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title: "NETGEAR vs TP-Link: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, NETGEAR or TP-Link? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Network switch 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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# NETGEAR vs TP-Link: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, NETGEAR or TP-Link? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Network switch 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**: NETGEAR and TP-Link
- **Competitive set**: Network switch brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **NETGEAR Share of Search**: 7.1%
- **TP-Link Share of Search**: 57.1%

## Which is more popular in search, NETGEAR or TP-Link?

- In August 2026, TP-Link had more branded searches than NETGEAR among network switch brands worldwide. TP-Link was estimated to have 2M branded searches compared to NETGEAR’s 246K, and held a 57.1% Share of Search versus NETGEAR’s 7.1%.
- TP-Link was ahead of NETGEAR in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NETGEAR’s estimated Share of Search among network switch brands worldwide moved from 6.9% to 7.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 293K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TP-Link’s estimated Share of Search among network switch brands worldwide moved from 54.3% to 57.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3M to 2M.

## How did search popularity change for network switch brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, TP-Link gained estimated Share of Search among network switch brands worldwide, from 55.3% to 57.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for NETGEAR worldwide fell 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 293K to 246K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | NETGEAR estimated searches | NETGEAR Share of Search | NETGEAR rank | TP-Link estimated searches | TP-Link Share of Search | TP-Link rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 293K | 6.9% | 5 | 2.3M | 54.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 294K | 6.9% | 5 | 2.3M | 54.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 299K | 7.1% | 5 | 2.3M | 54.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 296K | 7% | 5 | 2.3M | 54.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 251K | 7.2% | 5 | 1.9M | 54.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 288K | 7.4% | 5 | 2M | 50.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 265K | 7.2% | 5 | 2M | 52.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 276K | 7.7% | 4 | 2M | 54.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 6.9% | 5 | 2M | 55.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 247K | 6.9% | 5 | 2M | 55.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 7.1% | 5 | 2M | 57.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using NETGEAR’s and TP-Link’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.

- **NETGEAR**: Measured on the search terms “netgear”, “netgear com”, “netgear nighthawk”, “netgear orbi”, “netgear router”, “netgear wifi router” and “router netgear”, summed into one figure.
- **TP-Link**: Measured on the search terms “router tp-link”, “tp link”, “tp link deco”, “tp link router”, “tp-link”, “tp-link com” and “tp-link wifi router”, summed into one figure.

- [NETGEAR profile](/demand/global-en/brands/netgear)
- [TP-Link profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tp-link)
- [All network switch brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/network-switch-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, NETGEAR or TP-Link?

In August 2026, TP-Link had more branded searches than NETGEAR among network switch brands worldwide. TP-Link was estimated to have 2M branded searches compared to NETGEAR’s 246K, and held a 57.1% Share of Search versus NETGEAR’s 7.1%.

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