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title: "api.video vs Mux: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, api.video or Mux? 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."
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# api.video vs Mux: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, api.video or Mux? 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**: api.video and Mux
- **Competitive set**: Video streaming APIs
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **api.video Share of Search**: 0.15%
- **Mux Share of Search**: 0.17%

## Which is more popular in search, api.video or Mux?

- In August 2026, Mux had more branded searches than api.video among video streaming APIs worldwide. Mux was estimated to have 1.9K branded searches compared to api.video’s 1.6K, and held a 0.17% Share of Search versus api.video’s 0.15%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Mux took it in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, api.video’s estimated Share of Search among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 0.14% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mux’s estimated Share of Search among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.9K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Mux worldwide rose 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for api.video worldwide fell 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | api.video estimated searches | api.video Share of Search | api.video rank | Mux estimated searches | Mux Share of Search | Mux rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 0.15% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.12% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 0.18% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.15% | 5 | 1.9K | 0.17% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 0.15% | 5 | 1.9K | 0.18% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.15% | 5 | 1.9K | 0.17% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using api.video’s and Mux’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**: Measured on the search term “api video”.
- **Mux**: Measured on the search term “mux video”.

- [api.video profile](/demand/global-en/brands/api-video)
- [Mux profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mux)
- [All video streaming APIs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/video-streaming-apis): 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, api.video or Mux?

In August 2026, Mux had more branded searches than api.video among video streaming APIs worldwide. Mux was estimated to have 1.9K branded searches compared to api.video’s 1.6K, and held a 0.17% Share of Search versus api.video’s 0.15%.

## Cite this page

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