--- title: "Audeze vs SteelSeries: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Audeze or SteelSeries more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gaming headset 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/audeze-vs-steelseries" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Audeze vs SteelSeries: Which is searched more? Is Audeze or SteelSeries more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gaming headset 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**: Audeze and SteelSeries - **Competitive set**: Gaming headset brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Audeze Share of Search**: 1.7% - **SteelSeries Share of Search**: 12.6% ## Is Audeze or SteelSeries more popular in search? - In September 2026, SteelSeries had more branded searches than Audeze among gaming headset brands worldwide. SteelSeries had about 452,000 branded searches, while Audeze had 60,500. SteelSeries made up 12.6% of all gaming headset brand searches we track, and Audeze accounted for 1.7%. - SteelSeries was ahead of Audeze in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Audeze’s share of searches among gaming headset brands worldwide held steady at 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SteelSeries’ share of searches among gaming headset brands worldwide moved from 13.1% to 12.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 552K to 452K. ## Top gaming headset brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, SteelSeries appeared in all four answers. Audeze was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. SteelSeries was listed before Audeze in three out of four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HyperX | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | SteelSeries | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Razer | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Logitech | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Audeze | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Turtle Beach | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Astro Gaming | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about gaming headset brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which gaming headset brand should I buy?": 1. HyperX, 2. SteelSeries, 3. Razer, 4. Audeze - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best gaming headset brands?": 1. SteelSeries, 2. HyperX, 3. Razer, 4. Logitech, 5. Audeze, 6. Turtle Beach, 7. Astro Gaming - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best gaming headset brand for clear game chat?": 1. SteelSeries, 2. HyperX, 3. Razer - Searched Google, AI Overview "wireless gaming headset": 1. HyperX, 2. Logitech, 3. Audeze, 4. SteelSeries Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for gaming headset brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, SteelSeries lost share of searches among gaming headset brands worldwide, from 14.9% to 12.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Audeze worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 60.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Audeze estimated searches | Audeze Share of Search | Audeze rank | SteelSeries estimated searches | SteelSeries Share of Search | SteelSeries rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 1.7% | 6 | 552K | 13.1% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 1.6% | 6 | 676K | 14.2% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 74K | 1.5% | 6 | 676K | 14% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 1.6% | 6 | 676K | 14.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 1.9% | 6 | 552K | 14.2% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 74K | 1.9% | 6 | 552K | 14.2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 74K | 2.1% | 6 | 452K | 12.9% | 4 | | May 2026 | 74K | 2.1% | 6 | 452K | 12.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 74K | 2.1% | 6 | 452K | 12.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 1.8% | 6 | 452K | 13.7% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 1.6% | 6 | 552K | 14.9% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 60.5K | 1.7% | 6 | 452K | 12.6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Audeze’s and SteelSeries’ 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. - **Audeze**: Measured on the search term “audeze”. - **SteelSeries**: Measured on the search terms “gaming mouse steelseries” and “steelseries”, summed into one figure. - [Audeze profile](/demand/global-en/brands/audeze) - [SteelSeries profile](/demand/global-en/brands/steelseries) - [All gaming headset brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/gaming-headset-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Audeze or SteelSeries more popular in search? In September 2026, SteelSeries had more branded searches than Audeze among gaming headset brands worldwide. SteelSeries had about 452,000 branded searches, while Audeze had 60,500. SteelSeries made up 12.6% of all gaming headset brand searches we track, and Audeze accounted for 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Audeze vs SteelSeries: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/audeze-vs-steelseries This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/audeze-vs-steelseries. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.