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title: "Amazon vs Apple HomePod: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Amazon or Apple HomePod? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Smart speaker 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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# Amazon vs Apple HomePod: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Amazon or Apple HomePod? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Smart speaker 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**: Amazon and Apple HomePod
- **Competitive set**: Smart speaker brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Amazon Share of Search**: 49.9%
- **Apple HomePod Share of Search**: 0.02%

## Which is more popular in search, Amazon or Apple HomePod?

- In August 2026, Amazon had more branded searches than Apple HomePod among smart speaker brands worldwide. Amazon was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Apple HomePod’s 165K, and held a 49.9% Share of Search versus Apple HomePod’s 0.02%.
- Amazon was ahead of Apple HomePod in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Amazon’s estimated Share of Search among smart speaker brands worldwide held steady at 49.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 414M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apple HomePod’s estimated Share of Search among smart speaker brands worldwide held steady at 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 165K.

## How did search popularity change for smart speaker brands worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apple HomePod worldwide fell 17.9% over 11 measured months, from 201K to 165K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Amazon estimated searches | Amazon Share of Search | Amazon rank | Apple HomePod estimated searches | Apple HomePod Share of Search | Apple HomePod rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 414M | 49.9% | 1 | 201K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 506M | 54.8% | 1 | 201K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 506M | 54.8% | 1 | 246K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 414M | 49.9% | 1 | 201K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 338M | 49.9% | 1 | 165K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 414M | 49.9% | 1 | 201K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 338M | 44.8% | 2 | 135K | 0.02% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 414M | 49.9% | 1 | 135K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 414M | 49.9% | 1 | 165K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 414M | 49.9% | 1 | 135K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 414M | 49.9% | 1 | 165K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon’s and Apple HomePod’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**: Measured on the search term “amazon”.
- **Apple HomePod**: Measured on the search term “homepod”.

- [Amazon profile](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon)
- [Apple HomePod profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-homepod)
- [All smart speaker brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/smart-speaker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Amazon or Apple HomePod?

In August 2026, Amazon had more branded searches than Apple HomePod among smart speaker brands worldwide. Amazon was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Apple HomePod’s 165K, and held a 49.9% Share of Search versus Apple HomePod’s 0.02%.

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