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

Which is more popular in search, Cloudflare Stream or Mux? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming APIs 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**: Cloudflare Stream and Mux
- **Competitive set**: Video streaming APIs
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cloudflare Stream Share of Search**: 0.9%
- **Mux Share of Search**: 0.17%

## Which is more popular in search, Cloudflare Stream or Mux?

- In August 2026, Cloudflare Stream had more branded searches than Mux among video streaming APIs worldwide. Cloudflare Stream was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Mux’s 1.9K, and held a 0.9% Share of Search versus Mux’s 0.17%.
- Cloudflare Stream was ahead of Mux in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cloudflare Stream’s estimated Share of Search among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 0.61% to 0.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 9.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mux’s estimated Share of Search among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.9K.

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

- In August 2026, Wowza overtook Cloudflare Stream to rank 2nd among video streaming APIs worldwide, at 2.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cloudflare Stream worldwide rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Mux worldwide rose 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cloudflare Stream estimated searches | Cloudflare Stream Share of Search | Cloudflare Stream rank | Mux estimated searches | Mux Share of Search | Mux rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 0.61% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 0.61% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 0.61% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 0.75% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 0.75% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 0.61% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.12% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 0.75% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 0.75% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 0.91% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.17% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 0.92% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.18% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 0.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.17% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudflare Stream’s and Mux’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.

- **Cloudflare Stream**: Measured on the search term “cloudflare stream”.
- **Mux**: Measured on the search term “mux video”.

- [Cloudflare Stream profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare-stream)
- [Mux profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mux)
- [All video streaming APIs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/video-streaming-apis): 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, Cloudflare Stream or Mux?

In August 2026, Cloudflare Stream had more branded searches than Mux among video streaming APIs worldwide. Cloudflare Stream was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Mux’s 1.9K, and held a 0.9% Share of Search versus Mux’s 0.17%.

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