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title: "Apple AirTag vs Garmin: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Apple AirTag or Garmin? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pet GPS tracker 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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# Apple AirTag vs Garmin: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Apple AirTag or Garmin? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pet GPS tracker 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**: Apple AirTag and Garmin
- **Competitive set**: Pet GPS tracker brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Apple AirTag Share of Search**: 6.2%
- **Garmin Share of Search**: 89.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Apple AirTag or Garmin?

- In September 2026, Garmin had more branded searches than Apple AirTag among pet GPS tracker brands worldwide. Garmin was estimated to have 4.4M branded searches compared to Apple AirTag’s 301K, and held an 89.7% Share of Search versus Apple AirTag’s 6.2%.
- Garmin was ahead of Apple AirTag in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple AirTag’s estimated Share of Search among pet GPS tracker brands worldwide moved from 8.8% to 6.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Garmin’s estimated Share of Search among pet GPS tracker brands worldwide moved from 86.9% to 89.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6M to 4.4M.

## How did search popularity change for pet GPS tracker brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Garmin gained estimated Share of Search among pet GPS tracker brands worldwide, from 89% to 89.7%.
- In September 2026, Apple AirTag lost estimated Share of Search among pet GPS tracker brands worldwide, from 7.5% to 6.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Apple AirTag estimated searches | Apple AirTag Share of Search | Apple AirTag rank | Garmin estimated searches | Garmin Share of Search | Garmin rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 368K | 8.8% | 2 | 3.6M | 86.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 8.6% | 2 | 4.5M | 87.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 9% | 2 | 4.4M | 87.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 10.7% | 2 | 4.4M | 84.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 301K | 7.4% | 2 | 3.6M | 87.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 7.5% | 2 | 4.3M | 88% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 301K | 6.2% | 2 | 4.3M | 88.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 450K | 8.7% | 2 | 4.5M | 87.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 450K | 8.9% | 2 | 4.4M | 85.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 450K | 8.9% | 2 | 4.3M | 86% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 7.5% | 2 | 5.3M | 89% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 301K | 6.2% | 2 | 4.4M | 89.7% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple AirTag’s and Garmin’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.

- **Apple AirTag**: Measured on the search term “apple airtag”.
- **Garmin**: Measured on the search terms “cycling computer garmin”, “fitness watch garmin”, “garmin”, “garmin alpha”, “garmin astro”, “garmin dog gps”, “garmin dog tracker”, “garmin edge”, “garmin fenix”, “garmin forerunner”, “garmin smartwatch”, “garmin venu” and “smartwatch garmin”, summed into one figure.

- [Apple AirTag profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-airtag)
- [Garmin profile](/demand/global-en/brands/garmin)
- [All pet GPS tracker brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pet-gps-trackers): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Apple AirTag or Garmin?

In September 2026, Garmin had more branded searches than Apple AirTag among pet GPS tracker brands worldwide. Garmin was estimated to have 4.4M branded searches compared to Apple AirTag’s 301K, and held an 89.7% Share of Search versus Apple AirTag’s 6.2%.

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