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title: "Chromecast vs Roku: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chromecast or Roku? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming devices 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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# Chromecast vs Roku: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Chromecast or Roku? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming devices 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**: Chromecast and Roku
- **Competitive set**: Video streaming devices
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chromecast Share of Search**: 3%
- **Roku Share of Search**: 12%

## Which is more popular in search, Chromecast or Roku?

- In August 2026, Roku had more branded searches than Chromecast among video streaming devices worldwide. Roku was estimated to have 1.8M branded searches compared to Chromecast’s 450K, and held a 12% Share of Search versus Chromecast’s 3%.
- Roku was ahead of Chromecast in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chromecast’s estimated Share of Search among video streaming devices worldwide moved from 2.9% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Roku’s estimated Share of Search among video streaming devices worldwide moved from 11.7% to 12%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.8M.

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

- In August 2026, Roku lost estimated Share of Search among video streaming devices worldwide, from 13.1% to 12%.

## Month by month

| Month | Chromecast estimated searches | Chromecast Share of Search | Chromecast rank | Roku estimated searches | Roku Share of Search | Roku rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 450K | 2.9% | 5 | 1.8M | 11.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 2.6% | 5 | 1.8M | 10.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 2.7% | 5 | 1.8M | 10.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 2.9% | 5 | 1.8M | 11.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 2.8% | 5 | 1.5M | 11.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 2.4% | 5 | 1.8M | 11.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 2.7% | 5 | 1.5M | 11% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 2.7% | 5 | 1.5M | 11% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 450K | 3.2% | 5 | 1.8M | 13% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 2.6% | 5 | 1.8M | 13.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 3% | 5 | 1.8M | 12% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chromecast’s and Roku’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.

- **Chromecast**: Measured on the search term “google chromecast”.
- **Roku**: Measured on the search term “roku”.

- [Chromecast profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chromecast)
- [Roku profile](/demand/global-en/brands/roku)
- [All video streaming devices worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/video-streaming-devices): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Chromecast or Roku?

In August 2026, Roku had more branded searches than Chromecast among video streaming devices worldwide. Roku was estimated to have 1.8M branded searches compared to Chromecast’s 450K, and held a 12% Share of Search versus Chromecast’s 3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Chromecast vs Roku: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/chromecast-vs-roku

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