--- title: "Nintendo Switch vs PlayStation: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Nintendo Switch or PlayStation? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Games consoles 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/games-consoles/compare/nintendo-switch-vs-playstation" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Nintendo Switch vs PlayStation: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, Nintendo Switch or PlayStation? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Games consoles 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**: Nintendo Switch and PlayStation - **Competitive set**: Games consoles - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Nintendo Switch Share of Search**: 20.2% - **PlayStation Share of Search**: 30.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Nintendo Switch or PlayStation? - In September 2026, PlayStation had more branded searches than Nintendo Switch among games consoles worldwide. PlayStation was estimated to have 6.1M branded searches compared to Nintendo Switch’s 4.1M, and held a 30.3% Share of Search versus Nintendo Switch’s 20.2%. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: PlayStation took it in February 2026, Nintendo Switch took it in June 2026, PlayStation took it in July 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nintendo Switch’s estimated Share of Search among games consoles worldwide moved from 22.8% to 20.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5M to 4.1M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PlayStation’s estimated Share of Search among games consoles worldwide moved from 22.8% to 30.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5M to 6.1M. ## How did search popularity change for games consoles worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, PlayStation gained estimated Share of Search among games consoles worldwide, from 24.2% to 30.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Nintendo Switch worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 5M to 4.1M in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Nintendo Switch estimated searches | Nintendo Switch Share of Search | Nintendo Switch rank | PlayStation estimated searches | PlayStation Share of Search | PlayStation rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5M | 22.8% | 2 | 5M | 22.8% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 7.5M | 25.3% | 2 | 6.1M | 20.7% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 9.1M | 27.6% | 2 | 7.5M | 22.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 6.1M | 25.7% | 2 | 5M | 21% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 4.1M | 21.1% | 3 | 5M | 25.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 4.1M | 20.9% | 3 | 5M | 25.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 5M | 24.9% | 2 | 5M | 24.9% | 3 | | May 2026 | 5M | 24.1% | 2 | 5M | 24.1% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 7.5M | 31% | 2 | 5M | 20.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 5M | 22.2% | 3 | 6.1M | 27.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 19.8% | 3 | 5M | 24.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 4.1M | 20.2% | 3 | 6.1M | 30.3% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nintendo Switch’s and PlayStation’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. - **Nintendo Switch**: Measured on the search term “nintendo switch”. - **PlayStation**: Measured on the search term “playstation”. - [Nintendo Switch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nintendo-switch) - [PlayStation profile](/demand/global-en/brands/playstation) - [All games consoles worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/games-consoles): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Nintendo Switch or PlayStation? In September 2026, PlayStation had more branded searches than Nintendo Switch among games consoles worldwide. PlayStation was estimated to have 6.1M branded searches compared to Nintendo Switch’s 4.1M, and held a 30.3% Share of Search versus Nintendo Switch’s 20.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Nintendo Switch vs PlayStation: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/games-consoles/compare/nintendo-switch-vs-playstation This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/games-consoles/compare/nintendo-switch-vs-playstation. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.