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title: "Malwarebytes vs Norton: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Malwarebytes or Norton? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Antivirus 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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# Malwarebytes vs Norton: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Malwarebytes or Norton? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Antivirus 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**: Malwarebytes and Norton
- **Competitive set**: Antivirus software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Malwarebytes Share of Search**: 0.11%
- **Norton Share of Search**: 42.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Malwarebytes or Norton?

- In September 2026, Norton had more branded searches than Malwarebytes among antivirus software worldwide. Norton was estimated to have 943K branded searches compared to Malwarebytes’ 2.4K, and held a 42.4% Share of Search versus Malwarebytes’ 0.11%.
- Norton was ahead of Malwarebytes in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Malwarebytes’ estimated Share of Search among antivirus software worldwide moved from 0.14% to 0.11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Norton’s estimated Share of Search among antivirus software worldwide moved from 40.6% to 42.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1M to 943K.

## How did search popularity change for antivirus software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Norton gained estimated Share of Search among antivirus software worldwide, from 39.2% to 42.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Malwarebytes worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 3.6K to 2.4K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Malwarebytes estimated searches | Malwarebytes Share of Search | Malwarebytes rank | Norton estimated searches | Norton Share of Search | Norton rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 0.14% | 6 | 1.1M | 40.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 0.12% | 6 | 957K | 38.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 0.12% | 6 | 949K | 38.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 0.11% | 6 | 1M | 37.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 0.13% | 6 | 913K | 39.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 0.12% | 6 | 913K | 38.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 0.14% | 6 | 777K | 37.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.14% | 6 | 747K | 37.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 0.13% | 6 | 747K | 39.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 6 | 747K | 38.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 6 | 807K | 39.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 0.11% | 6 | 943K | 42.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Malwarebytes’ and Norton’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.

- **Malwarebytes**: Measured on the search term “antivirus malwarebytes”.
- **Norton**: Measured on the search terms “norton”, “norton 360”, “norton 360 deluxe” and “norton antivirus”, summed into one figure.

- [Malwarebytes profile](/demand/global-en/brands/malwarebytes)
- [Norton profile](/demand/global-en/brands/norton)
- [All antivirus software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/antivirus-software): 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, Malwarebytes or Norton?

In September 2026, Norton had more branded searches than Malwarebytes among antivirus software worldwide. Norton was estimated to have 943K branded searches compared to Malwarebytes’ 2.4K, and held a 42.4% Share of Search versus Malwarebytes’ 0.11%.

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