--- title: "Amazon IVS vs Wowza: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Amazon IVS or Wowza more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming APIs 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/compare/amazon-ivs-vs-wowza" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Amazon IVS vs Wowza: Which is searched more? Is Amazon IVS or Wowza more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming APIs 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**: Amazon IVS and Wowza - **Competitive set**: Video streaming APIs - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Amazon IVS Share of Search**: 0.81% - **Wowza Share of Search**: 16.8% ## Is Amazon IVS or Wowza more popular in search? - In September 2026, Wowza had more branded searches than Amazon IVS among video streaming APIs worldwide. Wowza had about 18,100 branded searches, while Amazon IVS had 880. Wowza made up 16.8% of all video streaming API searches we track, and Amazon IVS accounted for 0.81%. - Wowza was ahead of Amazon IVS in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Amazon IVS’s share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 1.7% to 0.81%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 880. - 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. ## Top video streaming APIs in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Amazon IVS was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Wowza did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mux | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cloudflare Stream | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Amazon IVS | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LiveKit | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | api.video | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Wowza | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about video streaming APIs - Asked ChatGPT "Which video streaming API should I use?": 1. Mux, 2. Cloudflare Stream, 3. Amazon IVS, 4. LiveKit - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best video streaming APIs?": 1. Mux, 2. Cloudflare Stream, 3. LiveKit, 4. Amazon IVS - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best video streaming API for a developer team?": 1. Mux, 2. Cloudflare Stream, 3. Amazon IVS, 4. LiveKit - Searched Google, AI Overview "video streaming api": 1. Mux, 2. Cloudflare Stream, 3. api.video - Searched Google, AI Overview "live streaming api": 1. Mux Not named in any answer: Wowza. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for video streaming APIs worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Wowza lost share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide, from 26.5% to 16.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Amazon IVS worldwide fell 32.3% over 12 measured months, from 1.3K to 880 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Amazon IVS estimated searches | Amazon IVS Share of Search | Amazon IVS rank | Wowza estimated searches | Wowza Share of Search | Wowza rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 1.7% | 6 | 12.1K | 16.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 1.8% | 6 | 12.1K | 16.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 880 | 1.2% | 6 | 12.1K | 16.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1K | 1.1% | 6 | 12.1K | 13.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 1.1% | 6 | 12.1K | 13.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1K | 1.1% | 6 | 12.1K | 13.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1K | 1.1% | 6 | 12.1K | 13.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 880 | 1% | 6 | 12.1K | 13.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1K | 1.1% | 6 | 12.1K | 13.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 880 | 1% | 6 | 9.9K | 11.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 880 | 0.86% | 6 | 27.1K | 26.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 880 | 0.81% | 6 | 18.1K | 16.8% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon IVS’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. - **Amazon IVS**: Measured on the search term “amazon ivs”. - **Wowza**: Measured on the search term “wowza”. - [Amazon IVS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-ivs) - [Wowza profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wowza) - [All video streaming APIs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/video-streaming-apis): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Amazon IVS or Wowza more popular in search? In September 2026, Wowza had more branded searches than Amazon IVS among video streaming APIs worldwide. Wowza had about 18,100 branded searches, while Amazon IVS had 880. Wowza made up 16.8% of all video streaming API searches we track, and Amazon IVS accounted for 0.81%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Amazon IVS vs Wowza: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-ivs-vs-wowza This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-ivs-vs-wowza. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.