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How popular isSeagate in search?

In September 2026, there were an estimated 165K branded searches for Seagate worldwide which is down 17.9% over the last 12 months. Seagate holds 17.9% estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands worldwide and is ranked 2nd of 6 competitors for search popularity. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, September 2026
  1. SanDisk59.8%
  2. Seagate17.9%
  3. Western Digital14.7%
  4. Samsung SSD5.4%
  5. Crucial1.3%
  6. Kingston0.88%
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Which storage drive and memory card brands compete with Seagate?

Seagate against storage drive and memory card brands worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for SanDisk, Seagate, Western Digital, Samsung SSD. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthSanDiskSeagateWestern DigitalSamsung SSDCrucialKingston
Oct 202545.1%24.6%20.2%7.4%1.5%1.2%
Nov 202550.9%18.7%18.7%8.4%2%1.4%
Dec 202538.9%17.4%17.4%9.6%14.3%2.3%
Jan 202656.2%16.8%16.8%6.2%2.8%1.2%
Feb 202651.4%15.4%23%6.9%2.1%1.1%
Mar 202651.8%19%19%7%2.1%1.1%
Apr 202657.1%17.1%17.1%6.3%1.5%0.84%
May 202664.8%15.8%13%4.8%0.95%0.64%
Jun 202660.1%18%14.7%5.4%1.1%0.72%
Jul 202662.4%18.6%12.5%4.6%1.1%0.75%
Aug 202660.1%18%14.7%5.4%1.1%0.72%
Sep 202659.8%17.9%14.7%5.4%1.3%0.88%

  1. 1.SanDisk

    59.8%

    Held 1st. 550K estimated branded searches, -18.3% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  2. 2.Seagate

    17.9%

    Held 2nd. 165K estimated branded searches, -17.9% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  3. 3.Western Digital

    14.7%

    Held 3rd. 135K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  4. 4.Samsung SSD

    5.4%

    Held 4th. 49.5K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Crucial

    1.3%

    Held 5th. 12.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.2 points.

  6. 6.Kingston

    0.88%

    Held 6th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.2 points.

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

  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Seagate worldwide fell from 201K to 165K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Seagate’s estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands worldwide decreased from 24.6% to 17.9%.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Seagate’s estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands worldwide peaked at 24.6% in October 2025 and was lowest at 15.4% in February 2026.

How did search popularity change for storage drive and memory card brands worldwide in September 2026?

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for SanDisk worldwide rose 49.5% over 12 measured months, from 368K to 550K in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Kingston worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in September 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Samsung SSD worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in September 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Western Digital worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 165K to 135K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Seagate worldwide fell 17.9% over 12 measured months, from 201K to 165K in September 2026.

Where does Seagate compete?

Seagate is ranked in five competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of SearchRanking
Hard Drive brands4th of 61.9%Show ranking
External drive brands3rd of 613.3%Show ranking
External SSD brands3rd of 513.6%Show ranking
Storage drive and memory card brands2nd of 617.9%Shown above
NAS drive brands2nd of 622.9%Show ranking

How is Seagate measured?

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

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  • seagate

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