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title: "Hyper-V vs Parallels: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hyper-V or Parallels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Virtual machine 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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# Hyper-V vs Parallels: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Hyper-V or Parallels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Virtual machine 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**: Hyper-V and Parallels
- **Competitive set**: Virtual machine software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hyper-V Share of Search**: 7.7%
- **Parallels Share of Search**: 35%

## Which is more popular in search, Hyper-V or Parallels?

- In August 2026, Parallels had more branded searches than Hyper-V among virtual machine software worldwide. Parallels was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Hyper-V’s 148K, and held a 35% Share of Search versus Hyper-V’s 7.7%.
- Parallels was ahead of Hyper-V in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hyper-V’s estimated Share of Search among virtual machine software worldwide moved from 8.2% to 7.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 220K to 148K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Parallels’ estimated Share of Search among virtual machine software worldwide moved from 30.9% to 35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 673K.

## How did search popularity change for virtual machine software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hyper-V worldwide fell 32.7% over 11 measured months, from 220K to 148K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Parallels worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 823K to 673K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hyper-V estimated searches | Hyper-V Share of Search | Hyper-V rank | Parallels estimated searches | Parallels Share of Search | Parallels rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 220K | 8.2% | 4 | 823K | 30.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 220K | 8.2% | 4 | 823K | 30.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 181K | 7.9% | 4 | 673K | 29.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 220K | 8.8% | 4 | 823K | 33.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 181K | 8.2% | 4 | 673K | 30.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 181K | 7.7% | 4 | 823K | 35% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 181K | 7.7% | 4 | 823K | 35.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 148K | 7.1% | 4 | 823K | 39.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 148K | 7.7% | 4 | 673K | 35% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 148K | 7.7% | 4 | 673K | 35.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 148K | 7.7% | 4 | 673K | 35% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hyper-V’s and Parallels’ 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.

- **Hyper-V**: Measured on the search terms “hyper-v” and “hyperv”, summed into one figure.
- **Parallels**: Measured on the search term “parallels”.

- [Hyper-V profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hyper-v)
- [Parallels profile](/demand/global-en/brands/parallels)
- [All virtual machine software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/virtual-machine-software): 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, Hyper-V or Parallels?

In August 2026, Parallels had more branded searches than Hyper-V among virtual machine software worldwide. Parallels was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Hyper-V’s 148K, and held a 35% Share of Search versus Hyper-V’s 7.7%.

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