--- title: "Seagate vs Western Digital: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Seagate or Western Digital? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Storage drive and memory card 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/storage-drive-brands/compare/seagate-vs-western-digital" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Seagate vs Western Digital: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, Seagate or Western Digital? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Storage drive and memory card 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**: Seagate and Western Digital - **Competitive set**: Storage drive and memory card brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Seagate Share of Search**: 17.9% - **Western Digital Share of Search**: 14.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Seagate or Western Digital? - In September 2026, Seagate had more branded searches than Western Digital among storage drive and memory card brands worldwide. Seagate was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to Western Digital’s 135K, and held a 17.9% Share of Search versus Western Digital’s 14.7%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Western Digital took it in February 2026, Seagate took it in May 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Seagate’s estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands worldwide moved from 24.6% to 17.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 165K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Western Digital’s estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands worldwide moved from 20.2% to 14.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K. ## How did search popularity change for storage drive and memory card 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. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Seagate worldwide fell 17.9% over 12 measured months, from 201K to 165K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Seagate estimated searches | Seagate Share of Search | Seagate rank | Western Digital estimated searches | Western Digital Share of Search | Western Digital rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 201K | 24.6% | 2 | 165K | 20.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 165K | 18.7% | 2 | 165K | 18.7% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 165K | 17.4% | 2 | 165K | 17.4% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 201K | 16.8% | 2 | 201K | 16.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 165K | 15.4% | 3 | 246K | 23% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 165K | 19% | 2 | 165K | 19% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 165K | 17.1% | 2 | 165K | 17.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 201K | 15.8% | 2 | 165K | 13% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 201K | 18% | 2 | 165K | 14.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 201K | 18.6% | 2 | 135K | 12.5% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 201K | 18% | 2 | 165K | 14.7% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 165K | 17.9% | 2 | 135K | 14.7% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Seagate’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. - **Seagate**: Measured on the search term “seagate”. - **Western Digital**: Measured on the search term “western digital”. - [Seagate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/seagate) - [Western Digital profile](/demand/global-en/brands/western-digital) - [All storage drive and memory card brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/storage-drive-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, Seagate or Western Digital? In September 2026, Seagate had more branded searches than Western Digital among storage drive and memory card brands worldwide. Seagate was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to Western Digital’s 135K, and held a 17.9% Share of Search versus Western Digital’s 14.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Seagate vs Western Digital: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/storage-drive-brands/compare/seagate-vs-western-digital This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/storage-drive-brands/compare/seagate-vs-western-digital. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.