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title: "ESET vs Malwarebytes: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ESET or Malwarebytes? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Endpoint protection 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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# ESET vs Malwarebytes: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, ESET or Malwarebytes? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Endpoint protection 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**: ESET and Malwarebytes
- **Competitive set**: Endpoint protection brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **ESET Share of Search**: 2.5%
- **Malwarebytes Share of Search**: 0.03%

## Which is more popular in search, ESET or Malwarebytes?

- In September 2026, ESET had more branded searches than Malwarebytes among endpoint protection brands worldwide. ESET was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Malwarebytes’ 140, and held a 2.5% Share of Search versus Malwarebytes’ 0.03%.
- ESET was ahead of Malwarebytes in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ESET’s estimated Share of Search among endpoint protection brands worldwide moved from 3% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Malwarebytes’ estimated Share of Search among endpoint protection brands worldwide moved from 0.05% to 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 140.

## How did search popularity change for endpoint protection brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Malwarebytes worldwide fell 46.2% over 12 measured months, from 260 to 140 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for ESET worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ESET estimated searches | ESET Share of Search | ESET rank | Malwarebytes estimated searches | Malwarebytes Share of Search | Malwarebytes rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 3% | 3 | 260 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 2.6% | 3 | 210 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 2.6% | 3 | 210 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 2.6% | 3 | 210 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 3.2% | 3 | 210 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 3.1% | 3 | 170 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 3.3% | 3 | 210 | 0.06% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 2.3% | 3 | 170 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 1.9% | 3 | 140 | 0.03% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 2.7% | 3 | 140 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 2.2% | 3 | 170 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 2.5% | 3 | 140 | 0.03% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ESET’s and Malwarebytes’ 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.

- **ESET**: Measured on the search term “eset endpoint protection”.
- **Malwarebytes**: Measured on the search term “malwarebytes endpoint protection”.

- [ESET profile](/demand/global-en/brands/eset)
- [Malwarebytes profile](/demand/global-en/brands/malwarebytes)
- [All endpoint protection brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/endpoint-protection-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, ESET or Malwarebytes?

In September 2026, ESET had more branded searches than Malwarebytes among endpoint protection brands worldwide. ESET was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Malwarebytes’ 140, and held a 2.5% Share of Search versus Malwarebytes’ 0.03%.

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