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title: "Google Veo vs Runway: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Google Veo or Runway more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Short video generators 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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# Google Veo vs Runway: Which is searched more?

Is Google Veo or Runway more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Short video generators 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**: Google Veo and Runway
- **Competitive set**: Short video generators
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Google Veo Share of Search**: 3.5%
- **Runway Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Is Google Veo or Runway more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Google Veo had more branded searches than Runway among short video generators worldwide. Google Veo had about 879,000 branded searches, while Runway had 436,000. Google Veo made up 3.5% of all short video generator searches we track, and Runway accounted for 1.7%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Runway took it in April 2026, Google Veo took it in May 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Veo’s share of searches among short video generators worldwide moved from 7.8% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.7M to 879K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Runway’s share of searches among short video generators worldwide moved from 2.8% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 614K to 436K.

## Top short video generators in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Google Veo and Runway were each mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Google Veo was listed before Runway in every answer that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Opus Clip | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Google Veo | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Choppity | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Kling AI | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Runway | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Vizard | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| CapCut | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Klap | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Submagic | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about short video generators

- Asked ChatGPT "Which short video generator should I use?": 1. Google Veo, 2. Runway, 3. Kling AI, 4. CapCut
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best short video generators?": 1. Google Veo, 2. Kling AI, 3. Runway, 4. CapCut
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best short video generator for turning long videos into clips?": 1. Opus Clip, 2. Vizard, 3. Klap
- Searched Google, AI Overview "video clip maker": 1. Opus Clip, 2. Choppity, 3. Vizard
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ai clip generator": 1. Opus Clip, 2. Choppity, 3. Submagic

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for short video generators worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Google Veo lost share of searches among short video generators worldwide, from 4.8% to 3.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Runway worldwide fell 29% over 12 measured months, from 614K to 436K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Veo estimated searches | Google Veo Share of Search | Google Veo rank | Runway estimated searches | Runway Share of Search | Runway rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.7M | 7.8% | 3 | 614K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4M | 6.6% | 3 | 614K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 4.3% | 3 | 547K | 2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 4.2% | 3 | 669K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1M | 4.5% | 3 | 602K | 2.6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1M | 4% | 3 | 974K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 924K | 4.1% | 4 | 1.1M | 5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 980K | 3.6% | 3 | 818K | 3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 992K | 4.5% | 3 | 402K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 6.3% | 3 | 411K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1M | 4.8% | 3 | 356K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 879K | 3.5% | 3 | 436K | 1.7% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Veo’s and Runway’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.

- **Google Veo**: Measured on the search terms “google veo”, “veo 3” and “veo ai”, summed into one figure.
- **Runway**: Measured on the search terms “runway ai” and “runway ml”, summed into one figure.

- [Google Veo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-veo)
- [Runway profile](/demand/global-en/brands/runway)
- [All short video generators worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-shorts-generators): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Google Veo or Runway more popular in search?

In September 2026, Google Veo had more branded searches than Runway among short video generators worldwide. Google Veo had about 879,000 branded searches, while Runway had 436,000. Google Veo made up 3.5% of all short video generator searches we track, and Runway accounted for 1.7%.

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