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title: "Cisco Duo vs Microsoft Authenticator: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cisco Duo or Microsoft Authenticator? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Authenticator apps 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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# Cisco Duo vs Microsoft Authenticator: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Cisco Duo or Microsoft Authenticator? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Authenticator apps 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**: Cisco Duo and Microsoft Authenticator
- **Competitive set**: Authenticator apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Cisco Duo Share of Search**: 6.3%
- **Microsoft Authenticator Share of Search**: 87.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Cisco Duo or Microsoft Authenticator?

- In September 2026, Microsoft Authenticator had more branded searches than Cisco Duo among authenticator apps worldwide. Microsoft Authenticator was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Cisco Duo’s 39.9K, and held an 87.2% Share of Search versus Cisco Duo’s 6.3%.
- Microsoft Authenticator was ahead of Cisco Duo in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cisco Duo’s estimated Share of Search among authenticator apps worldwide moved from 7.4% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 48.5K to 39.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Authenticator’s estimated Share of Search among authenticator apps worldwide moved from 83.5% to 87.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 550K.

## How did search popularity change for authenticator apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Microsoft Authenticator gained estimated Share of Search among authenticator apps worldwide, from 86% to 87.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cisco Duo worldwide fell 17.7% over 12 measured months, from 48.5K to 39.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cisco Duo estimated searches | Cisco Duo Share of Search | Cisco Duo rank | Microsoft Authenticator estimated searches | Microsoft Authenticator Share of Search | Microsoft Authenticator rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 48.5K | 7.4% | 3 | 550K | 83.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 39.7K | 6.2% | 3 | 550K | 86% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 39.7K | 7.4% | 3 | 450K | 83.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 45.8K | 7% | 3 | 550K | 83.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 34.9K | 6.5% | 3 | 450K | 84.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 42.5K | 6.6% | 3 | 550K | 85.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 39.8K | 7.4% | 3 | 450K | 83.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 34.9K | 6.5% | 3 | 450K | 84.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 34.9K | 6.5% | 3 | 450K | 84.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 34.8K | 6.6% | 3 | 450K | 85.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 39.8K | 6.2% | 3 | 550K | 86% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 39.9K | 6.3% | 3 | 550K | 87.2% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cisco Duo’s and Microsoft Authenticator’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.

- **Cisco Duo**: Measured on the search terms “cisco duo”, “cisco duo app”, “ciscoduo” and “duo security”, summed into one figure.
- **Microsoft Authenticator**: Measured on the search term “microsoft authenticator”.

- [Cisco Duo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cisco-duo)
- [Microsoft Authenticator profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-authenticator)
- [All authenticator apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/authenticator-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Cisco Duo or Microsoft Authenticator?

In September 2026, Microsoft Authenticator had more branded searches than Cisco Duo among authenticator apps worldwide. Microsoft Authenticator was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Cisco Duo’s 39.9K, and held an 87.2% Share of Search versus Cisco Duo’s 6.3%.

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