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title: "Google vs Linksys: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google 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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# Google vs Linksys: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Google 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**: Google and Linksys
- **Competitive set**: Range extender brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google Share of Search**: 99.3%
- **Linksys Share of Search**: 0.02%

## Which is more popular in search, Google or Linksys?

- In August 2026, Google had more branded searches than Linksys among range extender brands worldwide. Google was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Linksys’ 77.3K, and held a 99.3% Share of Search versus Linksys’ 0.02%.
- Google was ahead of Linksys in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google’s estimated Share of Search among range extender brands worldwide moved from 99.2% to 99.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 414M.
- 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 Linksys worldwide fell 15% over 11 measured months, from 90.9K to 77.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Google estimated searches | Google Share of Search | Google rank | Linksys estimated searches | Linksys Share of Search | Linksys rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 414M | 99.2% | 1 | 90.9K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 414M | 99.2% | 1 | 91K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 414M | 99.2% | 1 | 89.7K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 414M | 99.2% | 1 | 90.9K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 338M | 99.2% | 1 | 78.5K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 414M | 99.3% | 1 | 89.7K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 414M | 99.3% | 1 | 77.4K | 0.02% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 414M | 99.3% | 1 | 77.4K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 414M | 99.3% | 1 | 77.4K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 414M | 99.3% | 1 | 77.4K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 414M | 99.3% | 1 | 77.3K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google’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.

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

- [Google profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google)
- [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, Google or Linksys?

In August 2026, Google had more branded searches than Linksys among range extender brands worldwide. Google was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Linksys’ 77.3K, and held a 99.3% Share of Search versus Linksys’ 0.02%.

## Cite this page

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