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title: "Bitdefender vs McAfee: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bitdefender or McAfee? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Antivirus plus brands set worldwide. 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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# Bitdefender vs McAfee: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Bitdefender or McAfee? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Antivirus plus brands set worldwide. 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**: Bitdefender and McAfee
- **Competitive set**: Antivirus plus brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bitdefender Share of Search**: 5.5%
- **McAfee Share of Search**: 37.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Bitdefender or McAfee?

- In September 2026, McAfee had more branded searches than Bitdefender among antivirus plus brands worldwide. McAfee was estimated to have 611K branded searches compared to Bitdefender’s 90.5K, and held a 37.1% Share of Search versus Bitdefender’s 5.5%.
- McAfee was ahead of Bitdefender in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bitdefender’s estimated Share of Search among antivirus plus brands worldwide moved from 4.6% to 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, McAfee’s estimated Share of Search among antivirus plus brands worldwide moved from 40.1% to 37.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 783K to 611K.

## How did search popularity change for antivirus plus brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Bitdefender gained estimated Share of Search among antivirus plus brands worldwide, from 4.1% to 5.5%.
- In September 2026, McAfee lost estimated Share of Search among antivirus plus brands worldwide, from 41.3% to 37.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bitdefender estimated searches | Bitdefender Share of Search | Bitdefender rank | McAfee estimated searches | McAfee Share of Search | McAfee rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 4.6% | 3 | 783K | 40.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 74K | 4.1% | 3 | 764K | 42.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 74K | 4.1% | 3 | 764K | 42.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 3.6% | 3 | 933K | 45.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 3.5% | 3 | 764K | 44% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 74K | 4.2% | 3 | 783K | 44.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 5% | 3 | 641K | 42.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 3.4% | 3 | 641K | 44.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 3.5% | 3 | 611K | 43.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 7.6% | 3 | 600K | 41.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 4.1% | 3 | 611K | 41.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 3 | 611K | 37.1% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bitdefender’s and McAfee’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.

- **Bitdefender**: Measured on the search term “bitdefender antivirus”.
- **McAfee**: Measured on the search terms “mcafee” and “mcafee antivirus”, summed into one figure.

- [Bitdefender profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bitdefender)
- [McAfee profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mcafee)
- [All antivirus plus brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/antivirus-plus-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Bitdefender or McAfee?

In September 2026, McAfee had more branded searches than Bitdefender among antivirus plus brands worldwide. McAfee was estimated to have 611K branded searches compared to Bitdefender’s 90.5K, and held a 37.1% Share of Search versus Bitdefender’s 5.5%.

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