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title: "Elgato vs XSplit: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Elgato or XSplit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Game capture software 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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# Elgato vs XSplit: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Elgato or XSplit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Game capture software 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**: Elgato and XSplit
- **Competitive set**: Game capture software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Elgato Share of Search**: 18.4%
- **XSplit Share of Search**: 0.56%

## Which is more popular in search, Elgato or XSplit?

- In August 2026, Elgato had more branded searches than XSplit among game capture software worldwide. Elgato was estimated to have 322K branded searches compared to XSplit’s 9.9K, and held an 18.4% Share of Search versus XSplit’s 0.56%.
- Elgato was ahead of XSplit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Elgato’s estimated Share of Search among game capture software worldwide moved from 21.1% to 18.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 398K to 322K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, XSplit’s estimated Share of Search among game capture software worldwide moved from 0.96% to 0.56%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 9.9K.

## How did search popularity change for game capture software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for XSplit worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 9.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Elgato worldwide fell 19.1% over 11 measured months, from 398K to 322K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Elgato estimated searches | Elgato Share of Search | Elgato rank | XSplit estimated searches | XSplit Share of Search | XSplit rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 398K | 21.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.96% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 397K | 21.6% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.99% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 397K | 21.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.96% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 398K | 21.2% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.79% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 326K | 18.5% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.84% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 395K | 21% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.79% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 323K | 18.4% | 2 | 12.1K | 0.69% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 389K | 21.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 0.54% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 320K | 18.3% | 2 | 9.9K | 0.57% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 322K | 18.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 0.56% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 322K | 18.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 0.56% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Elgato’s and XSplit’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.

- **Elgato**: Measured on the search terms “elgato”, “elgato com”, “elgato facecam”, “elgato game capture”, “elgato webcam” and “webcam elgato”, summed into one figure.
- **XSplit**: Measured on the search term “xsplit”.

- [Elgato profile](/demand/global-en/brands/elgato)
- [XSplit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/xsplit)
- [All game capture software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/gaming-capture-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Elgato or XSplit?

In August 2026, Elgato had more branded searches than XSplit among game capture software worldwide. Elgato was estimated to have 322K branded searches compared to XSplit’s 9.9K, and held an 18.4% Share of Search versus XSplit’s 0.56%.

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