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title: "AnyDesk vs RustDesk: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, AnyDesk or RustDesk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Remote desktop software 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# AnyDesk vs RustDesk: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, AnyDesk or RustDesk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Remote desktop software 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**: AnyDesk and RustDesk
- **Competitive set**: Remote desktop software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **AnyDesk Share of Search**: 69.2%
- **RustDesk Share of Search**: 8.4%

## Which is more popular in search, AnyDesk or RustDesk?

- In August 2026, AnyDesk had more branded searches than RustDesk among remote desktop software worldwide. AnyDesk was estimated to have 6.2M branded searches compared to RustDesk’s 755K, and held a 69.2% Share of Search versus RustDesk’s 8.4%.
- AnyDesk was ahead of RustDesk in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AnyDesk’s estimated Share of Search among remote desktop software worldwide moved from 67.2% to 69.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.6M to 6.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, RustDesk’s estimated Share of Search among remote desktop software worldwide moved from 6.5% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 738K to 755K.

## How did search popularity change for remote desktop software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for AnyDesk worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 7.6M to 6.2M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | AnyDesk estimated searches | AnyDesk Share of Search | AnyDesk rank | RustDesk estimated searches | RustDesk Share of Search | RustDesk rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.6M | 67.2% | 1 | 738K | 6.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.3M | 66.1% | 1 | 738K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.2M | 66% | 1 | 737K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.3M | 66% | 1 | 751K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.2M | 66% | 1 | 739K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.3M | 66% | 1 | 753K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.3M | 66% | 1 | 753K | 7.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 6.3M | 69.3% | 1 | 753K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.3M | 69.1% | 1 | 753K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.3M | 69.2% | 1 | 754K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.2M | 69.2% | 1 | 755K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AnyDesk’s and RustDesk’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.

- **AnyDesk**: Measured on the search terms “anydesk”, “anydesk app”, “anydesk com”, “anydesk online”, “anydesk remote desktop”, “anydesk software” and “remote desktop anydesk”, summed into one figure.
- **RustDesk**: Measured on the search terms “remote desktop rustdesk”, “rust desk”, “rustdesk”, “rustdesk app”, “rustdesk com”, “rustdesk remote desktop” and “rustdesk software”, summed into one figure.

- [AnyDesk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anydesk)
- [RustDesk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rustdesk)
- [All remote desktop software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/remote-desktop-software): 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, AnyDesk or RustDesk?

In August 2026, AnyDesk had more branded searches than RustDesk among remote desktop software worldwide. AnyDesk was estimated to have 6.2M branded searches compared to RustDesk’s 755K, and held a 69.2% Share of Search versus RustDesk’s 8.4%.

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