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title: "D-Link vs Linksys: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, D-Link or Linksys? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Range extender 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."
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# D-Link vs Linksys: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, D-Link or Linksys? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Range extender 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**: D-Link and Linksys
- **Competitive set**: Range extender brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **D-Link Share of Search**: 0.03%
- **Linksys Share of Search**: 0.02%

## Which is more popular in search, D-Link or Linksys?

- In August 2026, D-Link had more branded searches than Linksys among range extender brands worldwide. D-Link was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Linksys’ 77.3K, and held a 0.03% Share of Search versus Linksys’ 0.02%.
- D-Link was ahead of Linksys in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, D-Link’s estimated Share of Search among range extender brands worldwide moved from 0.04% to 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Linksys’ estimated Share of Search among range extender brands worldwide held steady at 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.9K to 77.3K.

## How did search popularity change for range extender brands worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for D-Link worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 165K to 135K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Linksys worldwide fell 15% over 11 measured months, from 90.9K to 77.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | D-Link estimated searches | D-Link Share of Search | D-Link rank | Linksys estimated searches | Linksys Share of Search | Linksys rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 0.04% | 5 | 90.9K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 0.04% | 5 | 91K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 0.04% | 5 | 89.7K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 0.04% | 5 | 90.9K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 0.04% | 5 | 78.5K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 0.04% | 5 | 89.7K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 0.03% | 5 | 77.4K | 0.02% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 0.03% | 5 | 77.4K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 0.03% | 5 | 77.4K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 0.03% | 5 | 77.4K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 0.03% | 5 | 77.3K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using D-Link’s and Linksys’ 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.

- **D-Link**: Measured on the search term “d-link”.
- **Linksys**: Measured on the search terms “linksys”, “linksys com”, “linksys router”, “linksys velop” and “linksys wifi router”, summed into one figure.

- [D-Link profile](/demand/global-en/brands/d-link)
- [Linksys profile](/demand/global-en/brands/linksys)
- [All range extender brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/range-extender-brands): 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, D-Link or Linksys?

In August 2026, D-Link had more branded searches than Linksys among range extender brands worldwide. D-Link was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Linksys’ 77.3K, and held a 0.03% Share of Search versus Linksys’ 0.02%.

## Cite this page

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