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title: "Samsung vs Western Digital: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Samsung or Western Digital? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hard drive 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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# Samsung vs Western Digital: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Samsung or Western Digital? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hard drive 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**: Samsung and Western Digital
- **Competitive set**: Hard drive brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Samsung Share of Search**: 11.1%
- **Western Digital Share of Search**: 13.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Samsung or Western Digital?

- In September 2026, Western Digital had more branded searches than Samsung among hard drive brands worldwide. Western Digital was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Samsung’s 110K, and held a 13.7% Share of Search versus Samsung’s 11.1%.
- Western Digital was ahead of Samsung in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Samsung’s estimated Share of Search among hard drive brands worldwide moved from 12.6% to 11.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Western Digital’s estimated Share of Search among hard drive brands worldwide moved from 18.9% to 13.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.

## How did search popularity change for hard drive brands worldwide in September 2026?

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

## Month by month

| Month | Samsung estimated searches | Samsung Share of Search | Samsung rank | Western Digital estimated searches | Western Digital Share of Search | Western Digital rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110K | 12.6% | 4 | 165K | 18.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 135K | 14.2% | 4 | 165K | 17.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 13.2% | 4 | 165K | 19.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 9% | 4 | 201K | 16.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 12% | 4 | 246K | 21.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 14.2% | 4 | 165K | 17.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 10.8% | 4 | 165K | 16.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 110K | 8.3% | 4 | 165K | 12.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 9.4% | 4 | 165K | 14.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 11.6% | 3 | 135K | 11.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 11.3% | 4 | 165K | 13.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 11.1% | 4 | 135K | 13.7% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Samsung’s and Western Digital’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.

- **Samsung**: Measured on the search term “samsung com”.
- **Western Digital**: Measured on the search term “western digital”.

- [Samsung profile](/demand/global-en/brands/samsung)
- [Western Digital profile](/demand/global-en/brands/western-digital)
- [All hard drive brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hard-drive-brands): 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, Samsung or Western Digital?

In September 2026, Western Digital had more branded searches than Samsung among hard drive brands worldwide. Western Digital was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Samsung’s 110K, and held a 13.7% Share of Search versus Samsung’s 11.1%.

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