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title: "Apple HomePod vs Google Nest: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Apple HomePod or Google Nest? 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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# Apple HomePod vs Google Nest: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Apple HomePod or Google Nest? 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**: Apple HomePod and Google Nest
- **Competitive set**: Smart speaker brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Apple HomePod Share of Search**: 22.9%
- **Google Nest Share of Search**: 15.4%

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

- In September 2026, Apple HomePod had more branded searches than Google Nest among smart speaker brands worldwide. Apple HomePod was estimated to have 366K branded searches compared to Google Nest’s 246K, and held a 22.9% Share of Search versus Google Nest’s 15.4%.
- The lead changed hands 3 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Apple HomePod took it in March 2026, Google Nest took it in April 2026, Apple HomePod took it in July 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple HomePod’s estimated Share of Search among smart speaker brands worldwide moved from 18.4% to 22.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 336K to 366K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Nest’s estimated Share of Search among smart speaker brands worldwide moved from 20.2% to 15.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 246K.

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

- In September 2026, Apple HomePod gained estimated Share of Search among smart speaker brands worldwide, from 19.5% to 22.9%.
- In September 2026, Google Nest lost estimated Share of Search among smart speaker brands worldwide, from 16% to 15.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Apple HomePod estimated searches | Apple HomePod Share of Search | Apple HomePod rank | Google Nest estimated searches | Google Nest Share of Search | Google Nest rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 336K | 18.4% | 4 | 368K | 20.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 402K | 16.7% | 4 | 450K | 18.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 447K | 19.1% | 4 | 450K | 19.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 366K | 20.6% | 3 | 368K | 20.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 300K | 20.6% | 3 | 301K | 20.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 336K | 21.5% | 2 | 246K | 15.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 245K | 18.4% | 4 | 246K | 18.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 270K | 17.3% | 4 | 301K | 19.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 300K | 20.2% | 4 | 301K | 20.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 270K | 19.8% | 2 | 246K | 18% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 300K | 19.5% | 2 | 246K | 16% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 366K | 22.9% | 2 | 246K | 15.4% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple HomePod’s and Google Nest’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 HomePod**: Measured on the search terms “apple homepod” and “homepod”, summed into one figure.
- **Google Nest**: Measured on the search term “google nest”.

- [Apple HomePod profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-homepod)
- [Google Nest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-nest)
- [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, Apple HomePod or Google Nest?

In September 2026, Apple HomePod had more branded searches than Google Nest among smart speaker brands worldwide. Apple HomePod was estimated to have 366K branded searches compared to Google Nest’s 246K, and held a 22.9% Share of Search versus Google Nest’s 15.4%.

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