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title: "Arctic vs Noctua: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Arctic or Noctua? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Thermal paste 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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# Arctic vs Noctua: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Arctic or Noctua? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Thermal paste 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**: Arctic and Noctua
- **Competitive set**: Thermal paste brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Arctic Share of Search**: 15.6%
- **Noctua Share of Search**: 8.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Arctic or Noctua?

- In August 2026, Arctic had more branded searches than Noctua among thermal paste brands worldwide. Arctic was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Noctua’s 110K, and held a 15.6% Share of Search versus Noctua’s 8.6%.
- Arctic was ahead of Noctua in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Arctic’s estimated Share of Search among thermal paste brands worldwide moved from 18.4% to 15.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Noctua’s estimated Share of Search among thermal paste brands worldwide moved from 6.8% to 8.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 110K.

## How did search popularity change for thermal paste brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Noctua gained estimated Share of Search among thermal paste brands worldwide, from 7% to 8.6%.
- In August 2026, Arctic lost estimated Share of Search among thermal paste brands worldwide, from 19% to 15.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Arctic estimated searches | Arctic Share of Search | Arctic rank | Noctua estimated searches | Noctua Share of Search | Noctua rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 246K | 18.4% | 2 | 90.5K | 6.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 246K | 16% | 2 | 110K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 301K | 18.8% | 2 | 110K | 6.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 368K | 19.7% | 2 | 90.5K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 19.2% | 2 | 74K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 246K | 16.4% | 2 | 90.5K | 6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 15.9% | 2 | 90.5K | 7.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 18.8% | 2 | 90.5K | 6.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 201K | 15.6% | 2 | 110K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 246K | 19% | 2 | 90.5K | 7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 201K | 15.6% | 2 | 110K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Arctic’s and Noctua’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.

- **Arctic**: Measured on the search term “arctic”.
- **Noctua**: Measured on the search term “noctua”.

- [Arctic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/arctic)
- [Noctua profile](/demand/global-en/brands/noctua)
- [All thermal paste brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/thermal-paste-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, Arctic or Noctua?

In August 2026, Arctic had more branded searches than Noctua among thermal paste brands worldwide. Arctic was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Noctua’s 110K, and held a 15.6% Share of Search versus Noctua’s 8.6%.

## Cite this page

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