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title: "HTC Vive vs Meta Quest: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, HTC Vive or Meta Quest? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the VR headset 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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# HTC Vive vs Meta Quest: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, HTC Vive or Meta Quest? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the VR headset 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**: HTC Vive and Meta Quest
- **Competitive set**: VR headset brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **HTC Vive Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **Meta Quest Share of Search**: 25.2%

## Which is more popular in search, HTC Vive or Meta Quest?

- In September 2026, Meta Quest had more branded searches than HTC Vive among VR headset brands worldwide. Meta Quest was estimated to have 334K branded searches compared to HTC Vive’s 49.5K, and held a 25.2% Share of Search versus HTC Vive’s 3.7%.
- Meta Quest was ahead of HTC Vive in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HTC Vive’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide held steady at 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Meta Quest’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide held steady at 25.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 409K to 334K.

## How did search popularity change for VR headset brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Apple Vision Pro overtook Meta Quest to rank 2nd among VR headset brands worldwide, with 27.8% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Meta Quest lost estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide, from 26.7% to 25.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for HTC Vive worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | HTC Vive estimated searches | HTC Vive Share of Search | HTC Vive rank | Meta Quest estimated searches | Meta Quest Share of Search | Meta Quest rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 3.7% | 5 | 409K | 25.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 74K | 4.2% | 5 | 624K | 35.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 3.3% | 5 | 764K | 41.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 3.9% | 5 | 500K | 32.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 3.2% | 5 | 342K | 27.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 3.7% | 5 | 342K | 25.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 3.2% | 5 | 334K | 26.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 3.2% | 5 | 334K | 26.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 5 | 279K | 24.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 5 | 334K | 30% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 3.2% | 5 | 334K | 26.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 3.7% | 5 | 334K | 25.2% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using HTC Vive’s and Meta Quest’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.

- **HTC Vive**: Measured on the search term “htc vive”.
- **Meta Quest**: Measured on the search terms “meta quest” and “metaquest”, summed into one figure.

- [HTC Vive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/htc-vive)
- [Meta Quest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meta-quest)
- [All VR headset brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vr-headset-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, HTC Vive or Meta Quest?

In September 2026, Meta Quest had more branded searches than HTC Vive among VR headset brands worldwide. Meta Quest was estimated to have 334K branded searches compared to HTC Vive’s 49.5K, and held a 25.2% Share of Search versus HTC Vive’s 3.7%.

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