: 45%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| External drive brands | 1 | 45% | 673K |
| External SSD brands | 1 | 45.7% | 673K |
| Memory card brands | 1 | 61% | 673K |

- [External drive brands](/demand/global-en/categories/external-drive-brands)
- [External SSD brands](/demand/global-en/categories/external-ssd-brands)
- [Memory card brands](/demand/global-en/categories/memory-card-brands)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for SanDisk worldwide rose from 368K to 673K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk’s estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide increased from 30% to 45%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk’s estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide peaked at 52.1% in May 2026 and was lowest at 29.3% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk rose from 2nd to 1st among external drive brands worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk’s estimated Share of Search among external SSD brands worldwide increased from 30.7% to 45.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk’s estimated Share of Search among external SSD brands worldwide peaked at 53% in May 2026 and was lowest at 29.9% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk rose from 2nd to 1st among external SSD brands worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk’s estimated Share of Search among memory card brands worldwide increased from 44.3% to 61%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk’s estimated Share of Search among memory card brands worldwide peaked at 69.5% in May 2026 and was lowest at 44.3% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk rose from 2nd to 1st among memory card brands worldwide.

## How did search popularity change for external drive brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Samsung gained estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide, from 26.5% to 28.2%.
- In August 2026, Western Digital gained estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide, from 9.5% to 11%.
- In August 2026, SanDisk lost estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide, from 47.4% to 45%.
- In August 2026, Seagate lost estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide, from 14.2% to 13.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for LaCie worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 22.2K in August 2026.

## How did search popularity change for external SSD brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Samsung gained estimated Share of Search among external SSD brands worldwide, from 26.9% to 28.6%.
- In August 2026, Western Digital gained estimated Share of Search among external SSD brands worldwide, from 9.7% to 11.2%.
- In August 2026, SanDisk lost estimated Share of Search among external SSD brands worldwide, from 48.2% to 45.7%.
- In August 2026, Seagate lost estimated Share of Search among external SSD brands worldwide, from 14.4% to 13.6%.

## How did search popularity change for memory card brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Samsung gained estimated Share of Search among memory card brands worldwide, from 35.6% to 38.2%.
- In August 2026, SanDisk lost estimated Share of Search among memory card brands worldwide, from 63.6% to 61%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lexar worldwide rose 38.9% over 11 measured months, from 720 to 1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for AngelBird worldwide fell 36.4% over 11 measured months, from 110 to 70 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kingston worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | External drive brands | 368K | 30% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | External drive brands | 450K | 35.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | External drive brands | 368K | 29.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | External drive brands | 673K | 43.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | External drive brands | 550K | 39.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | External drive brands | 450K | 37.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | External drive brands | 550K | 43.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | External drive brands | 823K | 52.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | External drive brands | 673K | 47.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | External drive brands | 673K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | External drive brands | 673K | 45% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | External drive brands | — | — | — |
| Oct 2025 | External SSD brands | 368K | 30.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | External SSD brands | 450K | 36.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | External SSD brands | 368K | 29.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | External SSD brands | 673K | 44.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | External SSD brands | 550K | 40.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | External SSD brands | 450K | 38.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | External SSD brands | 550K | 44.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | External SSD brands | 823K | 53% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | External SSD brands | 673K | 48% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | External SSD brands | 673K | 48.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | External SSD brands | 673K | 45.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | External SSD brands | — | — | — |
| Oct 2025 | Memory card brands | 368K | 44.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Memory card brands | 450K | 50.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Memory card brands | 368K | 46.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Memory card brands | 673K | 62% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Memory card brands | 550K | 58.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Memory card brands | 450K | 53.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Memory card brands | 550K | 60.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Memory card brands | 823K | 69.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Memory card brands | 673K | 65.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Memory card brands | 673K | 63.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Memory card brands | 673K | 61% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Memory card brands | — | — | — |

## How is SanDisk measured?

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

- “sandisk”

## Which external drive brands compete with SanDisk?

- [Samsung](/demand/global-en/brands/samsung): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/samsung-vs-sandisk
- [Seagate](/demand/global-en/brands/seagate): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/sandisk-vs-seagate
- [Western Digital](/demand/global-en/brands/western-digital): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/sandisk-vs-western-digital
- [LaCie](/demand/global-en/brands/lacie): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/lacie-vs-sandisk
- [Crucial](/demand/global-en/brands/crucial): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/crucial-vs-sandisk

## Methodology

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

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