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api.video vs Wowza:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Wowza had more branded searches than api.video among video streaming APIs worldwide. Wowza had about 18,100 branded searches, while api.video had 2,900. Wowza made up 16.8% of all video streaming API searches we track, and api.video accounted for 2.7%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about video streaming APIs, api.video appeared in one of the five answers and Wowza in none.

Among video streaming APIs worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Wowza, about 6 searches for every 1 for api.video

Wowza 18.1K searchesapi.video 2.9K searches

Who does AI mention more?

api.video, mentioned in 1 of 5 answers, Wowza in 0

api.video in 1 of 5Wowza in 0 of 5

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Top video streaming APIs in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, api.video was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Wowza did not appear in any of the five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Mux1st
  2. Cloudflare Stream2nd
  3. Amazon IVS3rd
  4. LiveKit4th
  5. api.video5th
  6. Wowza–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Mux5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Cloudflare Stream4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • LiveKit3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Amazon IVS3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • api.video1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Wowza0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Is api.video or Wowza more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for api.video and Wowza by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all six video streaming APIs we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

api.video and Wowza among video streaming APIs worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Wowza, api.video. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthLiveKitWowzaCloudflare Streamapi.videoMuxAmazon IVS
Oct 202566%16.1%10.8%2.5%2.7%1.7%
Nov 202566.6%16.3%10.9%2.2%2.2%1.8%
Dec 202566.5%16.3%10.9%2.6%2.6%1.2%
Jan 202669%13.8%11.3%2.2%2.6%1.1%
Feb 202669.2%13.8%11.3%2.2%2.3%1.1%
Mar 202668.5%13.7%11.2%2.7%2.8%1.1%
Apr 202669.2%13.8%11.3%1.8%2.7%1.1%
May 202668.7%13.7%11.2%2.7%2.6%1%
Jun 202669.3%13.9%11.3%1.8%2.6%1.1%
Jul 202671.2%11.6%11.6%1.9%2.6%1%
Aug 202659.2%26.5%9.7%1.6%2.1%0.86%
Sep 202668.5%16.8%9.2%2.7%2%0.81%

How has the api.video and Wowza comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings
  • Wowza was ahead of api.video in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, api.video’s share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 2.5% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.9K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wowza’s share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 16.1% to 16.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 18.1K.

How did search popularity change for video streaming APIs worldwide in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, api.video overtook Mux to rank 4th among video streaming APIs worldwide, with 2.7% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Wowza lost share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide, from 26.5% to 16.8%.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using api.video’s and Wowza’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.

api.video

1 branded search term

  • api video

Wowza

1 branded search term

  • wowza

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