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title: "Google vs Roku: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google or Roku? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming device 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 Roku: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Google or Roku? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming device 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 Roku
- **Competitive set**: Streaming device brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google Share of Search**: 49.5%
- **Roku Share of Search**: 0.22%

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

- In August 2026, Google had more branded searches than Roku among streaming device brands worldwide. Google was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Roku’s 1.8M, and held a 49.5% Share of Search versus Roku’s 0.22%.
- Google was ahead of Roku 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 streaming device brands worldwide moved from 49.4% to 49.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 414M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Roku’s estimated Share of Search among streaming device brands worldwide held steady at 0.22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.8M.

## How did search popularity change for streaming device brands worldwide in August 2026?

Neither Google nor Roku moved beyond provider rounding among streaming device brands in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Google estimated searches | Google Share of Search | Google rank | Roku estimated searches | Roku Share of Search | Roku rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 414M | 49.4% | 2 | 1.8M | 0.22% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 414M | 44.5% | 2 | 1.8M | 0.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 414M | 44.5% | 2 | 1.8M | 0.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 414M | 49.4% | 2 | 1.8M | 0.22% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 338M | 49.4% | 2 | 1.5M | 0.22% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 414M | 49.4% | 2 | 1.8M | 0.22% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 414M | 54.5% | 1 | 1.5M | 0.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 414M | 49.5% | 2 | 1.5M | 0.18% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 414M | 49.5% | 2 | 1.8M | 0.22% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 414M | 49.5% | 2 | 1.8M | 0.22% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 414M | 49.5% | 2 | 1.8M | 0.22% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google’s and Roku’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**: Measured on the search term “google”.
- **Roku**: Measured on the search term “roku”.

- [Google profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google)
- [Roku profile](/demand/global-en/brands/roku)
- [All streaming device brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/streaming-device-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Roku?

In August 2026, Google had more branded searches than Roku among streaming device brands worldwide. Google was estimated to have 414M branded searches compared to Roku’s 1.8M, and held a 49.5% Share of Search versus Roku’s 0.22%.

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