--- title: "Criteo vs Xandr: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Criteo or Xandr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Programmatic advertising platforms 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/criteo-vs-xandr" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Criteo vs Xandr: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Criteo or Xandr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Programmatic advertising platforms 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**: Criteo and Xandr - **Competitive set**: Programmatic advertising platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Criteo Share of Search**: 30.4% - **Xandr Share of Search**: 2.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Criteo or Xandr? - In August 2026, Criteo had more branded searches than Xandr among programmatic advertising platforms worldwide. Criteo was estimated to have 41.4K branded searches compared to Xandr’s 2.9K, and held a 30.4% Share of Search versus Xandr’s 2.1%. - Criteo was ahead of Xandr in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Criteo’s estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms worldwide moved from 33.2% to 30.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 61.5K to 41.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Xandr’s estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms worldwide moved from 2.9% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 2.9K. ## How did search popularity change for programmatic advertising platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, The Trade Desk overtook Criteo to take the highest estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms worldwide, at 45.4%. - In August 2026, Criteo lost estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms worldwide, from 39.6% to 30.4%. - Xandr’s estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.7% to 2.1% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Criteo estimated searches | Criteo Share of Search | Criteo rank | Xandr estimated searches | Xandr Share of Search | Xandr rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 61.5K | 33.2% | 1 | 5.4K | 2.9% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 50.4K | 35.4% | 1 | 4.4K | 3.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 41.2K | 33.3% | 2 | 4.4K | 3.6% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 50.4K | 32.9% | 2 | 4.4K | 2.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 50.5K | 34.1% | 2 | 4.4K | 3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 50.5K | 30.1% | 2 | 4.4K | 2.6% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 50.4K | 35.3% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 41.3K | 30.8% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.7% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 50.4K | 35.3% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.5% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 50.4K | 39.6% | 1 | 2.9K | 2.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 41.4K | 30.4% | 2 | 2.9K | 2.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Criteo’s and Xandr’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. - **Criteo**: Measured on the search terms “criteo”, “criteo retail media” and “criteo.com”, summed into one figure. - **Xandr**: Measured on the search term “xandr”. - [Criteo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/criteo) - [Xandr profile](/demand/global-en/brands/xandr) - [All programmatic advertising platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/programmatic-advertising-platforms): 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, Criteo or Xandr? In August 2026, Criteo had more branded searches than Xandr among programmatic advertising platforms worldwide. Criteo was estimated to have 41.4K branded searches compared to Xandr’s 2.9K, and held a 30.4% Share of Search versus Xandr’s 2.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Criteo vs Xandr: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/criteo-vs-xandr This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/criteo-vs-xandr. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.