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title: "LaCie vs Western Digital: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LaCie or Western Digital? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the External drive 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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# LaCie vs Western Digital: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, LaCie or Western Digital? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the External drive 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**: LaCie and Western Digital
- **Competitive set**: External drive brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **LaCie Share of Search**: 1.5%
- **Western Digital Share of Search**: 11%

## Which is more popular in search, LaCie or Western Digital?

- In August 2026, Western Digital had more branded searches than LaCie among external drive brands worldwide. Western Digital was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to LaCie’s 22.2K, and held an 11% Share of Search versus LaCie’s 1.5%.
- Western Digital was ahead of LaCie in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LaCie’s estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide moved from 2.2% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Western Digital’s estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide moved from 13.5% to 11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 165K.

## How did search popularity change for external drive brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Western Digital gained estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide, from 9.5% to 11%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for LaCie worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 22.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | LaCie estimated searches | LaCie Share of Search | LaCie rank | Western Digital estimated searches | Western Digital Share of Search | Western Digital rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 2.2% | 5 | 165K | 13.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 2.6% | 5 | 165K | 13.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 2.2% | 6 | 165K | 13.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 6 | 201K | 13.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 2% | 5 | 246K | 17.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 2.7% | 5 | 165K | 13.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 2.1% | 5 | 165K | 13% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 1.7% | 5 | 165K | 10.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 5 | 165K | 11.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 5 | 135K | 9.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 1.5% | 5 | 165K | 11% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LaCie’s and Western Digital’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.

- **LaCie**: Measured on the search term “lacie”.
- **Western Digital**: Measured on the search term “western digital”.

- [LaCie profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lacie)
- [Western Digital profile](/demand/global-en/brands/western-digital)
- [All external drive brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/external-drive-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, LaCie or Western Digital?

In August 2026, Western Digital had more branded searches than LaCie among external drive brands worldwide. Western Digital was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to LaCie’s 22.2K, and held an 11% Share of Search versus LaCie’s 1.5%.

## Cite this page

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